Ski Utah Press Release

Park City, Utah (November 6, 2015) – Historic Park City seeks participants for the annual Electric Parade scheduled for November 28, 2015. Participants are invited to light up their vehicles, turn up the volume to holiday music and join the festivities as spectators take to Historic Park City’s Main Street for a colorful glow of holiday cheer. $500 in cash prizes will be awarded in four categories, awarded by a panel of local judges. There is no entry fee to enter the Electric Parade. 

“Saturday, November 28, Small Business Saturday, is the perfect day to launch the Holiday season in Historic Park City,” said Alison Butz, Executive Director of the HPCA. “The Electric Parade will immediately follow the lighting of the official Town Christmas Tree in Miners Park and the lighting of the Main Street lights. We’ve seen increased attendance the last few years. We’d love to see float participation grow this year.”

The parade, which is free and open to the public, is a carnival of glittering cars, trucks, trolleys, bicycles and other creative vehicles that celebrates the kickoff of the Holiday season in Park City.

Participants will meet at City Park on November 28 at 5:30 pm and depart for Main Street at 6pm. The route will proceed up Park Avenue, to the top of Main Street, down Swede Alley, across Heber Avenue and conclude on lower Main Street. Ideas on how to decorate your vehicle using portable batteries or car batteries are available online. There is no entry fee to participate, but participants must register by November 27 by emailing Meisha Lawson Ross at info@meishalawson.com.

Categories and prizes include: -

• “Mayor’s Award”/Best of Show: $200
• “Power to Make it Happen”/Best Use of Lights:  $100
• “Entrepreneurs Unite”/Small Business Award: $100
• “Holiday Time in the Mountains”/Best Christmas Spirit: $100

Holiday festivities continue in Historic Park City through the Holiday Season and include Free Parking on Main Street and a Window Display Contest through December 18. A Strolling Santa and carolers will spread Holiday cheer on select dates through December 23, 2015. 

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HISTORIC PARK CITY: 'THE MAIN ATTRACTION'

With a thriving business district that boasts more than 250 shops, lodges, restaurants, resort and cultural activities, art galleries and signature events, it's no doubt that Historic Park City is "The Main Attraction." The Historic Park City Alliance (HPCA) is dedicated to promoting Park City's Main Street and surrounding area as a viable, vital and dynamic place to live, work and play while also encouraging business development and enhancing activities that benefit the district. 

Nestled in the valley bordered by Deer Valley Resort on one side and ski in, ski out access to Park City Mountain Resort on the other, it is the heart and soul of our mountain town and the epicenter of all that is fun and spontaneous. Historic Park City serves as the backdrop to Park City's annual marquee events including the Sundance Film Festival, Park City Arts Festival, Park City Food & Wine Classic and Savor the Summit. Favorite locals' activities on Main Street include the Park Silly Sunday Market and Friday Night Gallery Stroll.