The city of East Peoria is gearing up to get patrons in the holiday spirit once again. The "Festival of Lights" will kick off this month for the 34th year. Jill Peterson with the Festival says the party gets started with a parade of lights on November 17th.

Peterson says many of the displays carry over from year-to-year, but some seasons they are able to make upgrades and new additions to keep it fresh.

Following the parade, the floats are moved to a permanent location and becomes "Folepi's Winter Wonderland" for folks to drive through during the holiday months. The Parade of Lights will be on November 17th, after which you can see all of the floats at the Festival of Lights, open Thanksgiving night through New Year's Eve. Parade route and more information on the festival can be found at folepi.org.