Very important news from Mr. Ben Kerr published in The Lake Worth Herald.

The news is about the 53rd Annual Christmas and Holiday Parade in Downtown Lake Worth tonight. News about Santa and a FREE raffle for new children’s bicycles, entertainment and crafts, road closures and much more.

Mr. Kerr is the City’s public information officer.
The news is headlined,

City of Lake Worth Annual Holiday Parade

The City of Lake Worth will hold its 53rd Annual Holiday Parade on Saturday [TODAY] in Downtown Lake Worth. The parade starts at 6 p.m., however holiday themed activities will be ongoing from noon.

Admission is FREE and everyone is welcome. This year’s parade is a “Nutcracker Holiday Parade” and will feature nutcrackers, ballerinas and more.

Prior to the parade the Kiwanis invite all to a Holiday Wonderland in the Lake Worth Cultural Plaza from 12–5 p.m. The Holiday Wonderland will feature live entertainment, photos with Santa, bounce houses and craft vendors.

At 4 p.m. the City of Lake Worth Recreation Division will be hosting a free raffle for new children’s bikes in the Cultural Plaza. This year the raffle is only open to Lake Worth residents residing in zip code areas 33460 and 33461, entrants will need a drivers license, state ID, or Lake Worth Utility Bill to show proof of address. Entrants may register in the Cultural Plaza from 11 a.m.–2 p.m. Entrants must be present in the Cultural Plaza at 4:00 to win.

To accommodate the parade route the following roads will be closed from 1:00:

• Federal Hwy. from 10th Ave. North to Lucerne Ave.
• Lake Ave. and Lucerne Ave. from Dixie Hwy. to Federal Hwy.
• 2nd Ave. North from Dixie Hwy. to Federal Hwy.
• Federal Hwy. from Lake Ave. to 1st Ave. South.
• The Lake Worth (Robert Harris) Bridge will remain open during the parade.

The roads will reopen following the parade. The City apologizes for any inconvenience caused and encourages those traveling to plan accordingly.

Contact Ben Kerr, the City of Lake Worth PIO, with any questions or comments at 561-586-1631 or email: bkerr@lakeworth.org


Tomorrow is the biggest day of the year in our City.

And remember. . .

The theme for this year
is The Nutcracker.

Here is a short video from 2011: