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Mesquite’s Parade of Lights Prepares For Its 5th Year

A festive entry lights up the night with holiday spirit at the 2018 Parade of Lights event in Mesquite. This year’s parade will be held on December 5.

The Mesquite Parade of Lights is gearing up once again to celebrate the Christmas holiday season. The event, which had its start in 2015 has a two-fold purpose: to bring the community together to enjoy a holiday lights parade, and to help those who are less fortunate.

This year’s parade will be held on December 5, 2019 at 5:30 pm along Mesquite Blvd in Mesquite. But individuals, families and businesses looking to enter the parade should start preparing now for this exciting event.

The event has alsoi grown to become Mesquite’s largest canned-food drive each year. It started in 2015 by gathering just 1,000 pounds of food. The efforts of the community and businesses were able to increase that to 7,010 pounds of food by 2018. The donations are split between the Virgin Valley Food Bank and the Salvation Army. This year, the goal is to exceed 10,000 pounds of food.

In addition to collecting food along the parade route, donation boxes will be set up at Mesquite Fire Station 3 located at 3 John Deere Drive, the Mesquite Recreation Center at 100 W. Old Mill Rd, Mesquite Senior Center at 102 W. Old Mill Rd, Sun City Mesquite Recreation Center at 1300 Flat Top Mesa, Mesquite Police Department at 695 Mayan Circle, and Mesquite City Hall at 10 E. Mesquite Blvd. during normal business hours beginning November 1.

Local groups, schools, organizations and businesses are encouraged to participate in the parade and may submit an application by November 27 to the City of Mesquite Clerk’s office, 10 E. Mesquite Boulevard, Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The entry fee is 15 pounds of food, due at the time of application submission or at the mandatory participant meeting on December 2. Parade entry applications are available for download at https://mesquiteparades.wixsite.com/parade.

This year’s theme is Parade of Music. In addition to competing for Best Theme, Best Lights and Most Participants, there will also be an award for Mayor’s Choice as well as People’s Choice award.

For more information, contact the Clerk’s office at 702-346-5295 or email sfrehner@mesquitenv.gov.

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