Parade of Lights

MCKINNEY ROTARY CLUB CHRISTMAS PARADE OF LIGHTS

DECEMBER 13, 2025

This year's theme is to be announced in September.

 
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Welcome to the 2+6th annual McKinney Rotary Christmas Parade of Lights brought to you by the Rotary Club of McKinney.  This is an annual event for the McKinney Rotary Club, which uses the donations raised to fund local, regional, national and international projects focusing on six areas: promoting peace, preventing diseases, providing access to clean water and sanitation, enhancing maternal & child health, improving basic education & literacy and helping communities develop.
 
Photos courtesy of 
Christmas Parade Photos
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Parade participants should arrive between 3:30PM and 4:00PM for inspection.  The Parade is scheduled to start at 6:30PM.    Our staging area is in Finch Park this year.  Details for the participants will be emailed the week of the parade (on or after December 1).  
 
Parking in Historic Downtown McKinney is limited. Trolley service will be available from 5 pm to 9 pm on Saturday, December 14th. Downtown visitors and parade spectators are encouraged to ride the trolley.

Trolley service is free and service will run approximately every 15 min from First Baptist Church, 1615 W Louisiana St, McKinney, TX 75069.

Riders will be delivered to Dr. Glenn Mitchell Memorial Park, McKinney, TX, one block west of the square. Following the parade, guests will be picked up at Mitchell Park to return to vehicles at First Baptist.
Parade Map & Rules
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STEP 1 - REGISTRATION
 
 
 

REGISTRATION WILL OPEN SEPTEMBER 1, 2025

Once you complete the registration form, you'll be taken directly to our payment portal.   You may also pay by clicking the correct link in the box below (keep scrolling) or sending a check to : 

McKinney Rotary Foundation

PARADE REGISTRATION

PO BOX 552

McKinney, TX 75069

 

PRIZES FOR BEST FLOATS:                       2024 FLOAT WINNERS

1st - $1000.00                                            1ST - EVANS MIDDLE SCHOOL

2nd - $500.00                                             2ND - MCKINNEY AREA RETIRED TEACHERS

3rd - $300.00                                              3RD - H-E-B

4th - $200.00                                               4TH - POWER PROPERTIES

 

AFTER REGISTRATION MAKE SURE TO PAY!  KEEP SCROLLING!

 

Register

STEP 2 - PAYMENT

MAKE SURE TO COMPLETE STEP 1 BEFORE STEP 2 (SCROLL UP).  IF YOU DO NOT PAY YOU WILL NOT HAVE A PLACE IN LINE.

(click on your category to be taken to online payment):

REGISTRATION WILL OPEN SEPTEMBER 1, 2025

 

 

NO MOTORCYCLES, FARM ANIMALS OR HORSES ALLOWED IN THE PARADE FOR SAFETY CONCERNS.

Our 2024 Parade of Lights Sponsors

 

Special thanks to MCDC for their continued support!!
For more than 25 years, the McKinney Community Development Corporation has been dedicated to making McKinney, Texas an even better place for its residents to live and enjoy life.
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