FORKS — The lights will twinkle brightly Saturday in Forks at the 14th Annual Twinkle Light Parade.
The parade will begin at 6:30 p.m. at the Forks Transit Center at 551 S. Forks Ave., and will travel northward on Forks Avenue.
The parade will end at about 6:45 p.m. at the community Christmas tree for traditional carols and the tree lighting ceremony at The Triangle, located at the intersection of Forks Avenue and Sol Duc Way.
“It will happen rain, hail or sleet,” said Janet Hughes, co-owner of JT’s Sweet Stuffs and parade sponsor.
A student from Forks Elementary School will “push the plunger” to light the tree, Hughes said.
“It’s such an exciting time,” she said.
Parade entry forms are available at JT’s Sweet Stuffs, 80 N. Forks Ave., or on Forks chamber website.
As of Wednesday, 18 had entered. Hughes hopes another five or more will join the parade before it begins Saturday.
This year’s parade is in danger of being the shortest parade in the 14 years of the brightly lit spectacle, said Lissy Andros, executive director of the Forks Chamber of Commerce.
Additional entries were being sought Thursday morning.
Late entries will be accepted at the start of the parade at the Transit Center, Andros said.
The West End Business Association train has participated in the parade since its beginning — the longest period for any group, Hughes said.
New entries are the Veterans of Foreign Wars and the Senior Canoe from the Quileute tribe, she said.
Entries must have lights — but the source of those lights and how those lights are used is up to the entrant.
Among the lights in past parades have been flashlights, cars can be covered in holiday lights and glow stick necklaces woven into bicycle spokes.
For more information or to add an entry to the parade, call Hughes at JT’s Sweet Stuffs at 360-374-6111.
Many Forks merchants will be open from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday for the Moonlight Madness sale.
The Festival of Trees, located in the Rainforest Arts Center, will also be open to the public during Moonlight Madness.
Each Saturday through Dec. 19, shoppers can win Santa Bucks to spend at participating businesses in the Forks area, a program being promoted by the West End Business and Professional Association.
Shoppers will be given a blue ticket by entering a participating store and an additional ticket for each $10 spent.
The tickets should be taken to the Rainforest Arts Center for a drawing to win Santa Bucks at 1 p.m. each Saturday through Dec. 19.
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Reporter Arwyn Rice can be reached at 360-452-2345, ext. 5070, or at arice@peninsuladailynews.com.
