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Orion Lighted Christmas Parade in Downtown Lake Orion

December 07, 2024 - December 07, 2024 @ 6:00 pm

Photo credit: iStock/elenaleonova

Location

Downtown Lake Orion

Lake Orion, MI

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Description

Check out the state’s largest lighted Christmas parade. It encourages business’s downtown to light up and decorate their storefronts.

Event cost: Free

Event time: 6 p.m. Dec. 7, 2024

Additional Information

Website: http://www.orionlightedparade.com

Age recommendation: Babies, Early Elementary (K-3), Late Elementary (4-5), Preschool, Teens, Toddlers, Tweens

Neighborhood: Oakland County

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