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JAMESTOWN, N.D. (NewsDakota.com) – The Jamestown Downtown Association’s 17th Annual Holiday Dazzle Parade brought out more than 40 floats and entries on Friday, November 26th.

JDA President Lynn Lambrecht says the parade was designed to bring people to Jamestown to celebrate the holidays and encourage them to shop local and support local businesses.

Hundreds of spectators lined 1st Avenue in support of the parade, led by 2020’s Above & Beyond Award recipient Robin Iszler as the parade grand marshal.

Winning entries this year were:

Outstanding Amateur Build – Premium Property Management
Best Dazzle – Otter Tail Power Company
Most Original Theme – Alpha Opportunities
Most Outstanding Civic/Non-profit – Anne Carlsen Center

After the parade, everyone gathered at Gladstone Inn for cookies, hot cocoa, and caroling courtesy of the Jamestown Choralaires.

You can watch the full parade below with JD and Jarin Matheny commentating: