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Parade Information

Learn about the history of The Holiday Parade of Lights!

2009 Participants:
  • 1955 Chevy 210 Sedan - Aldapes Garade, Inc.
  • 1965 Cadillac - Josaf Rodriguez
  • 1969 El Camino - Cool Blue
  • 1st Capital Bank
  • Always Towing & Recovery, Inc.
  • American Legion Post 589
  • American Red Cross - Monterey-San Benito Counties
  • Assembly Member Anna Caballero
  • Boronda Meadows Dancing Hawks
  • Boys and Girls Club of Monterey County
  • California Classics Baton Club
  • California Rodeo Salinas
  • Casa Sorrento & Oldtown Bar & Grill
  • Castroville Artichoke Festival
  • Central Coast Federal Credit Union
  • Central Coast Muscle Cars
  • Central Coast Young Farmers & Ranchers
  • Chinese Association of Salinas
  • Clear Channel Radio
  • Cub Scouts Pack 60 of Spreckels
  • Driscoll Strawberry Associates
  • ERA Steinbeck Real Estate
  • Everett Alvarez High School NJROTC
  • Gingerbread Man - Balloon
  • Girl Scouts of California's Central Coast
  • Grampa's Model A Ford Club
  • Grupo Folklorico Citlalolin de Sherwood School
  • Holiday Ornament – Balloon
  • Jeanne Robinson Dance Arts Dance Troupe
  • Kennefick Family
  • KION
  • Lilly - Character
  • Martha - Character
  • Max - Character
  • Maya Cinemas
  • Monterey Bay Council Cub Scouts, Pack 68
  • Monterey Bay PT Cruiser Club
  • Monterey Peninsula Corvette Club
  • Monterey Salinas Transit
  • Monterey-San Benito Counties American Red Cross
  • Natividad 4H
  • Norcal All Starz Dance Team
  • Pacific Valley Bank
  • Peacock Acres, Inc.
  • Play the Music
  • Rabobank
  • Rags - Character
  • Red Package – Balloon
  • Roosevelt Elementary School Cheerleaders
  • Salinas Elks #614 Honor Guard
  • Salinas Fire Department with City Officials
  • Salinas High FFA
  • Salinas Holiday Parade of Lights Lead Banner
  • Salinas Host Lions Club
  • Salinas Jaycees
  • Salinas Library
  • Salinas Police – Escort
  • Salinas Police Activities League
  • Salinas Police Activities League Dance Team
  • Salinas Police Department Mounted Unit
  • Salinas Valley Solid Waste
  • Samz School of Rock
  • Santa Claus
  • Streets of Bethlehem
  • The Salvation Army
  • Thunder Riders Motorcycle Group
  • Tonatiuh - Donzantes Del Quinto Sol
  • Trokitas
  • Valley Baptist Church
  • West Coast Movement Youth Dance Team
  • Yaocuauhtli Danza Cultural
   
     
Parade MCs and Locations:
 
Parade Judges:
 
     
Parade Route:
   
   
     
How to Build a Float:
"How to Build a Float" Guide is a great how-to tutorial for amateur float builders. If you have never built a float, start here!    
Valley Decorating has a parade float page with great ideas and resources for making a stand-out float.    
Victory Corps offers easy do-it-yourself float kits, props and more.    
Stumps Prom offers float decorations such as floral sheeting, metallic fringe and more.    
     
A Special THANK YOU:
   
Special thanks to Rosalio Campos for the design, construction and painting of the set at the Steinbeck Center.    
     
The above links are PDFs and require the use of Adobe Reader which can be downloaded free of charge by clicking on this link.
   
     
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