THE MOST WONDERFUL TIME OF THE YEAR
Let’s kick off the holidays!
Don’t miss out on the annual Blade Holiday Parade in downtown Toledo. Bring the family down and enjoy the Distinguished Clown Corps, Giant Balloons, local marching bands, horses, floats and more.
Announcers Mary Claire Murphy and Logan Cooney from WGTE are looking forward to sharing holiday cheer throughout the event.
Be sure to stay for the full parade as Santa will be making his debut!
The parade will be broadcasted on WGTE HD on Sunday, December 1 at 8:30 a.m. and Tuesday, December 24 at 10 a.m. Full coverage of the parade will also be available for streaming on wgte.org and the WGTE App.
Be a part of the Holiday Parade
Sign your group up as a unit to march in the parade.
If you've already signed your unit up for the parade, please have all of your members fill out the participation waiver.
If you have any questions regarding signing up, sponsoring, or volunteering, please reach out to our Associate Director of Events Heather Pacheco by email at [email protected]
Grand Marshalls: Libby Servais & Stephan Stubbins
Libby Servais and Stephan Stubbins are a Broadway power couple that fell in love on stage and have been together ever since.
Servais grew up in the Toledo area and went to Maumee High School. From an early age, her dream was to perform on Broadway and her dream came true when she played the iconic role of Glinda on Broadway in the hit show “Wicked.” She was also a member of the original Broadway cast of the show, “Lysistrata Jones,” has been featured on TV on NBC and MTV, and has had the honor of sharing the stage with Broadway legends including Kristin Chenoweth, Idina Menzel, Joel Grey, and Sheryl Lee Ralph, to name a few.
Stubbins, also from Ohio, made his Broadway debut in the hit show “Mary Poppins.” He’s the co-founder of the Broadway Under the Stars concert series in wine country, for which he was named as a “40 Under 40.” As a performer he has sung an opening act solo for Frank Sinatra, headlined an opening act for Rita Moreno, and has worked with entertainment legends on and offstage including Dick Van Dyke, Ben Vereen, Sutton Foster, and Conan O’Brien.
Both have played many roles in their career, but their favorite role is that of parents to their two year old boy, Elliott James Stubbins.
Servais and Stubbins have been touring the country and the world with their two person show “Broadway in Love” (BroadwayInLove.com) and are performing in the Toledo area this December in their holiday show “A Musical Merry Christmas” at the Maumee Indoor Theater. With hit songs, community tributes, ugly sweaters, santa, and special guest stars, this show is the perfect way for families to celebrate the holidays in Toledo. Tickets are on sale now at AMusicalMerryChristmas.com.
Parade Route Map
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