Harlem's Holiday Lights Parade returns tonight

"Harlem is flipping the switch on the holiday season tonight and doing it with more flair than a midtown window display. At 6pm sharp, the 125th Street Business Improvement District (BID) will roll out New York City's only parade of holiday lights, turning the neighborhood's main thoroughfare into a mile-long glow show complete with music, giveaways and community performances. The Harlem Holiday Lights parade, now more than three decades strong, will launch at 125th Street and Broadway and march east."

"Leading the festivities are two Grand Marshals who embody the neighborhood's past and present: actor and philanthropist Malik Yoba, who grew up in Harlem, and the Apollo, fresh off its 90th anniversary. It's the first time an institution has ever been named a parade Grand Marshal, a fitting nod to one of the world's most influential stages and the generations it's shaped along 125th Street."

Harlem's mile-long Holiday Lights parade returns to 125th Street tonight at 6pm, turning the corridor into a glow show with music, giveaways and community performances. The 125th Street Business Improvement District (BID) leads New York City's only parade of holiday lights, launching at 125th Street and Broadway and marching east. The theme "Culture, Community, Connections" underscores efforts to boost Harlem's cultural and economic life. Grand Marshals are actor and philanthropist Malik Yoba and the Apollo, the first institution ever named a parade Grand Marshal. The parade includes dozens of community activations, four toy giveaway zones, a canned food drive, local performances, a UniverSoul Circus appearance, and free family admission.

Read at Time Out New York