Start off the holiday season with one of the community’s most beloved holiday spectacles. Downtown SLO invites the public to its 42nd Annual Holiday Parade in Downtown San Luis Obispo on Friday, December 1, 2017 at 7 p.m. This year’s parade theme is “Holiday Hoedown”.
Bob Douglass, the former owner of SLO Luggage, will serve as the Parade Marshal for the 42nd Annual Holiday Parade. The parade features bright floats, festive marching bands, classic carolers, skateboarding elves and Santa himself. The parade route is nine blocks long starting on Chorro at Palm and ending on Higuera at Nipomo. The parade is the largest on the Central Coast and attracts upwards of 10,000 spectators.
Parade entries will be competing for Best in Theme, Most Creative and Most Entertaining. Eleven parade announcers will be stationed along the nine-block parade route ensuring every spectator has a front row seat. This event is free, family-friendly and open to the public.
For more information, please visit our website at www.DowntownSLO.com or contact Special Events Manager Rachel Maiorino at [email protected] or call (805) 541-0286 ext. 11.
42nd Annual Holiday Parade
Friday, December 1, 2017 at 7:00 PM
Downtown San Luis Obispo
About Downtown SLO:
Downtown SLO is a 501 (c)(6) nonprofit founded in 1975 whose mission is to foster an economically vibrant Downtown. Downtown SLO serves the community by working on initiatives like parking and beautification efforts, coordinating special events and the weekly Farmers’ Market, supporting economic activities and examining Downtown issues.