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Festival of Lights Parade calls it quits after 30 years

Columbus, IN, USA / QMIX 107.3
Festival of Lights Parade calls it quits after 30 years

Courtesy-FOL



COLUMBUS, Ind. – Jakks Inc., the company that manages the annual Festival of Lights Parade announced Friday that the holiday event in the community will be no more.

As with several events in the area and state, organizers made the hard decision to cease producing the parade which has been a favorite for Bartholomew County families on the first Saturday in December for 30 years.

They said that “increasing vendor costs and liability costs, coupled with a lack of parade day volunteers and (most importantly) people to do the year-round work of the committee led them to this hard decision.”

The board of Jakks said the company “could no longer provide the community with a safe or quality event and they hope the public understands.”