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Festival of Lights Parade 2025 On Saturday, December 6th, 2025, starting at 4:30 pm in downtown Bangor, the Rotary Club of Bangor will once again stage its annual Festival of Lights Parade. Our 2025 theme is “Unite for Good”. As in the past, we hope to present a spectacular nighttime parade, featuring entries that convey the many ways of celebrating winter in Maine. We can accommodate approximately 80 glittering units: marching bands, small and large floats, dancers and other performing groups. Your group may represent traditional scenes celebrating Christmas, Hanukkah, Ramadan, New Years, Solstice, Kwanzaa or any winter happening. This dazzling event brightens the season for the thousands of spectators who will line the streets of Bangor. The parade is weather dependent. If we have inclement weather that is not conducive to a safe Parade environment, the parade will be delayed until December 13^th. Same times and lineup will be used. Registration to have a float in the parade has now closed. Learn more here. Learn more about sponsorship by taking a look at our sponsorship levels and contacting Deb Sanford at debsanfordinmaine@gmail.com. A BIG thank you to our sponsors! Shining Star Sponsors Illuminator Sponsors Sparkle Sponsors Ken & Kim Nagle Deb & Jeff Sanford Twinkle Sponsors Bob & Linda Allen Greg and Dani LaFrancois Glow Sponsors Paul and Tammy Bolin Lee Chick	Festival of Lights Parade 2025		2025-09-29 04:00:00Z	0

Festival of Lights Parade 2025

On Saturday, December 6th, 2025, starting at 4:30 pm in downtown Bangor, the Rotary Club of Bangor will once again stage its annual Festival of Lights Parade.

Our 2025 theme is “Unite for Good”.

As in the past, we hope to present a spectacular nighttime parade, featuring entries that convey the many ways of celebrating winter in Maine.

We can accommodate approximately 80 glittering units: marching bands, small and large floats, dancers and other performing groups. Your group may represent traditional scenes celebrating Christmas, Hanukkah, Ramadan, New Years, Solstice, Kwanzaa or any winter happening. This dazzling event brightens the season for the thousands of spectators who will line the streets of Bangor.

The parade is weather dependent. If we have inclement weather that is not conducive to a safe Parade environment, the parade will be delayed until December 13^th. Same times and lineup will be used.

Registration to have a float in the parade has now closed. Learn more here.

Learn more about sponsorship by taking a look at our sponsorship levels and contacting Deb Sanford at debsanfordinmaine@gmail.com.

A BIG thank you to our sponsors!