31st Annual Palm Springs Festival of Lights Parade

Start time is 5:45 p.m. at Palm Canyon Drive and Ramon Road. The City’s signature holiday event features twinkling lights, magnificent marching bands, spectacular floats, huge Macy’s-style balloons, and Santa Claus of course! Once again, this year the parade will be broadcast live on NBC Palm Springs. Coverage begins at 6 pm.

Canine Mayor Buddy Holly, hometown celebrity Hannah Wright, popular NBC Palm Springs film critic Manny the Movie Guy, and the City’s new Fire Chief Paul Alvarado and his wife, former local news personality Kitty Alvarado, will join residents and visitors along world famous Palm Canyon Drive as Community as the parade’s Community Grand Marshals.