View our photo gallery.

Parade Information
Learn about the history of The Holiday Parade of Lights!

Official Entry Application (PDF)
GENERAL RULES AND GUIDELINES (PDF)

2010 Participants
  • 1944 Willys MB Jeep - Clint Thrasher
  • 1955 Chevy Belair - Carlos Correa
  • 1969 El Camino - Cool Blue
  • 1st Capital Bank
  • A&S Metals
  • Agricultural History Project
  • Always Towing & Recovery, Inc..
  • American Cancer Society - Relay for Life
  • American Red Cross - Monterey Bay Area Chapter
  • Assembly Member Anna Caballero
  • BFI
  • Boronda Meadows Dancing Hawks
  • Boys and Girls Club of Monterey County
  • California Classics Baton Club
  • California Rodeo Salinas - Kids Corral
  • Candy Cane Balloon
  • Casa Sorrento Pizzeria
  • Castroville Artichoke Festival
  • Central Coast Federal Credit Union
  • Central Coast Muscle Cars
  • Chinese Association of Salinas
  • Cindy Lou Who and her Crew of Who's
  • City of Salinas
  • Clear Channel Radio
  • Comcast
  • Cookie Mouse Character
  • Cub Scouts Pack 60 of Spreckels
  • Driscoll Strawberry Associates
  • Everett Alvarez High School NJROTC
  • Family to Family
  • Gil Basketball Academy
  • Gilroy Gardens with Snoo, Charlie Brown & Lucy
  • Girl Scouts of Monterey Bay
  • G.R.A.M.P.A. Model A Ford Club
  • Grisetti's Custom Land Work
  • Grupo Folklorico Cittalolin de Sherwood School
  • Jeanne Robinson Dance Arts Troup
  • Leal Ice Cream
  • Los Olivos-Riker Nieghborhood Association
  • Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd Youth Group
  • Magnificent Snowman Balloon
  • Martella Printing & Graphic Design - 1965 Porsche
  • Maya and Miguel Characters
  • Maya Cinemas
  • McDonald's
  • Monterey Bay Council Cub Scouts Pack 68
  • Monterey Bay PT Cruiser Club
  • Monterey Peninsula Corvette Club
  • Monterey Salinas Transit
  • Nate the Great - Character
  • Natividad 4H
  • Norcal All Starz Dance Team
  • North Monterey County High School Band
  • Pacific Valley Bank
  • PC Driving School
  • Peacock Acres, Inc.
  • Play the Music
  • Rabobank
  • Ronald McDonald
  • Salinas Car Club
  • Salinas Colts & Broncos
  • Salinas Community YMCA
  • Salinas Elks #614 Honor Guard
  • Salinas Fire Departement w/ City Officials
  • Salinas High FFA
  • Salinas Holiday Parade of Lights Lead Banner
  • Salinas Jaycees
  • Salinas Library
  • Salinas Police Escort
  • Salinas Police Activities League
  • Salinas Valley Solid Waste Authority
  • Samz School of Rock
  • Santa Claus
  • Sun Street Centers
  • The Bakery Station
  • The Californian and El Sol Newspapers
  • The Home Depot
  • The Salvation Army
  • Thunder Riders Motorcycle Group
  • Tonatiuh Donzantes Del Quinto Sol
  • Toy Soldier Balloon
  • Valley Baptist Church
  • 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.
   
     
©2010 Holiday Parade of Lights
Website design by FreeStyle Communications, Inc.