Taylor Area Ministerial Alliance

Santa and his sleigh are pulled by a tractor during the Christmas Lights Parade, hosted by the Taylor Area Ministerial Alliance. (Photo by Brigid Cooley)

Santa and his sleigh are pulled by a tractor during the Christmas Lights Parade, hosted by the Taylor Area Ministerial Alliance. (Photo by Brigid Cooley)

Two Taylor parades kick off holiday season

Taylor residents and visitors gathered Saturday, December 3, to watch two holiday parades — the Taylor Christmas Lights Parade hosted annually by the Taylor Area Ministerial Alliance and the city’s inaugural Very Merry Holiday Parade.
Drag queen Felicia Enspire was one of two queens present on the Taylor PRIDE float in last year’s Christmas Lights Parade. This year, the group will instead participate in the city of Taylor’s Very Merry Holiday Parade. (Photo courtesy Taylor PRIDE)

Drag queen Felicia Enspire was one of two queens present on the Taylor PRIDE float in last year’s Christmas Lights Parade. This year, the group will instead participate in the city of Taylor’s Very Merry Holiday Parade. (Photo courtesy Taylor PRIDE)

City of Taylor forms new holiday parade to create inclusive environment

Two holiday parades will make their way through downtown Taylor this weekend. The Taylor Christmas Lights Parade — hosted annually by the Taylor Area Ministerial Alliance — and the Very Merry Holiday Parade — hosted by the city for the first time this year— are both scheduled for 7 p.m.