The town of Marathon will celebrate the holiday season with its Fiesta de Noche Buena Light Parade on Saturday, Dec. 5, inviting residents, businesses and visitors to participate in a festive procession through the West Texas community.
The parade is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. and will feature an assortment of illuminated vehicles, equipment and participants celebrating the Christmas season.
Organizers are encouraging broad community participation, welcoming walkers, bicyclists, scooters, four-wheelers, work trucks, excavators, big rigs, vintage cars and horses. The invitation also extends to virtually anything else that can be decorated for the holiday celebration.
The event offers residents and local businesses an opportunity to showcase their creativity by decorating vehicles and equipment with Christmas lights and other seasonal decorations. From vintage automobiles to heavy construction machinery, the parade is designed to reflect the character of Marathon and the surrounding Big Bend region.
The celebration’s name, Fiesta de Noche Buena, draws on the Spanish term Nochebuena, meaning Christmas Eve, a holiday traditionally associated with family gatherings and festivities in Hispanic communities.
Organizers are inviting anyone interested in joining the procession to contact Kendra at 618-514-2101 for participation information.
The parade is scheduled for Saturday, Dec. 5, at 7 p.m. in Marathon. Additional details about the parade route and staging locations were not included in the event announcement.
