Manhattan Gearing Up For Dec. 19 Christmas Parade

MANHATTAN, IL — The Village of Manhattan, Manhattan Fire, Police & Emergency Management Agency are getting ready to spread some Christmas cheer!

They'll be bringing a Christmas parade through town with some very special guests, which will include Santa Claus and the Grinch, for residents to enjoy from the comfort of their own home.

The parade will kick-off Saturday, Dec. 19 at 4:30 p.m.

Here is the route of the parade:

• 4:30 pm - Starting at Marion
• 4:35 – 4:45 p.m. Leighlinbridge – Shannon/Faraday/Elam/Maxwell
• 4:47 – 4:57 p.m. Leighlinbridge – Leighlinbridge Ln/Carlow/Celtic
• 5:00 – 5:05 p.m. Leighlinbridge – Barrow/Rolland/O’Connel
• 5:07 – 5:14 p.m. Front/Cochran/Sharp/Trask/May
• 5:17 – 5:37 p.m. Manhattan Proper – First/Lincoln/Jessie/Wabash/Railroad/W Prairie/S Park/Second/Eastern/E Prairie/N Park/Thelma/Lee/Kay
• 5:39 – 5:54 p.m. Century East – Brynn/Julianne/Andrea/Third/Calla/Brett5:57 – 6:07 p.m. Butternut Ridge – Butternut Ridge/Sycamore/Basswood/Aspen/Audubon
• 6:10 – 6:35 p.m. Hanover Estates – Rose/Thomas/Marshall/Gregory/William/Ethel/Jennifer/Arthur/John/Roberts/Flannery/Mary
• 6:37 – 6:39 p.m. Sunset Lakes Villa – Fugett/Crescenzo
• 6:40 – 6:58 p.m. Sunset Lakes – Bay to Bay/Memorial/Lakeshore/Blue Lake/Sunset Lakes/Lily/Blue Water/Wilderness

• 7:05 – 7:23 p.m. Stonegate – Groebe/Quincy Circle/Whitney/Nelson/Deere/Carver Crossing/McCormick/Cyrus/Dart
• 7:25 – 7:40 p.m. Brookstone Springs – Spring/Clare/Abbey/Colligan/Kenmare
• 7:43 – 7:58 p.m. Ridgefield – Fitzgerald/Lakeview/Ridgefield/Wildflower/Buttercup/Rosewood
• 7:59 – 8:09 p.m. Foxford – Donegal/Blackthorne/Waterford/Cashel Bay/Lismore/Foxford
• 8:11 – 8:13 p.m. Tramore – Dungarven
• 8:18 – 8:28 p.m. Prairie Trails – Arabian/Clydesdale Ct & Dr/Pinto/Palomino
• 8:30 – 8:42 p.m. White Feather – White Feather Dr/Shawnee/Arrowhead/Echo/Eagle Way/Chippewa/Iroquois
• 8:44 – 8:54 p.m. Ranch Oaks – Diane Way/W Creek/Kathryn