Santa is showing the town of Meridian the Christmas spirit for the one and only Meridian Lights Parade! This parade of festivity and wonder took place on Dec. 6th from 7:00 to 9:00 pm. Throughout many floats appeared decorated in colorful lights such as the great Idaho potato, many music floats, and the one and only Santa sleigh. Each float had its own theme and its own colorful lights that drew the attention of many spectators. This spectacular show has been occurring for 12 years now, ever since December 2012. Each year it has attracted more visitors and more sponsors such as Kendall cord, GMC, Big Jud’s, and Coned.
This year all were delighted to once again make the appearance of Santa Claus in Meridian. Not only that but many dog walkers, and Christmas bands played at these festivities, including the Rocky Mountain high school band.
Around the roads hosting the parade, hot chocolate lined the streets allowing the spectators to stay and view the entire parade. However, many roads had to be closed in preparation for this event. Those roads including most of Main St, part of Carlton, and 2nd St. These roads were closed from 4-9 Pm, while other roads like Franklin Rd. were closed from 6:30 to 9:00 PM.
All in all, this year’s parade was a great performance and beautiful for all to see. Next year, should you go to the parade, it will bring you the joy it gave all the others despite the winter cold.
mason • Jan 13, 2025 at 9:41 am
It is amazing how people in our town put these festive events together to help people bond and spend time with your families during the holiday season. Spending time with friends and family is very important for the holidays
Kami Hill • Jan 7, 2025 at 10:05 am
It is cool that “Santa” showed up. I enjoyed that someone took time out of their day to dress up and do something nice to help the holiday spirit of kids.
Porter Mendenhall • Jan 7, 2025 at 10:01 am
I really like how you included What roads were closed and when and where the parade was. This was a very good article.
Suzanne Yates • Dec 26, 2024 at 1:40 pm
A very well written article. I liked that he included what roads were closed. They can be very helpful to pedestrians looking for a way to park and get a good view of the parade. I look forward to seeing it next year!
natalie bishop • Dec 18, 2024 at 9:37 am
I really like the thought of this post. I think that it is very interesting and cool how we are making a parade like this. It’s cool to see that people are so interested in this and make the appearance to be there and support people. I like the idea that they are bringing a magical experience to our town.
Dallin Wycherly • Dec 18, 2024 at 9:34 am
I like how this article captures the magic of the holiday lights parade. It is a really good way of showing off the main highlights of the show, and it even has the activities Rocky was in, too!
Dallin Alexander • Dec 18, 2024 at 9:33 am
It was super cool and the best part was seeing to Idaho Potato roll along the street, the band sounded great. It was super cold so the hot chocolate was extra nice.
Emma Price • Dec 18, 2024 at 9:32 am
This was a great reflection on the Meridian Parade. I enjoyed hearing how everyone had fun, and everyone was included in the parade.
Garrett • Dec 18, 2024 at 8:04 am
This parade looked very fun. I wonder what they used to make the giant potato. This article got the gist of the event and described it well for readers to understand.
Sydney • Dec 18, 2024 at 8:03 am
That is really cool, I did not know about this parade, but it was described well and sounds like fun!
Hunter McCalla • Dec 18, 2024 at 8:00 am
I really like how into your writing you are, it feels like you are interested in this topic
Ellie Watson • Dec 18, 2024 at 7:56 am
I didn’t know we had a winter lights parade, so that’s very cool.