Parade participants march during the Parade of Lights on Friday, Nov. 30, 2018, in Denver. (Photo by Kevin Mohatt/Special to The Denver Post)
DENVER, CO - NOVEMBER 30: Volunteer clowns prepare for the Parade of Lights on Friday, November 30, 2018 at Civic Center Park in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Kevin Mohatt/Special to The Denver Post)
DENVER, CO - NOVEMBER 30: Volunteer clowns prepare for the Parade of Lights on Friday, November 30, 2018 at Civic Center Park in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Kevin Mohatt/Special to The Denver Post)
DENVER, CO - NOVEMBER 30: Abbie Lawrence paints the faces of volunteers who perform as clowns for the Parade of Lights on Friday, November 30, 2018 at Civic Center Park in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Kevin Mohatt/Special to The Denver Post)
DENVER, CO - NOVEMBER 30: Volunteers dress as elves for the Parade of Lights on Friday, November 30, 2018 at Civic Center Park in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Kevin Mohatt/Special to The Denver Post)
DENVER, CO - NOVEMBER 30: Volunteer, Denise Berry gets help putting on her Cinderella costume in preparation for the Parade of Lights on Friday, November 30, 2018 at Civic Center Park in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Kevin Mohatt/Special to The Denver Post)
DENVER, CO - NOVEMBER 30: Parade participants prepare to march at the Parade of Lights on Friday, November 30, 2018 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Kevin Mohatt/Special to The Denver Post)
DENVER, CO - NOVEMBER 30: Parade participants prepare to march at the Parade of Lights on Friday, November 30, 2018 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Kevin Mohatt/Special to The Denver Post)
DENVER, CO - NOVEMBER 30: A float passes the City and County Building during Parade of Lights on Friday, November 30, 2018 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Kevin Mohatt/Special to The Denver Post)
Parade participants prepare to march at the Parade of Lights on Friday, Nov. 30, 2018 in Denver. (Photo by Kevin Mohatt/Special to The Denver Post)
DENVER, CO - NOVEMBER 30: Pat Greer, who volunteers as a clown for the the Parade of Lights gives a high-five to a little girl on Friday, November 30, 2018 at Civic Center Park in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Kevin Mohatt/Special to The Denver Post)
DENVER, CO - NOVEMBER 30: Participants march during the Parade of Lights on Friday, November 30, 2018 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Kevin Mohatt/Special to The Denver Post)
DENVER, CO - NOVEMBER 30: Cam the CSU Ram moments before marching in the Parade of Lights on Friday, November 30, 2018 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Kevin Mohatt/Special to The Denver Post)
DENVER, CO - NOVEMBER 30: A float resembling a dragon fly shoots fire into the air during the Parade of Lights on Friday, November 30, 2018 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Kevin Mohatt/Special to The Denver Post)
DENVER, CO - NOVEMBER 30: A group performing with a Chinese dragon marches past the City and County Building during the Parade of Lights on Friday, November 30, 2018 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Kevin Mohatt/Special to The Denver Post)
DENVER, CO - NOVEMBER 30: Parade participants march during the Parade of Lights on Friday, November 30, 2018 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Kevin Mohatt/Special to The Denver Post)
DENVER, CO - NOVEMBER 30: Parade participants dressed as the Wise Men march during the Parade of Lights on Friday, November 30, 2018 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Kevin Mohatt/Special to The Denver Post)
DENVER, CO - NOVEMBER 30: Children watch as the Parade of Lights crosses Colfax on Friday, November 30, 2018 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Kevin Mohatt/Special to The Denver Post)
DENVER, CO - NOVEMBER 30: Parade participants prepare to march at the Parade of Lights on Friday, November 30, 2018 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Kevin Mohatt/Special to The Denver Post)
DENVER, CO - NOVEMBER 30: Kelly Braunstein gets her face painted as a clown in preparation for the Parade of Lights on Friday, November 30, 2018 at Civic Center Park in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Kevin Mohatt/Special to The Denver Post)
DENVER, CO - NOVEMBER 30: The CSU marching band marches past the City and County Building at the Parade of Lights on Friday, November 30, 2018 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Kevin Mohatt/Special to The Denver Post)
DENVER, CO - NOVEMBER 30: A parade participant dressed as a toilet marches at the Parade of Lights on Friday, November 30, 2018 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Kevin Mohatt/Special to The Denver Post)
DENVER, CO - NOVEMBER 30: A giant tiger float at the Parade of Lights on Friday, November 30, 2018 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Kevin Mohatt/Special to The Denver Post)
DENVER, CO - NOVEMBER 30: Bands marching past the City and County Building during the Parade of Lights on Friday, November 30, 2018 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Kevin Mohatt/Special to The Denver Post)
DENVER, CO - NOVEMBER 30: Bands marching past the City and County Building during the Parade of Lights on Friday, November 30, 2018 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Kevin Mohatt/Special to The Denver Post)
1 of 25
Parade participants march during the Parade of Lights on Friday, Nov. 30, 2018, in Denver. (Photo by Kevin Mohatt/Special to The Denver Post)
ExpandPUBLISHED: | UPDATED:
Getting your player ready...
Downtown Denver was bursting with holiday cheer Friday night as the 2018 Parade of Lights marched through the streets with elves, clowns, floats and even a lit up ram. The parade stepped off a second time Saturday night.




























