The holiday season has officially started in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, with holiday lights decorating the streets and the parks for six weeks, to the city. from November 20 through January 4. On Saturday, November 22, 2008 the 82nd annual Holiday Parade is held. There are Christmas themed events throughout the city for the entire holiday season. Here some of the holiday highlights, including the holiday lights, parade, theater and arts.
82nd Annual Holiday Parade
The parade, sponsored by Johnson Controls, is held on Saturday, November 22 from 9:30 am to 10:30 am. There is a new parade route this year. The parade starts at the intersection of Astor Street and Kilbourn Avenue and proceeds west on Kilbourn to Water Street, jogs north on Water to State Street and heads west to Old world 3rd Street, where it turns southward and finishes at Wisconsin Avenue.
The Holiday Parade, which will be televised locally on Fox 6, features about 100 units, including 20 award winning marching bands, floats, Macy's Parade type helium balloons, live animal entourages, a live nativity, local TV and radio personalities, costumed characters, Ronald McDonald, specialty vehicles, CP Rail Express and Santa Claus. The parade takes about an hour to pass any given point.
