Each year we kick off our Making Spirits Bright winter holiday event on Saturday, December 7, 2024 with a lighted vehicle parade! The parade route goes from the North Aurora Police Department down Route 31 to North Aurora Riverfront Park. We are opening up the event this year to North Aurora businesses and residents to participate. There is no cost to participate, but there are a few rules and regulations:
OVERALL RULES
- The parade is a driving parade only. No one is allowed to be in the roadway outside of their vehicle for safety reasons.
- Floats are allowed, but must be included with the initial vehicle registration.
- There are no giveaways of any kind allowed for safety reasons. This includes but is not limited to candy and food, promotional items or flyers.
- All vehicles must be decorated in some type of holiday theme – Santa Claus, winter wonderland, snowflakes, reindeer, etc. as the theme of the parade is holiday lights. All decorations and themes must be appropriate.
- The parade begins at 5pm and we request all vehicles be at the Police Department no later than 4pm to assist with staging. Vehicles may begin arriving at 3pm.
For Residents
The Mayor will choose one vehicle as the Best Holiday Spirit Vehicle and that winner will receive a $50 Target gift card and be able to park their vehicle on-site at North Aurora Riverfront Park!
For BUSINESSES
Business names and logos on vehicles are welcome and encouraged, but all vehicles must adhere to the holiday decoration theme as well. As a reminder, no giveaways of any kind are allowed during the parade or after.
At this time we are not limiting the number of applicants, but we do encourage anyone interested to register sooner than later in the event we do need to make a cut-off! The deadline to register your vehicle is Sunday, December 1 at Midnight.
