Grand Marshal Picked For Electric Christmas Parade

ST. CHARLES, IL — The St. Charles History Museum has been picked as the Grand Marshal for this year's Electric Christmas Parade.

The St. Charles Business Alliance made the announcement this past week. The history museum is celebrating its 90th anniversary.

The Electric Christmas Parade will take place on Nov. 25 in downtown St. Charles. The Electric Christmas Parade is part of the St. Charles Holiday Homecoming Celebration, which is a two-day event that begins on Friday, November 24th with the Lighting of the Lights Ceremony, sponsored by Solutions Networking.

The St. Charles History Museum is a non-profit organization that is located in the 1928 McCornack Oil Company building downtown. The museum is home to both permanent and temporary exhibits highlighting information about the city’s past, as well as the Curious Fox Gift Shop.

Currently, to highlight this 90th year milestone, they have a new exhibit “(Almost) Another Century of Progress: St. Charles and the 1933 World’s Fair” that is open through the end of the year. This exhibit showcases St. Charles’ involvement with the 1933 World’s Fair while simultaneously celebrating the town’s own centennial, according to a news release.

Steve Gibson, president for the St. Charles History Museum, says the history museum is excited to be this year’s Grand Marshal.

“The St. Charles History Museum is honored to be chosen as Grand Marshal for the 2023 Electric Christmas Parade,” said Gibson. “As we celebrate 90 years of serving this community, we’re proud to continue our mission of collecting, preserving, and presenting the history of St. Charles! The support of this community is so important to the museum, and we can’t thank you enough for all you do to make us successful."

More information on this year's St. Charles Holiday Homecoming can be found online.