Shopping isn't the only thing that will be happening right after Thanksgiving. downtown Wheaton will come alive with lights as the city celebrates an annual tradition: the Dickens of a Christmas Celebration.

Lighted Holiday Parade

A tree-lighting ceremony at 6 p.m. Friday, Nov. 29, 2013 at Martin Memorial Plaza (on Front Street just west of Main Street) will kick off the holiday season, lighting the downtown tree and turning on thousands of lights throughout the downtown. The Lighted Holiday Parade will follow, featuring costumed characters and lighted floats will march down Front Street. A special visitor from the North Pole will conclude the parade and welcome the holiday season to Wheaton.