The Sandpoint Business Improvement District
is honored to announce the 40th Annual Winter Carnival, and the
return of the Parade of Lights at 5:30pm, Friday, February 21 in downtown
Sandpoint. The Winter Carnival
celebration starts Friday, February 14 and runs through February 23, offering a
jam-packed week of family fun and activities throughout Sandpoint and up on
Schweitzer. Theme for this year’s Winter Carnival and Parade is Lovin’ Sandpoint.
The downtown Parade of Lights, sponsored by
the Business Improvement District member businesses, has returned after a
5-year hiatus. The parade offers businesses, organizations and individuals a
chance to show off their local pride, creativity and the whimsy. They are seeking
themed floats, groups, marching brigades, snowplows and tractors – if you can
move it and decorate it, you should register it and show it! There are four categories which will be
awarded honors at the end of the parade: Best Business, Best Civic Organization,
Best Youth Organization, and Grand Champion.
Deadline to enter your float is Friday,
February 14th. Cost to enter your float is $25 or free if you are a
B.I.D. Member in good standing or a 501c3 non-profit.
Come downtown and line First Avenue and Cedar
St, up to 4th Ave, to watch the parade and all the wonderful floats.
The Parade concludes at 3rd and Oak, where winners will be announced
and then the jaw-dropping Cirque de Sandpoint, sponsored by Pend d’Oreille Winery,
begins. Starting at 7:00pm, the Cirque
de Sandpoint presentation includes fire dancing and a silk aerial performance,
as well as a local dance troupe that will thrill onlookers of all ages.
For a full calendar of Winter Carnival events,
and to download a Parade registration form, please visit sandpointwintercarnival.com,
or call Kim with the Sandpoint B.I.D. at 263-2161 for more information.
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