"Lighting the Season with Compassion"
A Toy, Food & Pet Food Drive
2023 31st Annual
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Melbourne Light Parade Beneficiaries
December 9, 2023 at 6pm
A lighted night Street Parade. Sit back and enjoy the wonders of the Melbourne area as we bring the hometown feeling of Christmas to you. There will be locally made and designed floats from girls scout and boy scout groups, local businesses, churches, and other local community groups. We will have bands, ROTC groups, dance teams and much more.
Oh and don't forget Santa.
He will be arriving on a 55ft float with Mrs. Claus and their beautiful reindeer.
FOOD & TOY DRIVE
Spectators are invited to join in the spirit of giving. Just bring a non perishable food item or a new unwrapped toy or a bag of dog or cat food to the parade.
Volunteers walking along side the first float will gladly take it from you.
Everything stays in Brevard County
PARADE ROUTE
The parade starts at 1300 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd heads south on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd to Hibiscus Blvd. Turns right on to Hibiscus Blvd and heads West to Gateway Dr. Ends at Gateway Dr.
No designated parking areas. Street close at 5:30pm. Can tailgate along Hibiscus Blvd.
(Please stay in your car until the parade starts)
A lighted night Street Parade. Sit back and enjoy the wonders of the Melbourne area as we bring the hometown feeling of Christmas to you. There will be locally made and designed floats from girls scout and boy scout groups, local businesses, churches, and other local community groups. We will have bands, ROTC groups, dance teams and much more.
Oh and don't forget Santa.
He will be arriving on a 55ft float with Mrs. Claus and their beautiful reindeer.
FOOD & TOY DRIVE
Spectators are invited to join in the spirit of giving. Just bring a non perishable food item or a new unwrapped toy or a bag of dog or cat food to the parade.
Volunteers walking along side the first float will gladly take it from you.
Everything stays in Brevard County
PARADE ROUTE
The parade starts at 1300 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd heads south on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd to Hibiscus Blvd. Turns right on to Hibiscus Blvd and heads West to Gateway Dr. Ends at Gateway Dr.
No designated parking areas. Street close at 5:30pm. Can tailgate along Hibiscus Blvd.
(Please stay in your car until the parade starts)
Congratulations to the following Parade Participants
Floats
1st Place Float - Brevard Renaissance Fair
2nd Place Float - City of Melbourne Airport Authority
3rd Place Float - Bob's Complete Landscape and Maintenance
Band
1st Place Band - Melbourne High School Band
2nd Place Band - N/A
3rd Place Band - N/A
1st Place Float - Brevard Renaissance Fair
2nd Place Float - City of Melbourne Airport Authority
3rd Place Float - Bob's Complete Landscape and Maintenance
Band
1st Place Band - Melbourne High School Band
2nd Place Band - N/A
3rd Place Band - N/A
2023 GRAND MARSHAL
In Memory Of
Tim Wakefield
Tim Wakefield, he was not only a baseball legend, doting Father and Husband but a local Brevard County hero, friend and mentor. Tim’s generosity and fellowship is not only acknowledged here today but admired and praised for his endless dedication to so many organizations and charities that were lucky enough to benefit from his amazing heart. As friends of Tim, we should all model his kindness and compassion for others as the world could benefit from more people that follow in his footsteps. We close with the sentiment that the world will not be the same place without Tim Wakefield but his legendary efforts will live on in Brevard County, in Boston and all over the world.
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Grand Marshal Sponsor
2023 Sponsors
THE NORTH POLE
SANTA Level
REINDEER Level
Wiginton Fire Systems
ELF Level
Bryd's Western Store
The Cuban Barber Shop
The Parker Foundation
In Kind |
Media Sponsors |
Special Thank you to:
Don Hoover & Jeff Goldberg Families
The Melbourne International Airport
Brevard County Sheriff Work Farm
Don Hoover & Jeff Goldberg Families
The Melbourne International Airport
Brevard County Sheriff Work Farm
Other ways you can donate to help the parade
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