Featured floats include specially designed units from Chesapeake Energy, Chase Bank, the Cotton Bowl Parade, KSCS (featuring the Eli Young Band!), the MAIN ST. Fort Worth Arts Festival's 25th Anniversary Float sponsored by Coors Distributing Company, Fiesta Mart and the Texas Rangers. Bringing up the finale of the parade was the Santa float sponsored by Downtown Fort Worth Initiatives, Inc. featuring the stars of the show, Santa and Mrs. Claus.
And we'll have wonderful announcers at eight announce stands throughout the route (we are increasing the number of announce stands to bring more information to our parade guests!
Las year's announcers were:
Stand 1 (Belknap between Houston and Commerce Streets) - Dick Ruddell, The T and Angela Chase from 97.1 The Eagle Rocks
Stand 2 (Commerce between 3rd and 4th Streets) - Gary Cumbie, Tarrant County College and Josh Hart from Mix 102.9
Stand 3 (Commerce between 4th and 5th Streets) - Greg Goree, Kristina Baker and Lone Star 92.5 Classic Rock,
sponsored by AmeriCredit
Stand 4 (Houston between 5th and 6th Streets) - J.R. Labbe, The Star-Telegram and Daniel Torrez from106.1 KISSFM
Stand 5 (Houston between 3rd and 4th Streets) - Carlos De La Torre, Oncor Electric Delivery and Tammy Dombeck , NBC5
The festivities begin at 2:00 PM with the "Holiday Fun Zone presented by XTO Energy," in the Chisholm Trail parking lot in Sundance Square. The parade kicks off at 6:00 PM. Our theme is, "Unwrap the Magic!" The parade route will travel along Belknap to Commerce, south to 6th Street, west to Houston Street and back up to Weatherford.