Downtown Orlando lights up the night with a Santa Parade

Santa and all his friends will be visiting Orlando residents this Sunday, December 14th in a very magical way. Before he makes his appearance there will be a full day of free and fun activities for the whole family. Since 1934, generations of families have been spoiled with "free" non-stop holiday entertainment during this show-stopping parade. But before the parade there will be,

Holiday in the Park to be held at Lake Eola Park featuring food & commercial vendors plus entertainment. Talent performances will take place as scheduled on the Lake Eola stage from 12:30 until 5:00pm, on Sunday, December 14th. FREE!!!

Performances include future Expressway to the Stars contestants, Renaissance Fair demonstrations, and song and dance production numbers by The Pop Shop and Authur Murray Dance Studio. KIDSVILLE will be set-up in the park sponsored by Kidsville News! of Central Florida. Park activities include games, inflatable bounce house PLUS appearances by Captain Candy Cane, Mrs. Santa & Santa Claus, Kidsville News! Truman the Dragon, Despereaux from Universal Pictures and animal actors from the new movie The Dog Hotel sponsored by Regal Cinema.

But for the true highlight of the day is the stunning light spectacular parade that will take place that evening, scheduled to sashay through Downtown Orlando's historic district on Sunday, December 14th, 2008, from 6:00pm until 8:00pm.

The two-hour procession featuring over 90 entries is themed Light Up the Holidays and will feature Grand Marshal Ronald McDonald plus Orlando's own Ericka Dunlap, Miss America 2004 with a star-studded lineup and celebrity appearances by sound effect master and comedian Michael Winslow (Police Academy), 4-time Olympic Gold Medalist Edwin Moses and actor Johnny Martino from The Godfather. And, of course, we can't forget Mrs. Claus and the main man that kids of all ages come to see...Santa Claus himself.


The parade will circle Lake Eola Park starting at Magnolia and Livingston Street and sashay down Rosalind Avenue to the Stanley Steemer Red Carpet TV taping area set-up in front of Lake Eola Amphitheater. The parade will head east on Central Blvd. towards Thornton Park then south on Summerlin Avenue where the parade ends at Howard Middle School. Staging will take place on Magnolia Avenue between SR 50 and Livingston Street.

I will be watching from my balcony on Summerlin with a cup of hot coco in hand and video tapping the whole parade. It's a fantastic time for families of all ages. Hope to see you there!

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