The Community of Lebanon Association’s annual Lebanon Holiday Parade kicked off the holiday season Saturday morning.

The CLA parade saw a variety of floats and groups travel down Cumberland Street for the viewing pleasure of onlookers.

Several musical groups marched, performing tirelessly for over two hours.

  • The Annville-Cleona High School marching band performs Saturday.
  • The Quittapahilla Highlanders march with bagpipes and drums.
  • The Cedar Crest High School marching band plays Saturday.
  • The Northern Lebanon High School marching band performs.
  • The Lebanon High School marching band’s woodwinds perform.

Throughout the morning, dancers and performers showed off their skills.

  • The Cedar Crest High School color guard waves their flags Saturday.
  • Dancers with the Danstation School of Dance wave to onlookers.
  • Dancers with Suzanne’s Dance & Gymnastics perform.
  • The Northern Lebanon High School color guard waves their flags.
  • A member of Annville Cleona High School’s color guard performs Saturday.
  • Jonestown Dance Studio members dance Saturday.
  • Generation Dance performs.
  • Lebanon High School cheerleaders wave their pompoms Saturday.
A performers skillfully wields a flaming baton.
Performers with Suzanne’s Dance & Gymnastics do choreographed backflips.

There was no shortage of patriotism Saturday, from representatives of the military to the planning committee for America250PA.

  • Naval Sea Cadets in the Robert I. Rudy Division march.
  • The America250PA planning committee’s float.
  • The Navy Club Float rides down Cumberland.
  • The United States Submarine Service wheels a submarine down the street.
  • Members of the Cedar Legion of the Army JROTC march Saturday.

Of course, many floats were geared to usher in Christmas and the winter season.

  • Santa’s float.
  • Festive parade participants hand out candy.
  • The Grinch and Cindy Lou Who.
  • A festive float.
  • Festive Lebanon High School students.
  • The Island of Misfit Toys.
  • A float featuring Jesus.
  • Santa hat-wearers hand out candy.
  • Santa’s workshop.
  • The Abominable Snowman.
  • Anna and Elsa.

Other floats featured prominent members of the community, groups, or businesses.

  • Mayor Sherry Capello waves.
  • A Godshall’s representative hands out bacon.
  • God’s Missionary Church representatives hand out free reusable bags.
  • The Lebanon Bicycle Recycle vehicle is accompanied by a biker.
  • The Lebanon Valley Health Services van.

While LebTown will be on hiatus for Thanksgiving this week, we would like to wish our readers a wonderful Thanksgiving.

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