It's where Kentucky starts Christmas!  And the 78th Annual Owensboro-Daviess County Christmas Parade is at 4:30pm, Saturday, November 22nd in downtown Owensboro.  Here's everything you need to know about this year's parade.

The official theme of this year's event is "Christmas Miracles" and participating groups are encouraged to design and decorate their floats around that theme.  We're expecting an amazing parade with some very cool special guests!

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We are very excited that the world-famous Budweiser Clydesdales are joining us for the parade. It's the first time they'll have joined us in Owensboro in decades.

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We're also pleased that Diane Earle, well-known music professor and artist in resident at Kentucky Wesleyan College, is the Grand Marshal!

And congratulations to Bayli Boling . . .

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and Alexandra Watts . . .

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for being named Honorary Grand Marshals.  Bayli is the reigning Miss Kentucky Teen United States.  Alexandra is the reigning Miss Jr. Teen Kentucky United States.

The parade officially begins at 4:30pm CST on Saturday, November 22nd.  Here's a map of the official route.

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The parade officially kicks off at the corner of 2nd and Pearl Streets and concludes at the intersection of 2nd and Locusts Streets.

And, one important note, the entire parade route is smoke-free.

If you happen to miss the parade, don't worry!  We are again teaming with our friends from Time Warner Cable to broadcast it.  Dave Spencer, Barb Birgy, Jane Head and I will be providing official play-by-play and the event will be broadcast Saturday evening at 8pm on Time Warner Cable local channel 8.  Plus, the parade will be broadcast many other times through Christmas!

We'll see you tomorrow evening in downtown Owensboro for the 78th Annual Owensboro Daviess County Christmas Parade.  It truly is where Kentucky starts Christmas!

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