Entries are now being accepted for the 2018 Rio Linda Elverta Christmas Light Parade. The parade, which is hosted by the Rio Linda Elverta Country Faire and sponsored by Ashton & Price and Mix96, will be held on Dec. 8, starting at 6 p.m. The theme for this year’s parade is “A Very Griswold Christmas.”
Local youth groups, schools, churches, businesses and community organizations are welcome to march or enter a float in this year’s parade. The entry fee is one new, unwrapped toy or a donation of canned goods to benefit the Rio Linda Lions Club Ruby’s Baskets organization, providing holiday baskets to the underprivileged in our community.
Online entry and entry forms are available online at the RLE Christmas Parade Website RLEChristmasparade.riolindaonline.com or at A-1 Storage, 1346 Q Street in Rio Linda. The completed forms should be delivered or mailed to A-1 Storage, 1346 Q Street, Rio Linda, CA 95673. Forms will be accepted in person 7 days per week, until 6pm. Please submit no later than December 1st. You should receive a confirmation email once your registration is received.
The parade route will begin at Westside Elementary school on West 2nd Street and proceed east on M Street to MarVal Plaza. Afterwards, awards will be given courtesy of Ashton & Price, and the traditional lighting of the community Christmas tree will take place at Troy Park.
For more information visit http://rlechristmasparade.riolindaonline.com
