Residents of Gladwin County celebrated the 20th annual Festival of Lights Christmas Parade in downtown Gladwin on December 2. The event was put on by the Gladwin Business & Professionals Association and the theme of this years parade was “A Sweet Sweet Christmas.” The Festival of Lights Christmas Parade began with the Tree Lighting ceremony before the parade, going down Cedar Avenue. After the parade concluded, Santa Claus made a stop at Riverwalk Place to take photos.