Corning, NY - November 23, 2010- Corning's Gaffer District is pleased to announce the lineup for the 16^th Parade of Lights as a part of this year's Crystal City Christmas events season.

This year's parade takes place on Saturday, November 27^th, beginning at 6:30pm.  The parade will follow the annual Centerway Tree Lighting Ceremony.  The event will begin on Bridge Street at Riverside Drive, continue south over the bridge and travel the length of Market Street, ending at Wall Street.

The Events & Promotions team at Corning's Gaffer District is pleased to announce an exciting lineup with more than 50 floats and vehicles lighting up the downtown district.  In addition to Santa Claus, various costumed characters and specialty privately-owned vehicles, highlights of this year's parade include:

• Absolut Care of Three Rivers
• American Red Cross
• Big Flats Fire Department
• CASA of the Southern Tier
• Calvin U. Smith Girl Scout Troop #1194
• Campbell Fire Department District #1
• Campbell United Methodist Church
• Centre Stage Community Theatre
• Chemung Valley Montessori School
• City of Corning City Council
• City of Corning Department of Public Works
• City of Corning Fire Department
• City of Corning Police Department
• Colonial Days & Finger Lakes Queens
• Coopers Plains Long Acres Fire Department
• Connors Mercantile
• Corning American Legion J.P. Eaton Post #746
• Corning Area Community Band
• Corning Bike Works
• Corning Credit Union
• Corning Cub Scout Pack 2
• Corning East High Trojan Band
• Corning West High Marching Band
• Crane's Towing
• Cub Scout Pack 11
• East Campbell Fire Department
• Elmira Kennel Club
• Emeritus at Painted Post
• Five Star Bank
• Ford's Maple Hill Farm
• Frankie and Jonny's Wine & Spirits
• Gibson Volunteer Fire Department
• Girl Scout Troop #400
• Girl Scout Troop #883
• Girl Scout Brownie Troop #884
• Girl Scouts of NYPENN Pathways
• Golden Glow Volunteer Fire Department
• Guthrie Corning Hospital
• His Tabernacle Family Church
• Imaginative Manufacturing
• Imagine That!
• Kiwanis Club of Corning
• New Heights Dance Theater
• North Corning Fire Department
• Rural Metro
• Sister Cities Association of Corning
• Southside Neighborhood Association
• The United States Postal Service
• Trail Tamers Snowmobile Club
• Watkins Glen International
• West Elmira Fire Department
• WINK 106
• WLVY-FM 94 Rock
• WOKN-FM
• WYDC-TV Big FOX

Please contact Lin Kotlinski, Director of Events and Promotions at (607) 937-6292 x105 or email: lin@gafferdistrict.com with any questions