Parade organizer Patty Swango and Mayor Scott James laid out a full slate of Saint Albans holiday programming, including the Festival of Lights, tree lighting and a revised parade route for Dec. 6.

Swango said the Festival of Lights begins with a walk‑through the lights the Tuesday before Thanksgiving (noted on the show as Nov. 25) and that vehicle traffic can view the display nightly when the festival opens later. A hayride and family activities are planned the following day. "Both nights are 6 to 8 PM," she said for the early festival schedule.

She described a tree program at City National Bank where organizations decorate trees and collect nonperishable donations for Christ's Kitchen — "each individual item counts as a buck," she explained — and said the tree lighting on Main Street will occur at approximately 6:00 p.m. Swango also announced a Christmas market on Main Street with a $45 vendor fee and $50 fee for food trucks; prospective vendors must register at saintalbanswv.com/christmas and bring a $25 deposit and a hold‑harmless agreement to City Hall.

The parade is scheduled for Dec. 6 at 3:00 p.m., with lineup on Walnut Street, a route down Washington Avenue toward the Hansford Center and an endpoint at the Loop. Swango emphasized a route change from recent years and urged entrants that the parade is free to join: "It doesn't cost a thing to enter that parade. Show up, just come as you are," she said.

Other highlights include a boat parade near the mouth of the Cove River (around 6:30–7:00 p.m.), luminaries at Cunningham Memorial Park that require volunteer help to set, a historical society home tour on Dec. 13 (4–7 p.m.), and the 'Old Time Morgan's Christmas' event on Dec. 14 using the new fire pit. Mayor Scott James promoted the mayor's concert on Dec. 22 featuring Landau Eugene Murphy Jr. at the Auburn (7–9 p.m.), with tickets available through the Auburn's online channels.

For schedules, vendor forms and volunteer sign‑ups, organizers directed listeners to saintalbanswv.com/christmas. The podcast did not provide detailed safety plans, parade permits or volunteer contact lists; listeners seeking those specifics were advised to consult the city's event pages or contact City Hall.