Photos: 30th Annual Downtown Parade of Lights
This year's Parade of Lights used a new route up Fourth Avenue. before heading west to to Sixth Avenue to end at Armory Park, December 14, 2024, ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥, Ariz.
Hunter Dolgner, left, helps Melissa Russum get her a book bike lit up outside the Pima County Public Library bookmobile in the staging area for the 30th Annual Downtown Parade of Lights, ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥, Ariz., December 14, 2024. The route of the parade was changed this, going north on Fourth Avenue before jogging west on 12th Street to Sixth Avenue to finish at Armory Park.
Rene Encinas threads a string of lights into the hair of his daughter Ailany to get her ready to perform with the United Hearts of ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ float at the 30th Annual Downtown Parade of Lights, ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥, Ariz., December 14, 2024.
David Vick, in his Jedi persona of Ram Montoya, light saber in hand, waits with others of the ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ Comic Con crew in one of the string areas for the 30th Annual Downtown Parade of Lights, ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥, Ariz., December 14, 2024.
Mike Torrisi hoists an inflatable Wilbur into place on the Wildcat Big Red Bus before the start of the 30th Annual Downtown Parade of Lights, ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥, Ariz., December 14, 2024.
Violet Farnum waits for the start of the 30th Annual Downtown Parade of Lights in her Bisbee Coaster vehicle, ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥, Ariz., December 14, 2024.
Zaid Cervantes Valencia waits with the crowd at the turn of 6th Avenue and 12th Street for the first float of the 30th Annual Downtown Parade of Lights, ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥, Ariz., December 14, 2024.
A Tow Mater truck edges along the route of the 30th Annual Downtown Parade of Lights, ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥, Ariz., December 14, 2024.
Christine Smith gets some screen time in her Slimer costume as the ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ Ghostbusters and the Ecto-XJ what the start of the 30th Annual Downtown Parade of Lights, ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥, Ariz., December 14, 2024.
Ricardo Cota ties down the angel adorning the top of the SUV hauling the float from the Knights of Columbus 14121 and Assembly 16 in the staging area of the 30th Annual Downtown Parade of Lights, ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥, Ariz., December 14, 2024.
The crowds edges out onto Sixth Avenue to get video and better look at some of the floats making the run on the 30th Annual Downtown Parade of Lights, ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥, Ariz., December 14, 2024.
A youngster in an inflatable Olaf costume waddles along Sixth Avenue near the completion of the 30th Annual Downtown Parade of Lights, ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥, Ariz., December 14, 2024.
A fan rushes out to one of the many incarnations of the Grinch out and about on the 30th Annual Downtown Parade of Lights, ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥, Ariz., December 14, 2024.
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