By Hillary Gavan, Beloit Daily News – Nov 26, 2022 BELOIT—The city kicked off the holiday season Friday night with the 30th Annual Downtown Beloit Association’s (DBA) Grand Lighted Holiday Parade. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic the parade had been held as a drive-through “reverse parade” for the past two years. But on Read more…
By Joe Marz, WKOW Nov 25, 2022 BELOIT (WKOW) – The Downtown Beloit Association held their Grand Lighted Holiday Parade Friday. It’s the first time since the pandemic that the city held a full-scale holiday parade. The Grand Lighted Holiday parade featured live music, a visit from Santa and a light parade down Read more…
By Clint Wolf, Beloit Daily News – Nov 24, 2022 BELOIT – Letters to Santa will be collected at three locations starting Friday, Nov. 25. The Beloit Parks and Recreation Department, Downtown Beloit Association and the Beloit Public Library are partnering to make sure letters get to the jolly elf. Santa’s mailboxes will be Read more…
By Juliana Tornabene, NBC15 – Nov 22, 2022 MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) – A potential $16-20 million development project to enhance the area around the Rock River in downtown Beloit is one step closer to becoming a reality. City of Beloit officials noted a development agreement and purchase sale for a proposed-private development was Read more…
By Clint Wolf, Daily Beloit News – Nov 22, 2022 BELOIT—The demolition of a building that has been partially hanging over the Rock River for years, is a step closer to reality following the approval of a public-private development agreement. The Beloit City Council approved the agreement Monday regarding the former Kerry building Read more…
By WCLO – Nov 22, 2022 A vacant building in downtown Beloit is set to be demolished and turned into an outdoor space as part of a $16 to $20 million development project. Director of Strategic Communication Sarah Lock says the property at 80-100 East Grand Avenue will be turned into a vibrant outdoor Read more…
By Sara Myers, Beloit Daily News – Nov 22, 2022 BELOIT- The Thanksgiving holiday is coming this Thursday followed by the busy holiday shopping season that follows with Black Friday on Nov. 25, Small Business Saturday Nov. 26 and Cyber Monday on Nov. 28. Many small businesses in the Beloit area are getting Read more…
By Abriela Thiel, NBC15 – Nov. 19, 2022 MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) – The City of Beloit will bring in the holiday cheer with their 30th annual Grand Lighted Holiday Parade in downtown Beloit! On Friday, Nov. 25, the event will start with Santa arriving at 6 p.m. for the tree lighting. The parade will Read more…
By Justin Kelley, 13 WREX News Nov 16, 2022 Beloit (WREX) — A familiar holiday event is set to return to Beloit next weekend That event is the Grand Lighted Holiday Parade and it is set to return to its traditional form after the pandemic. The parade has been a holiday staple for three decades Read more…
BELOIT—The Grand Lighted Holiday Parade will return to Beloit this year and is marking three decades of making the season brighter. The Downtown Beloit Association and City of Beloit are happy to present the parade which will return to its traditional form after a few challenging years of the pandemic. Floats and parade participants Read more…
