If you didn't make it out to the Celebration of Lights on Friday, here's the entire parade in just two and a half minutes.

This year was the 24th annual Celebration of Lights in the City of Poughkeepsie.  Every year the city celebrates the beginning of the holiday season with a huge parade, tree lightings and fireworks.Businesses throughout the city participate by joining the parade and opening up their doors for people celebrating along the parade route.

After Santa lights the tree at Dongan Square Park the sky lights up over the Hudson River with a spectacular fireworks display. This year's show was one of the best-reviewed fireworks displays in years.

As for the parade, here's a look at all of the highlights from Friday night in just under three minutes.

You can check out every marching band, float and character that walked the parade route from the comfort of your own screen. And, of course, the grand finale with Santa riding into town on the Poughkeepsie Fire Department's ladder truck.

 

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