ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – It’s an Albuquerque staple as hundreds of people and floats made their way to Nob Hill on Saturday for the Twinkle Light Parade. The City of Albuquerque said almost 260 different vehicles or floats drive through, illuminating a mile-long stretch of the historic Route 66. “I think it is something to see everybody come together, and it’s so great to have families and schools and groups and businesses come together and everyone’s in a great mood,” said Bree Ortiz, City of Albuquerque Department of Arts and Culture.
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The city said they rely on the community members, including dance groups, marching bands, and businesses in the parade, to put on a fun show and create dazzling floats. “Every single person in the parade or every group has to come to a training, a mandatory training. So we put on a whole class on how to be in the parade, how to twinkle, what you need to do to be in it because we just stage it and break it down.,” said Ortiz.
Parade floats can also win best in show in different categories, which will be announced online next week. “They’re judged on a few things if they’re twinkly, their wow factor, their holiday spirit, everything to just kind of wow the judges,” said Ortiz.
The city said that a lot goes into making sure each float is in its correct order and that things go smoothly. “All the barricades need to be set; we have silver closed now, street cleaners are cleaning central, so it’s clean for everyone to sit,” said Ortiz…