SLIDE SHOW: Thousands gather downtown for annual Downtown Lights Up, Christmas parade
Published 10:58 am Saturday, December 6, 2025
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Beckham Orellana-Escoto, 2, of Bowling Green admires the BGKY lights at the annual Downtown BGKY Lights Up event at Fountain Square Park on Friday, Dec. 5, 2025.
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Caroline Phelps, 2, of Bowling Green admires one of the Christmas light fixtures at Circus Square Park during the annual Downtown BGKY Lights Up event on Friday, Dec. 5, 2025.
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Families stop to admire the lit-up Christmas tree at SKyPAC during the annual Downtown BGKY Lights Up event on Friday, Dec. 5, 2025.
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The Christmas lights are turned on around Circus Square Park during the annual Downtown BGKY Lights Up event on Friday, Dec. 5, 2025.
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Leah Buehl, 8, of Bowling Green collects a cup of hot chocolate from the Hughes & Coleman Injury Lawyers booth at the annual Downtown BGKY Lights Up event at Fountain Square Park on Friday, Dec. 5, 2025.
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Burgasm and other food trucks serve customers as they wait for the Christmas lights to turn on at Fountain Square Park during the annual Downtown BGKY Lights Up event on Friday, Dec. 5, 2025.
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Mayor Todd Alcott speaks at the annual Downtown BGKY Lights Up event at Fountain Square Park on Friday, Dec. 5, 2025.
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The Christmas lights around Fountain Square Park are turned on during the annual Downtown BGKY Lights Up event on Friday, Dec. 5, 2025.
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Families admire the Christmas lights around Fountain Square Park after they were turned on for the season during the annual Downtown BGKY Lights Up event on Friday, Dec. 5, 2025.
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Angela Fulkerson takes a picture of her grandson Kylan, 2, as he wears a light-up Rudolph nose at the annual Downtown BGKY Lights Up event at Fountain Square Park on Friday, Dec. 5, 2025.
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The Christmas lights are turned on around Circus Square Park during the annual Downtown BGKY Lights Up event on Friday, Dec. 5, 2025.
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Santa is escorted in to take photos with families at Circus Square Park during the annual Downtown BGKY Lights Up event on Friday, Dec. 5, 2025.
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Eleanore Hurt, 2, of Bowling Green admires one of the Christmas light fixtures at Circus Square Park during the annual Downtown BGKY Lights Up event on Friday, Dec. 5, 2025.
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The Grinch waves to children as he rides on a Bowling Green Police Department cart through Circus Square Park during the annual Downtown BGKY Lights Up event on Friday, Dec. 5, 2025.
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Inflatable gingerbread people from Farmland Auctions wave to parade watchers as they ride in the annual Bowling Green-Warren County Jaycees Christmas Parade through downtown Bowling Green on Saturday morning, Dec. 6, 2025.
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Faux snow floats down from the Cub Scouts Pack 505 of Rockfield and Auburn’s float as they travel in the annual Bowling Green-Warren County Jaycees Christmas Parade through downtown Bowling Green on Saturday morning, Dec. 6, 2025.
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Children try to catch the faux snow spraying from the Cub Scouts Pack 505’s float during the annual Bowling Green-Warren County Jaycees Christmas Parade through downtown Bowling Green on Saturday morning, Dec. 6, 2025.
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Local 4-H students ride their horses and ponies along the annual Bowling Green-Warren County Jaycees Christmas Parade through downtown Bowling Green on Saturday morning, Dec. 6, 2025.
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Local 4-H students ride their horses and ponies along the annual Bowling Green-Warren County Jaycees Christmas Parade through downtown Bowling Green on Saturday morning, Dec. 6, 2025.
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Children react to parade floats as they travel along in the annual Bowling Green-Warren County Jaycees Christmas Parade through downtown Bowling Green on Saturday morning, Dec. 6, 2025.
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Dogs from the Bowling Green-Warren County Humane Society walk in the annual Bowling Green-Warren County Jaycees Christmas Parade through downtown Bowling Green on Saturday morning, Dec. 6, 2025.
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Mevina Lewis and her husband Jason Busby of Bowling Green wear Christmas tree hats as they watch the annual Bowling Green-Warren County Jaycees Christmas Parade through downtown Bowling Green on Saturday morning, Dec. 6, 2025.
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Employees from Ingram Insurance toss candy to children while dressed as Cousin Eddie from “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation” as they walk in the annual Bowling Green-Warren County Jaycees Christmas Parade through downtown Bowling Green on Saturday morning, Dec. 6, 2025.
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Reina Lopetegui and her 2-year-old son Kevin watch parade floats travel past them during the annual Bowling Green-Warren County Jaycees Christmas Parade through downtown Bowling Green on Saturday morning, Dec. 6, 2025.
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Members of South Central Property Management wave to parade watchers as faux snow floats down from their float in the annual Bowling Green-Warren County Jaycees Christmas Parade through downtown Bowling Green on Saturday morning, Dec. 6, 2025.
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A line of puppets decorate the Kentucky Kids on the Block float for the annual Bowling Green-Warren County Jaycees Christmas Parade through downtown Bowling Green on Saturday morning, Dec. 6, 2025.
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Holy Spirit Catholic Church parishioners dress up as Saint Nicholas, Mary and Joseph as they ride in the annual Bowling Green-Warren County Jaycees Christmas Parade through downtown Bowling Green on Saturday morning, Dec. 6, 2025.
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Family members and their pets from Bluegrass Vineyard wait to join the annual Bowling Green-Warren County Jaycees Christmas Parade through downtown Bowling Green on Saturday morning, Dec. 6, 2025.
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Foundation Christian Academy flag twirlers perform as they march in the annual Bowling Green-Warren County Jaycees Christmas Parade through downtown Bowling Green on Saturday morning, Dec. 6, 2025.
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The Greenwood High School marching band plays as they march in the annual Bowling Green-Warren County Jaycees Christmas Parade through downtown Bowling Green on Saturday morning, Dec. 6, 2025.
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Bowling Green High School cheerleaders wave their pompoms as they travel in the annual Bowling Green-Warren County Jaycees Christmas Parade through downtown Bowling Green on Saturday morning, Dec. 6, 2025.
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Warren County Sheriff Brett Hightower waves to parade watchers and rings his Salvation Army bell as he rides in the annual Bowling Green-Warren County Jaycees Christmas Parade through downtown Bowling Green on Saturday morning, Dec. 6, 2025.
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The Grinch and Franklin the Turtle twiddle their thumbs as they wait for their Bowling Green Public Works float to join the annual Bowling Green-Warren County Jaycees Christmas Parade through downtown Bowling Green on Saturday morning, Dec. 6, 2025.
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Ethel Adams holds her 2-year-old granddaughter as they watch the annual Bowling Green-Warren County Jaycees Christmas Parade through downtown Bowling Green on Saturday morning, Dec. 6, 2025.
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The Warren County Rough Riders ride on their float in the annual Bowling Green-Warren County Jaycees Christmas Parade through downtown Bowling Green on Saturday morning, Dec. 6, 2025.
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Thousands gathered in downtown Bowling Green this weekend to celebrate the Christmas season with the annual Downtown BGKY Lights Up event Friday night and the Jaycees Christmas Parade Saturday morning.
