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Holiday DeLight Parade Canceled after 34 years, organizers cite dwindling attendance, and other events
After 34 years, the Holiday DeLight Parade - a Christmas-themed parade that snakes through downtown during a December weekend - is no more.
Economic Alliance Communications Manager Melissa McCarville said that they have decided to forego the production of the parade following a decrease in attendance.
McCarville also said the widening variety of other community holiday events and opportunities available in the market contributed to the decision.
Browse below a gallery from the 2017 parade.
Santa Clause waves to the crowd during the Holiday DeLight Parade in downtown Cedar Rapids on Saturday, December 9, 2017. (Cliff Jette/The Gazette)
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