eleventh Annual Gentle Up Viera Vacation Parade Set for December 2

pre-parade fireworks show scheduled at 6:00 p.m.

BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA – This 12 months’s eleventh Annual Gentle Up Viera Vacation Parade, offered by the Viera Group Institute, will convey Sounds of the Season to spectators on Saturday, December 2.

Mindy Levy, iHeartRadio announcer of 99.3 FM, will return because the parade’s fundamental emcee alongside along with her co-announcer, Wingnut, from 95.1 FM.

The annual pre-parade fireworks show, scheduled at 6:00 p.m., will kick-off the vacation parade.

“The Gentle Up Viera Vacation Parade has grown to be such an exquisite occasion in the neighborhood. Many households embrace this occasion as a part of their vacation traditions every year,” mentioned Laurie Widzgowski, Advertising and marketing and Occasions Coordinator for The Viera Firm. “It’s an ideal technique to begin the vacation season!”

Spectators can sit up for the return of latest floatoon characters within the parade line up. A primary for Viera and Brevard County, final 12 months these skilled parade balloons had been launched within the parade.

Together with the floatoons, spectators can sit up for embellished floats that may navigate their means by way of the parade route.

The parade will even have representatives from the Brevard County Sheriff’s Workplace, Brevard County Hearth Division, strolling items from our native sports activities groups and dance teams, in addition to skilled entertainers to please the attendees with their synchronized routines and swirling lights.

5 marching bands are returning this 12 months representing Viera Excessive Faculty, Rockledge Excessive Faculty, Satellite tv for pc Excessive Faculty, Merritt Island Excessive Faculty and Eau Gallie Excessive Faculty. The Viera Firm, parade sponsor and master-plan developer for the group of Viera, will present a beneficiant donation to every highschool that participates within the parade, with funds going towards their music packages.

Once more this 12 months, there will probably be two meals truck areas: one subsequent to Viera Constitution Faculty and the opposite subsequent to Calvary Chapel Viera. Among the many meals vehicles will probably be Cosmos Ice Cream truck serving the official Gentle Up Viera Vacation Parade taste known as ‘Lunar Gentle Up Shock’, Espresso Your self Cell Espresso, Monsta Lobsta, DejaTea Boba ‘n Bites, Infamous Pig, Cajun Soul Bistro, Nomads Rolled Ice Cream, and extra!

The parade is product of many sponsors, volunteers, and employees. There may be nonetheless time to be part of the occasion as a sponsor or volunteer by contacting [email protected].

“Occasions are a key ingredient to creating and fostering a way of group and place that make a grasp deliberate group greater than a set of buildings,” mentioned Scott Miller, President of the Viera Group Institute. “The Viera Firm and the Viera Group Institute are exceptionally grateful to the employees, volunteers, and sponsors who convey these occasions to life and show their care and dedication to Viera by way of their effort and time.”

Occasion Timeline

Saturday, December 2nd, Gentle Up Viera Parade:

4:00 p.m.: Friends arrive and luxuriate in leisure, meet and greets, and scrumptious meals.

6:00 p.m.: Fireworks show.

6:10 p.m.: Parade procession begins at Viera Excessive Faculty.

For extra details about this 12 months’s “Gentle Up Viera” occasion, please go to LightUpViera.com or contact [email protected].