Thousands of people descended on downtown Naperville with festive attire — and spirits — Friday night for the annual Holiday Parade of Lights hosted by the Rotary Club of Naperville.
“We love that you’re here spreading cheer in downtown Naperville,” Danielle Tufano, executive director of the Downtown Naperville Alliance, told the crowd, noting it was about 30 degrees warmer this year than when the 2021 parade was held. “Be ready for some magic to unfold here.
“We know it is a tradition,” Tufano said. “It is a fun way to bundle up and kick off the holiday season. But there’s a purpose behind this.” The parade brought in $37,000, which Rotary Club will match for a total of $74,000 going to the community. “Merry Christmas, everybody!” shouted Steve Chirico, who’s completing his final year as mayor of Naperville.Among the performers were Road Show, a group of local junior-high show choir singers; the Chorus of DuPage barbershop singers; Naperville Central High School a capella group Enchords; and Ava Morse, a Naperville singer and voice actor who recently appeared in the Pixar animated film “Turning Red.
“There were just a lot of people super excited to put people in the holiday spirit,” Naperville Rotary Club President Kim White said of the big turnout.
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