LAKEPORT — The 26th annual Lakeport Holiday Lighted Parade will be held on Nov. 30 on Main Street in Lakeport.
The parade will line up at the Fifth Street parking lot launch ramp at Library Park instead of lining up at the fairgrounds as it has in previous years.
Entry forms have been mailed to prior participants. The form is available on www.lakecochamber.com.
Deadline for entering the parade is Monday.
The stage for the parade judges will be located between Second and Third streets in front of the Special Districts office.
Mendo Mill Lumber and Home Center is providing the stage. Savings Bank of Mendocino County is the major sponsor the parade.
Activities during the afternoon will include free craft children”s activities and a visit with Santa at Bicoastal Media, located at 140 N. Main St., from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Photos will be available for a cost of $5.
There will also be an Elf Treasure Hunt, as well as funnel cakes, snugglers and hot chocolate.
Hospice Services of Lake County will take to the stage following the parade with its Light Up A Life Celebration, which includes singing Christmas carols, hot chocolate and cookies.
Historic walking tours will take place at 3 and 4 p.m.
An addition to the event is a Festival of Trees.
Various businesses will decorate Christmas trees and the public is invited to vote for their favorite. Voting will close on Dec. 9.
All trees are being donated to Lake Family Resource Center after voting is closed to be given to families that would not otherwise have a tree for the holiday.
The evening”s festivities will end with the lighting of the tree on the lawn of Museum Square, which was decorated by the Lakeport Kiwanis Club.
