Daylight savings time is gone for a while, the days are shorter and the nights longer, and lots of holidays are coming.  Aha!    Let’s light up the evenings with some
Lights!  Parades!  Action!

So, if you enjoy pretty lights and love a parade, these next couple of months should keep you very, very happy.  Here are some light parades you may enjoy:

Lights of December Parade (Boulder)
December 1, 2007 at 6 PM - downtown Boulder
The parade begins and ends at 15th and Pearl, winding around downtown Boulder.

Christmas Parade of Lights (Cañon City)
December 1, 2007
Contact the Chamber of Commerce at 719-275-2331 for details.

Festival of Lights (Colorado Springs)
December 1, 2007 at 5:50 PM - downtown Colorado Springs
(corner of Tejon and St Vrain Street, moving south on Tejon to Vermijo Avenue, turning west to Cascade Avenue, then north to Kiowa Street)
The events include cultural and artistic programs, performances and other festivities.

Parade of Lights (Delta)
December 7, 2007 from 6 to 7 PM
Grand Marshall Santa Claus (the REAL Santa) leads the parade down Main Street from 9th to 3rd. Each year, dozens and dozens of floats compete for prizes and YOUR affection.  After the parade, Santa greets all the children at the Wells Fargo Bank lobby, at 5th and Main.

Parade of Lights (Denver)
November 30 at 8 PM, and December 1 at 6 PM - Downtown Denver
(starts in front of Civic Center Park and the City & County Building on Bannock Street at 14th Avenue)
Spectator viewing for the Parade is free all along the two-mile route.  Marching Bands, Floats, giant balloons, horse-drawn carriages, and numerous performers will keep the crowds oooh-ing and aaah-ing.

Catch the Glow Holiday Celebration & Parade (Estes Park)
November 23, 2007 at 5:30 PM – along Elkhorn Avenue
Theme floats from across America, storybook figures, angels, snowmen, marching bands, entertainers, wildlife characters, the Colorado Crush Arena Football League team will be represented … and Santa ends the parade.  Other events start at noon, including visits with Santa, pony rides, hay rides and adorable walking characters along Elkhorn Avenue.

Parade of Lights (Grand Junction)
December 1, 2007 at 5 PM – Main Street, Downtown Grand Junction, from 9th St. to 2nd St.
Christmas Past, Present, and Future – Watch over 100 floats light up the night on seven blocks of Main Street. 

Country Christmas/Parade of Lights (Holyoke)
December 3, 2007
Holiday kick-off with stores open offering discounts, a parade of lights, soup supper, carolers, hot apple cider, Mr. & Mrs. Santa pictures, free movie, hayrides, and much more.

Hometown Holiday Parade (Longmont)
December 8, 2007 at 5 PM - Main Street
Enjoy 70 parade entries of lights, music and parade action.

Parade of Lights (Lyons) 
December 1, 2007 – 6:30 PM - Parade starts at Main Street and Broadway
7:15 PM - Live music and entertainment – Raul Vasquez Community Stage – Sandstone Park 4th & Broadway
7:45 PM – Fireworks (west of main street) Viewable from Sandstone Park.
8:00 PM - Awards ceremony at the Raul Vasquez Community Stage – Sandstone Park 4th & Broadway

Pueblo Parade of Lights (Pueblo)
November 24, 2007 at 5:30 PM
100 floats, bands, animals, vehicles and individual walkers traverse the 1.2 mile parade route from the Mesa Junction, down Union Avenue and Court Street to Pueblo Bank & Trust for the award ceremony and cider and cookies.  Fireworks, Music and Festive Fun!

Lighting of Christmas Mountain USA (Salida)
December 23, 2007 – Historic Downtown Salida
Come enjoy the festivities, refreshments, decorations, parade and Santa.  Parade of Lights Theme is Christmas through the eyes of a child. 

Christmas Eve Torchlight Parade (Winter Park)
December 24, 2007 at 5:30 PM - Base of Winter Park Resort
The event begins with Christmas carols around the bonfire at the base of Winter Park Resort, next to the Zephyr Lift.  At 5:30 PM, a procession of torch-bearing skiers begin their way down Lower Hughes trail, followed by Santa Claus and his helpers.  A fireworks display and snowcats adorned with Christmas colors light up the slopes in a Christmas tree formation to conclude the festivities.