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Light Up the Holidays Festival & Parade
Joliet City Center Partnership
Downtown Joliet's day-after-Thanksgiving festival: family activities in City Square, the city Christmas tree lighting with fireworks at 5 PM, and the parade on Chicago Street at 5:30 PM.
Photo: Joliet City Center Partnership (official site, 2025 parade)
Downtown Joliet's day-after-Thanksgiving festival: family activities in City Square, the city Christmas tree lighting with fireworks at 5 PM, and the parade on Chicago Street at 5:30 PM.
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Parking
No designated parking; first come, first served. Staging areas are closed to parking.
Typical hours
Afternoon–evening
Parent tips
- Kids 11 and under can enter a free raffle to ride on Santa's float (see the organizer's page).
- The library's Ottawa Street Branch hosts reindeer games 1–4:30 PM and a holiday sing-along 3:30–4:30 PM that day.
- The tree stays up in City Square through Jan 10, 2027, with Santa's Mailbox for wish lists.
Details come from the organizer's public website. Times and prices change — please verify before visiting. Last checked Nov 11, 2026. Source
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