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Coeur d ’Alene
More than 1.5 million lights illuminate Coeur d’Alene for 40 days throughout the holiday season.
Make Holiday Memories in Coeur d’Alene
The annual Lighting Parade and Ceremony promises small-town charm and world-class entertainment
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f you’re looking to kick off the holiday season with an experience straight out of It’s a Wonderful Life, look no further than the HOLIDAY LIGHTS OPENING CEREMONY in downtown Coeur d’Alene. Held the day after Thanksgiving, the celebration begins with the 26TH ANNUAL LIGHTING CEREMONY PARADE presented by Idaho Central Credit Union. This year, around 25 entries will flaunt their small-town charm down Sherman Avenue, including marching bands from Lake City and Coeur d’Alene high schools, locally built floats and
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crowd favorites like the Blazen Divaz, a group of fun-loving local women known for spunky dance choreography and outrageous, LED light-up costumes. “The parade has that hometown feel that I think is lost a little bit in bigger communities,” says Mark Robitaille, director of Coeur d’Alene’s Convention & Visitor Bureau. That small-town charm gives way to a world-class winter wonderland at the COEUR D’ALENE RESORT, where the LIGHTING CEREMONY is staged. Candles are passed into the crowd amassed on the resort’s