This year’s holiday celebration will feature a health walk along Saipan Beach Pathway, a parade of floats in downtown Garapan, and an evening of caroling and pageantry at the American Memorial Park amphitheater.
The celebration will kick off with the Christmas in the Marianas Health Walk at 5 p.m. from American Memorial Park. Free t-shirts will be given to the first 50 participants. The short course will turn around at Triple J Motors in Chalan Laulau and the long course will turnaround at the MVA office in Oleai.
Following the walk, the parade of floats will assemble at the Garapan Fishing Base at 5 p.m. The parade begins after 5:30 p.m. at the Carolinian Affairs Office and proceed through downtown Garapan along Beach Rd. to the American Memorial Park. Beach Rd. will be closed along the parade route until approximately 7:30 p.m.
“We’d like to extend our sincerest thanks to the Department of Public Safety, the Public School System, and other agencies and organizations whose help and participation has made it possible for our community and visitors to enjoy Christmas in the Marianas this year,” said MVA Managing Director Perry Tenorio.
The attire/caroling competition will be held at the park after the parade until 9 p.m.
