# Home for the Holidays Lighted Parade — Morris > Event for families in the Chicago–Naperville–Elgin area (IL / IN). Times are Central Time. - When: Nov 27 – Nov 29 · 5:30 PM – 6:00 PM - Where: Downtown Morris — parade route from Washington & Franklin Streets to Chapin Park, Washington St & Franklin St, Morris, IL 60450 - Ages: All ages - Price: Free (except the Holly Jolly Sip & Stroll fundraiser) - Organizer: City of Morris - Official page: https://morrisil.org/lighted-holiday-parade-application-2026/ - Last checked: Tue, Oct 27 Source: Grassy Knees is a directory of real family events, places and programs for kids across major U.S. metro areas, where every listing is researched from the organizer’s own page and shows the date we last checked it. https://grassyknees.com covers 42 metro areas as of Nov 2, 2026, with more added regularly. About: https://grassyknees.com/about Freshness: listings are re-checked on a daily research run (latest check 2026-11-01), and new events are added as organizers post them. Sell-outs, weather cancellations and time changes show up on the live page first: https://grassyknees.com/chicago/activities/home-for-the-holidays-lighted-parade-morris--listing-bcff44afb78cb766abd1fd8a ## About The City of Morris presents Home for the Holidays, a three-day downtown celebration from November 27 to 29, 2026. It opens on Friday, November 27, with the Lighted Holiday Parade: entries decorated with a holiday theme, with lights encouraged, step off at 5:30 p.m. from Washington and Franklin Streets and finish at Chapin Park at about 6 p.m.; the parade is kept short, about half an hour, so other events can follow. The street is closed for the parade from 3 to 6 p.m., cars may not park along the route during that time, and parade units may hand out items only along the edge of the route rather than throw them. On Saturday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Santa and his reindeer visit downtown, the Grundy Area Historical Museum shows its Festival of Trees on Friday and Saturday, food trucks set up at Wauponsee Plaza on Saturday, and downtown shops are open Friday through Sunday. 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