Santa Claus and Mrs. Claus will be among the attractions at the Big Jingle Jubilee Holiday Parade in downtown Little Rock Saturday.

The Big Jingle Jubilee Holiday Parade, sponsored by the Little Rock Convention and Visitors Bureau, will be held at 3 p.m. Saturday (Dec. 3) in downtown Little Rock.  

The parade will begin at Second Street and Broadway, travel south on Broadway, turn west onto Capitol Avenue and end at the state Capitol. A tree lighting and fireworks display will follow at dark (approximately 6 p.m.).  Both events are free.

Little Rock Zoo penguins Laura and Samson are scheduled to grand marshal the parade, along with other black and white waddling friends. 

The parade will include decorated floats, marching bands, dancing troops and the highly-anticipated arrival of Santa Claus.

School marching bands and non-profit community organizations will have the opportunity to enter their floats to win cash prizes of $1,000 and $500 for first and second places and $1,000, $750 and $500 for the top three winners among non-profit entries.

Local guest judges will evaluate the competition and will be positioned along the parade route at an official judge’s stand.

Winners of the float and marching band competition will be posted on www.HolidaysinLittleRock.com after the conclusion of the parade.

For more information about Little Rock’s 2011 holiday season or the Big Jingle Jubilee Holiday Parade click here. You can also call the Angela Rogers Group at (501) 835-3399 or the Little Rock Convention and Visitors Bureau at (501) 376-4781.