The Orion Area Holiday Lighted Parade will try to find a path in the snow downtown on Saturday, Dec. 6 from 6 to 8 p.m.
Recently included in the parade, which will be led by Citzen of the Year Sara Van Portfliet, is the Lake Orion Dragons football team.
The team, which recently went to the state finals, will appear alongside the lighted floats that make the parade a premier attraction in the area.
The parade will begin at Blanche Sims Elementary School, go south on Florence to Flint Street, west on Flint to Anderson, south on Anderson to Front, west on Front to Broadway and north on Broadway to Elizabeth where it will end at the Angel Center.
The parade, which now claims to be the second largest nighttime holiday parade in Michigan, will be attended by an estimated several thousand people.
The Lake Orion Police Department has announced the following items for business owners and attendees to take note of: streets closures may begin as early as 4:30 and the entire downtown area will be closed to non-parade vehicular traffic during the parade.
Tickets are still available for the Orion Area Parade Group’s (OAPG) annual Holly Jolly Folly holiday party at Golling Pontiac GMC, located at 1491 S. Lapeer, on Friday, Dec. 5 starting at 7 p.m.
Prices are $30 for individual tickets or $270 for a block of ten tickets. The block of ten tickets must be purchased in advance. For more ticket information please call 248-693-3152.
Proceeds from the party help pay for the parade.