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SUMMARY:Holiday Lighted Parade & Tree Lighting
DESCRIPTION:DOWNTOWN PORTAGE HOLIDAY PARADE & TREE LIGHTING \n\n \n\nThe Downtown Portage Business Improvement District is excited to be hosting the Holiday Parade! We invite you to join us and participate in the parade on Friday\, November 27\, 2026.  \n\n\n\nThe route is entirely on Cook Street (Hwy 33). It starts at the corner of MacFarlane Road and Cook Street in front of St. Mary Church. It will proceed east down Cook Street to the Market Square parking lot where it will end.  The Tree Lighting with Santa Claus will follow at Commerce Plaza.\n\n \n\nAll area schools\, churches\, businesses and private parties are encouraged to participate and help celebrate the holidays with us. All are welcome to help make this a grand community event. We ask only that parade entries have a holiday theme and that your entry be lit with lights.\n\n\n\n \n\nPARADE DETAILS:\n\n\n	Holiday Parade is Friday\, November 27\, 2026 at 6PM. Registrations are due by 11/20/26\n	Do not incorporate a Santa in your unit\, as the "real one" will be featured along with the Portage Fire Department at the end of the parade.\n	No candy throwing is permitted from the vehicles. Please walk along the route to distribute candy. \n	The parade will take place entirely on Cook Street (Hwy 33). It will begin at the corner of MacFarlane Road and Cook Street in front of St. Mary Church. It will proceed east down Cook Street to the Market Square parking lot where it will end.\n	Lineup will begin at 5:00PM. Parade entrants will be staged by your arrival on MacFarlane Road. Enter the parade staging area from West Pleasant and proceed to the intersection at MacFarlane Road.\n	Tree lighting is immediately after the parade at Commerce Plaza.\n\n  \n\nDetails of parade lineup\, route and other pertinent information will be provided to you via email by Monday\, November 23rd. For more information\, please email Kasey at downtown@portagewi.com or call 608-742-6242.
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;"><strong>DOWNTOWN PORTAGE HOLIDAY PARADE &amp\; TREE LIGHTING&nbsp\;</strong><br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\nThe Downtown Portage Business Improvement District is excited to be hosting the Holiday Parade! We invite you to join us and participate in the parade on Friday\, November 27\, 2026.&nbsp\;&nbsp\;</span></span><br />\n<br />\n<span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;"><span style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\;">The route is entirely on&nbsp\;Cook Street (Hwy 33). It starts at the corner of MacFarlane Road and Cook Street in front of St. Mary Church. It will proceed east down Cook Street to the Market Square parking lot where it will end.&nbsp\; The Tree Lighting with Santa Claus will follow at Commerce Plaza.</span></span></span><br />\n<span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;">&nbsp\;<br />\nAll area schools\, churches\, businesses and private parties are encouraged to participate and help celebrate the holidays with us. All are welcome to help make this a grand community event. We ask only that parade entries have a holiday theme and that your entry be lit with lights.<br />\n<br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n<strong>PARADE DETAILS:</strong></span></span>\n\n<ul>\n	<li><span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;">Holiday Parade is Friday\, November 27\, 2026&nbsp\;at 6PM. Registrations are due by 11/20/26</span></span></li>\n	<li><span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;">Do not incorporate a Santa in your unit\, as the &ldquo\;real one&rdquo\; will be featured along with the Portage Fire Department at the end of the parade.</span></span></li>\n	<li><span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;">No candy throwing is permitted from the vehicles. Please walk along the route to distribute candy.&nbsp\;</span></span></li>\n	<li><span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;">The parade will take place entirely on Cook Street (Hwy 33). It will begin at the corner of MacFarlane Road and Cook Street in front of St. Mary Church. It will proceed east down Cook Street to the Market Square parking lot where it will end.</span></span></li>\n	<li><span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;">Lineup will begin at 5:00PM. Parade entrants will be staged by your arrival on MacFarlane Road. Enter the parade staging area from West Pleasant and proceed to the intersection at MacFarlane Road.</span></span></li>\n	<li><span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;">Tree lighting is immediately after the parade at Commerce Plaza.</span></span></li>\n</ul>\n<span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;"> &nbsp\;<br />\nDetails of parade lineup\, route and other pertinent information will be provided to you via email by Monday\, November 23rd. For more information\, please email Kasey at <strong>downtown@portagewi.com</strong> or&nbsp\;call 608-742-6242.</span></span><br />\n<br />\n&nbsp\;
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