Images from Downtown Odessa and the City of Odessa Parks & Recreation Department’s 2021 Parade of Lights Saturday night in Odessa.
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A man walks past rows of side by sides as parade participants prepare for the Parade of Lights Saturday evening at Odessa College. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
Members of the Permian Basin Youth Football League Allstars Cheerleading group prepare their float for the Parade of Lights Saturday evening at Odessa College. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
Brittni Porter, left, and Kimberly Bynum, center, decorate a Christmas tree on the Boy Scout Troop 91 float before the start of the Parade of Lights Saturday evening at Odessa College. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
Culligan Water employee Dee Cameron strings Christmas lights along pallets of water softening salt as he prepares for Downtown Odessa and the City of Odessa Parks & Recreation Department’s Parade of Lights Saturday evening at Odessa College. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
Liz Muñoz, left, and Juan Saenz decorate a converted school bus with a cutout of the Disney Castle as they prepare for the Parade of Lights Saturday evening at Odessa College. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
Daniel Ramirez, left, and Andrea Soto attach a cutout of the “Toy Story” aliens to their tractor truck trailer as they prepare for the Parade of Light Saturday evening at Odessa College. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
Compass Academy student Noah Morris, 11, wraps his trombone in Christmas lights as he prepares to march in the Parade of Lights with his school’s band Saturday evening at Odessa College. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
Members of the Permian High School JROTC carry the opening banner to Downtown Odessa and the City of Odessa Parks & Recreation Department’s Parade of Lights Saturday evening along Grant Avenue. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
Members of the Permian High School JROTC march in cadence along Grant Avenue as they participate in Downtown Odessa and the City of Odessa Parks & Recreation Department’s Parade of Lights Saturday evening in downtown Odessa. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
The Permian High School marching band follows closely behind a City of Odessa float as they make their way along Grant Avenue in Downtown Odessa and the City of Odessa Parks & Recreation Department’s Parade of Lights Saturday evening in downtown Odessa. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
Members of the Permian High School marching band make their way down Grant Avenue as they participate in Downtown Odessa and the City of Odessa Parks & Recreation Department’s Parade of Lights Saturday evening in downtown Odessa. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
Members of the Permian High School marching band make their way down Grant Avenue as they participate in Downtown Odessa and the City of Odessa Parks & Recreation Department’s Parade of Lights Saturday evening in downtown Odessa. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
Members of the Permian High School marching band make their way down Grant Avenue as they participate in Downtown Odessa and the City of Odessa Parks & Recreation Department’s Parade of Lights Saturday evening in downtown Odessa. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
Members of the Odessa Lightning Soccer Club wave from their float as they participate in Downtown Odessa and the City of Odessa Parks & Recreation Department’s Parade of Lights Saturday evening along Grant Avenue. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
The Direct Auto Insurance float drives down Grant Avenue as they participate in Downtown Odessa and the City of Odessa Parks & Recreation Department’s Parade of Lights Saturday in Odessa. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
Children wave from a float as they participate in Downtown Odessa and the City of Odessa Parks & Recreation Department’s Parade of Lights Saturday in Odessa. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
Members of the Compass Academy Cougar Band march down Grant Avenue as they participate in the Downtown Odessa and City of Odessa Parks & Recreation Department’s Parade of Lights Saturday night in Odessa. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
Members of the Odessa High School Guitar Ensemble wave from their float as they participate in the Downtown Odessa and City of Odessa Parks & Recreation Department’s Parade of Lights Saturday night in Odessa. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
The driver of the Mark’s Water Well Service and Drilling float honks the horn of his tractor truck as they drive down Grant Avenue for Downtown Odessa and the City of Odessa Parks & Recreation Department’s Parade of Lights Saturday in Odessa. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
A float drives down Grant Avenue as they participate in Downtown Odessa and the City of Odessa Parks & Recreation Department’s Parade of Lights Saturday in Odessa. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
The Crockett Junior High School Band marches down Grant Avenue as they participate in Downtown Odessa and the City of Odessa Parks & Recreation Department’s Parade of Lights Saturday in Odessa. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
The Crockett Junior High School Band marches down Grant Avenue as they participate in Downtown Odessa and the City of Odessa Parks & Recreation Department’s Parade of Lights Saturday in Odessa. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
A Volkswagen van drives down Grant Avenue as it participates in Downtown Odessa and the City of Odessa Parks & Recreation Department’s Parade of Lights Saturday in Odessa. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
The Dance Connection float drives down Grant Avenue as they participate in Downtown Odessa and the City of Odessa Parks & Recreation Department’s Parade of Lights Saturday in Odessa. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
Runners finish up the YMCA’s Jingle Bell Jog shortly before the start of Downtown Odessa and the City of Odessa Parks & Recreation Department’s Parade of Lights Saturday evening along Grant Avenue. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
Street vendor Norberto Martinez, right, sells light-up toys to spectators shortly before the start of Downtown Odessa and the City of Odessa Parks & Recreation Department’s Parade of Lights Saturday evening in downtown Odessa. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
Santa waves from his sleigh as he marks the end of the Downtown Odessa and City of Odessa Parks & Recreation Department’s Parade of Lights Saturday night in Odessa. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
The Compass Academy Choir float drives down Grant Avenue as they participate in Downtown Odessa and the City of Odessa Parks & Recreation Department’s Parade of Lights Saturday in Odessa. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
A West Texas Water Well rig drives down Grant Avenue as they participate in Downtown Odessa and the City of Odessa Parks & Recreation Department’s Parade of Lights Saturday in Odessa. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
A Bonham Middle School band student plays the trumpet as he marches down Grant Avenue while participating in Downtown Odessa and the City of Odessa Parks & Recreation Department’s Parade of Lights Saturday in Odessa. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
A Grinch driving a lawnmower participates in Downtown Odessa and the City of Odessa Parks & Recreation Department’s Parade of Lights Saturday in Odessa. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
Parade participants wave from their jeep as they drive down Grant Avenue as they take part in Downtown Odessa and the City of Odessa Parks & Recreation Department’s Parade of Lights Saturday in Odessa. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
The West Texas Junior Falcons float drives down Grant Avenue as they participate in Downtown Odessa and the City of Odessa Parks & Recreation Department’s Parade of Lights Saturday in Odessa. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
Head coach of the West Texas Warbirds Tate Smith, left, and Warbirds mascot Top Gun wave from a jeep as they participate in Downtown Odessa and the City of Odessa Parks & Recreation Department’s Parade of Lights Saturday in Odessa. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
A junior high school tuba player marches down Grant Avenue as they participate in Downtown Odessa and the City of Odessa Parks & Recreation Department’s Parade of Lights Saturday in Odessa. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
Parade participants dressed as the Tin Man and Scarecrow from “The Wizard of Oz” wave to spectators as they participate in Downtown Odessa and the City of Odessa Parks & Recreation Department’s Parade of Lights Saturday in Odessa. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
The Odessa High School football team float drives down Grant Avenue as they participate in Downtown Odessa and the City of Odessa Parks & Recreation Department’s Parade of Lights Saturday in Odessa. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
The Odessa High School Wild Bunch walks down Grant Avenue as they participate in Downtown Odessa and the City of Odessa Parks & Recreation Department’s Parade of Lights Saturday in Odessa. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
The Odessa High School Cheerleading float drives down Grant Avenue as they participate in Downtown Odessa and the City of Odessa Parks & Recreation Department’s Parade of Lights Saturday in Odessa. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
A Grinch leans out of the bed of a truck as they drive down Grant Avenue while participating in Downtown Odessa and the City of Odessa Parks & Recreation Department’s Parade of Lights Saturday in Odessa. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
A custom car drives down Grant Avenue as they participate in Downtown Odessa and the City of Odessa Parks & Recreation Department’s Parade of Lights Saturday in Odessa. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
Obed Granados, 1, right, watches as the Parade of Lights passes by from the comfort of his tiny camping chair Saturday night in Odessa. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
A custom car drives down Grant Avenue as they participate in Downtown Odessa and the City of Odessa Parks & Recreation Department’s Parade of Lights Saturday in Odessa. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
Custom cars drive down Grant Avenue as they participate in Downtown Odessa and the City of Odessa Parks & Recreation Department’s Parade of Lights Saturday in Odessa. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
The Odessa Girls Scouts float drives down Grant Avenue as they participate in Downtown Odessa and the City of Odessa Parks & Recreation Department’s Parade of Lights Saturday in Odessa. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
A man in a dinosaur costume walks down Grant Avenue as he participates in Downtown Odessa and the City of Odessa Parks & Recreation Department’s Parade of Lights Saturday in Odessa. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
The Oilfield Photographer dries their float down Grant Avenue as they participate in Downtown Odessa and the City of Odessa Parks & Recreation Department’s Parade of Lights Saturday in Odessa. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
A junior high school band marches down Grant Avenue as they participate in Downtown Odessa and the City of Odessa Parks & Recreation Department’s Parade of Lights Saturday in Odessa. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
A converted school bus shoots fake snow onto spectators as it drives down Grant Avenue while participating in Downtown Odessa and the City of Odessa Parks & Recreation Department’s Parade of Lights Saturday in Odessa. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
Parade participants wave from the window of a converted school bus as they participate in Downtown Odessa and the City of Odessa Parks & Recreation Department’s Parade of Lights Saturday in Odessa.
Faith Community Christian Academy students dressed in nativity scene costumes wave from their float as they participate in Downtown Odessa and the City of Odessa Parks & Recreation Department’s Parade of Lights Saturday in Odessa. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
A side by side topped with an inflatable snowman drives down Grant Avenue as they participate in Downtown Odessa and the City of Odessa Parks & Recreation Department’s Parade of Lights Saturday in Odessa. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
Spectators watch as side by sides drive down Grant Avenue during the Parade of Lights Saturday night in Odessa. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
Spectators watch as a float drives down Grant Avenue during the Parade of Lights Saturday night in Odessa. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
A young parade participant waves at spectators as he walks with the Odessa Oilers Flag Cheerleading float during the Parade of Lights Saturday night in Odessa. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
A Bluestar Towing tow truck drives down Grant Avenue as they participate in Downtown Odessa and the City of Odessa Parks & Recreation Department’s Parade of Lights Saturday in Odessa. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
The West Texas Pride Center float drives down Grant Avenue as they participate in Downtown Odessa and the City of Odessa Parks & Recreation Department’s Parade of Lights Saturday in Odessa. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
Members of the Odessa High School marching band marches down Grant Avenue as they participate in Downtown Odessa and the City of Odessa Parks & Recreation Department’s Parade of Lights Saturday in Odessa. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
Members of the Odessa High School marching band marches down Grant Avenue as they participate in Downtown Odessa and the City of Odessa Parks & Recreation Department’s Parade of Lights Saturday in Odessa. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
Members of the Odessa High School marching band marches down Grant Avenue as they participate in Downtown Odessa and the City of Odessa Parks & Recreation Department’s Parade of Lights Saturday in Odessa. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
Members of the Odessa High School marching band marches down Grant Avenue as they participate in Downtown Odessa and the City of Odessa Parks & Recreation Department’s Parade of Lights Saturday in Odessa. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
Santa waves from his sleigh as he marks the end of Downtown Odessa and the City of Odessa Parks & Recreation Department’s Parade of Lights Saturday night in Odessa. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
Children cheer from the sidewalk of Grant Avenue as Santa passes by in his sleigh at the end of participate in Downtown Odessa and the City of Odessa Parks & Recreation Department’s Parade of Lights Saturday in Odessa. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
Santa waves from his sleigh as he marks the end of Downtown Odessa and the City of Odessa Parks & Recreation Department’s Parade of Lights Saturday night in Odessa.
Santa waves from his sleigh as he marks the end of Downtown Odessa and the City of Odessa Parks & Recreation Department’s Parade of Lights Saturday night in Odessa. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
