ALBANY, Ga. (WALB) - Tonight at 6 p.m., the City of Albany will host its 35th Annual Celebration of Lights Christmas Parade. The theme for this year’s parade is Home for the Holidays: Honoring Our Heroes.

Below you can find an itinerary for the evening with specific locations and times:

• 4:00 PM
  • Vendors will line our Christmas Village on N. Jackson Street from Pine Avenue to Broad Avenue until 8 p.m.
• 4:45 PM
  • The Celebration of Lights Pre-Show will provide entertainment and music in front of the Government Center at 222 Pine Avenue.
• 5:45 PM
  • The Lighting of the Christmas Tree will be at the Government Center Plaza at 222 Pine Avenue, where we will recognize an individual(s) in the community and light our Christmas tree before starting the parade.
• 6:00 PM
  • The first parade participants will begin marching from Wesco at 724 Pine Avenue and lead the parade down to the Dougherty County School System building at 200 Pine Avenue.

Parade Route: The route will be the same for the rescheduled date of December 13, 2025:

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