{"id":57252,"date":"2025-11-20T05:08:07","date_gmt":"2025-11-20T05:08:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/57252\/"},"modified":"2025-11-20T05:08:07","modified_gmt":"2025-11-20T05:08:07","slug":"winterfest-lights-parade-is-back-heres-everything-to-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/57252\/","title":{"rendered":"WinterFest Lights Parade Is Back\u2014Here\u2019s Everything to Know"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>El Paso\u2019s most iconic holiday tradition is officially lighting up the season again and it\u2019s just in time for when families and friends from out of town will be making their way back to El Paso for Thanksgiving festivities.<\/p>\n<p>WinterFest returns on November 22, 2025, bringing back the beloved Scherr Legate Lights Parade, the Holiday Tree Lighting Ceremony, and a full night of entertainment that transforms downtown into a glowing winter wonderland. If you\u2019ve been looking for something festive (and free!) to do with the family, consider this your holiday plans secured.<\/p>\n<p>Festivities kick off at 5 PM in San Jacinto Plaza with the Tree Lighting Ceremony. Mariachi Los Dragones, DaVinci Folklorico, and Telemundo 48\u2019s Joselyne Ortega and Karla Mariscal will help count down to the moment the city\u2019s massive holiday tree lights up the night. Performances continue throughout the evening, featuring Orgullo De Mi Tierra, La Original Sonora, Banda La Conquistadora, and DJ G Cue keeping the energy up.<\/p>\n<p>Courtesy: El Paso WInterFest via Instagram<\/p>\n<p>Courtesy: El Paso WInterFest via Instagram<\/p>\n<p>Read More: <a href=\"https:\/\/kisselpaso.com\/when-to-decorate-for-christmas\/?utm_source=tsmclip&amp;utm_medium=referral\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Why Some Say It\u2019s Never Too Early for Christmas Decorations<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Scherr Legate Lights Parade<\/p>\n<p>Then, at 6 PM, the Scherr Legate Lights Parade makes its grand return. The parade winds through downtown \u2014 starting on Mills and Kansas and ending at Campbell and San Antonio \u2014 filling the streets with illuminated floats, dancers, music, and thousands of spectators ready to kick off the season.<\/p>\n<p>Whether you&#8217;re a yearly attendee or a first-timer, WinterFest is one of El Paso\u2019s most cherished traditions and it is a chance for families to come together, make memories, and welcome the magic of the holidays in the heart of downtown.<\/p>\n<p>Can\u2019t make it in person? You can still catch every sparkling moment live on:<br \/>\u2022 City of El Paso YouTube (@CityOfElPasoTX)<br \/>\u2022 Telemundo 48 (48.1)<br \/>\u2022 Texas Fast Channel on Roku<br \/>\u2022 City TV U-Verse 99 &amp; Spectrum 1300<\/p>\n<p>Thanksgiving Debate: When Should Kids Graduate from the Kids Table To The Adult Table?<\/p>\n<p>Parents of all ages have chimed in and they help us decide when kids should move up to the adults table on Thanksgiving.<\/p>\n<p class=\"photogallery-credit\">Gallery Credit: Canva<\/p>\n<p>Iris &amp; Grizz Present: Cans for Christmas<\/p>\n<p class=\"photogallery-credit\">Gallery Credit: Iris Lopez<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"El Paso\u2019s most iconic holiday tradition is officially lighting up the season again and it\u2019s just in time&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":57253,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[138,140,139,141,142,143,833],"class_list":["post-57252","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-el-paso","tag-el-paso","tag-el-paso-headlines","tag-el-paso-news","tag-featured-carousel","tag-include-in-newsletter","tag-local-el-paso","tag-local-texas"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57252","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=57252"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57252\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/57253"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=57252"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=57252"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=57252"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}