Old Town Cape will host the 32nd Annual Parade of Lights on December 1. This year’s theme is “Christmas Magic in Downtown Cape Girardeau.”

Parade of Lights attendees can expect to see a variety of holiday-themed floats from Cape Girardeau and surrounding area businesses and organizations, and rumor has it that Santa and Mrs. Claus will be making an appearance towards the end of the parade! Parade of Lights participants are encouraged to decorate their entry with lights and have music playing. Along the route, judges will be choosing entries for best theme, best appearance by a business or organization, best appearance by a not for profit, best music, best lighting, best marching band, and the chairman’s award.

The parade route will begin at the intersection of Broadway and West End Boulevard. It will continue east down Broadway toward the Mississippi River, turn right onto Main Street, and end in front of Hutson’s Big Sandy Furniture.

The 2024 Parade of Lights will begin at 5 p.m. on Sunday, December 1.