With most major projects involving the road grid wrapping up, the plan is to move forward with the parade in 2012. This gives us just over a year to get things organized. Many of you may remember when this idea first came to life, but all of the construction downtown rendered it logistically impossible.

What we would like to do is to model this after the Chuy's Christmas Parade in Austin, where folks can bring a toy to donate...possibly in conjunction with OKC Fire or Police. We would also like to see a day event possibly in the Myriad Gardens Park with choirs, bands, dance troupes...anything Christmas. It would actually be nice to run the parade route down Sheridan and have the revue stand located at the park. Any and all ideas are welcome! It's been far too long since there was any true downtown Christmas festivities.

It was almost painful having to delay this for the last couple of years due to all of the construction, but I will say that everything that has been accomplished will only serve to make this event much better. Anybody with an interest in helping out with this event please feel free to contact me.

Chris Sokol
Sokol Photography