 Hello everyone, I'm Alicia Woodruff and welcome to the Fort Report. So don't let the 80 to 90 degree days fool you. The holiday season is almost here. And once Thanksgiving's goose, sorry, turkey is cooked, Fort Worth is kicking into full holiday mode with time-honored events and a few new favorites. Thousands of families will be trading their dining room chairs for lawn chairs November 23rd and for an event that's much brighter than the midnight lines at Black Friday sales. The Chesapeake Parade of Lights, presented by Chase, makes his 30th journey through the streets of downtown Fort Worth with more than 100 lighted floats and 500,000 lights decorating Cowtown streets. Started in 1983, when downtown's big revitalization was just getting started, the parade has become a holiday staple for Fort Worthians and has only gotten more exciting as new development has come into the area. This has become a centerpiece event with all of downtown decorated for the holidays, the lights and the trees and the Sunday and Square Christmas tree that's lit that same night. And it's just a powerful feeling of closeness and togetherness. And that's really, you have to actually be here to get that sense, but it's just an amazing scene. It's going to be a spectacular parade and some special effects. I can't let you know everything that's going to happen, but you know, you'll see some new things this year's parade that will kind of make your eyes pop. Just as downtown has grown and changed in 30 years, the parade route has grown as well. This year, the parade is extending the route as far south as 9th and Houston streets. The best street side locations go quickly, but you can reserve street seats and learn more about this year's event at Fort Worth Parade of Lights dot O-R-G. If a parade featuring Santa and Sun Dance Square's giant tree doesn't get you in the holiday spirit, the Fort Worth Symphony has just what the doctor ordered. The annual Home for the Holidays concert features Christmas carols, a bell choir, a family sing-along and, of course, a Santa cameo. The events continue the weekend of December 1st with two more kid-friendly favorites. Christmas in the stockyards puts a western spin on holiday tradition. Where else can you see a tree lighting and rope a ticket? And if you think having your kids give gifts to fowl is more in the Christmas spirit than roping them, there is the Fort Worth Botanic Gardens Birds Christmas Tree celebration. Children of all ages will prepare some biodegradable treats from our feathered friends and hang them in the garden's grove, and, as always, keep your finger on the pulse of events around Fort Worth by visiting the Convention and Visitors Bureau website calendar.