Festival de la Luz Tonight
December 12th, 2009 | by admin |
Tonight San José comes to life with the traditional annual “Festival de la Luz” (Light Festival), perhaps the most popular and most attended of all festivals of the year. The big Christmas parade is set to start about 6 p.m. tonight from la Sabana to follow the line of march up Paseo Colón and Avenida 2. San José officials brag that the parade attracts nearly a million spectators. And it is free!
One major change this year is a “zero tolerance” to alcohol use. Araya was clear that it hurts no one, the festival is a family affair and there is no place for drinking in the streets.
More than 1.600 police officers will be on hand along the parade route, plus 150 Tránsito (traffic) officials to control traffic.
Some of the companies entering floats in the parade are Más X Menos, Florida Bebidas (Cerveceria), BCR, ICT, Coca Cola and Recope.
