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.
Sophia Bernstein
Feb 17, 2026 at 7:58 am
I love events like this; there is a a lot of work that goes into making these parades happen and they always are fun to watch and the lights are beautiful.
aandr9248
Feb 25, 2025 at 8:19 am
It’s very cool and very beautiful, they gave out hot chocolate, which was all templo, I want to visit the big potatoes
It’s still very beautiful there because it glows beautifully there
Kaden Mckee-Shepherd
Feb 19, 2025 at 9:56 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
kanyon thorp
Feb 19, 2025 at 9:51 am
This really puts into perspective really how great Idaho is for holidays like Christmas. This is going all out for our Idaho citizens. Like you said, even companies like GMC and Kendall Cord are sponsoring this magnificent event. Santa Claus in Meridian!!!!!!!!!!!
Parker S
Feb 19, 2025 at 8:34 am
I love the cementation of where and when this parade was taken place. This was very useful information. I also love how supportive you are to stating all the dates and events throughout the article.
tyler
Feb 18, 2025 at 4:47 pm
I really like how you included What roads were closed and when and where the parade was. This was a very good article.
malaya
Feb 10, 2025 at 9:44 am
“This spectacular show has been occurring for 12 years now, ever since December 2012” That is so cool that they made this a tradition. I hope one year I see this.
Charlotte Williams
Feb 6, 2025 at 1:24 pm
This article is really helpful and have a lot of information of when and where everything is happening. I also think it’s really interesting how Santa came I think that’s really fun. I’m very surprised at how long this show has been going on, 12 years is a long time.
Jacks Allen
Feb 6, 2025 at 12:55 pm
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.
aandr9248
Feb 6, 2025 at 12:25 pm
This is very cool, I would like to look at the giant potatoes, but I was not there
aandr9248
Feb 6, 2025 at 12:16 pm
it’s very cool, i would have liked to look at giant potatoes, but I wasn’t there
Sierra shively
Feb 5, 2025 at 6:12 pm
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
James Mize
Jan 24, 2025 at 1:55 pm
This article has good information about the parade. I think this would be a great event for kids.
Cason McCulloch
Jan 24, 2025 at 1:27 pm
This is a great article that can inform lots of Idahoans that there are many great festivals around the area. I have gone to these festivals, and they are a lot of fun.
louis h
Jan 24, 2025 at 9:35 am
i love the lights on the car
Martins Refbergs
Jan 23, 2025 at 1:23 pm
Thank you for informing us on the amazing parade that happens each year. This parade looked majestical and beautiful. It’s amazing to see things like this happen in our community. I will definitely consider seeing it next year.
Tucker Coats
Jan 23, 2025 at 1:22 pm
this show was amazing i hope to see more.
bao pham
Jan 17, 2025 at 11:16 pm
“This parade of festivity and wonder took place on Dec. 6th from 7:00 to 9:00 pm. ” Thank you for letting me know about the parade where and when
thank you very much for your information
Zeke M. Randall
Jan 15, 2025 at 1:35 pm
This event was beautiful. Didn’t see a giant potato though. Sad 🙁
Ella Ruiz
Jan 15, 2025 at 12:03 pm
This article has good information about the parade what streets are closed and over all just shows the shows the joy of the parade.
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.