Aurora Winter Lights Parade 2025

Sparkle, Celebrate, Repeat

Get ready for a dazzling night at the Aurora Winter Lights Parade, where the streets come alive with brilliant floats, festive music, and sparkling lights! This spectacular parade is a highlight of the holiday season, drawing families and friends together in celebration. Don’t miss the excitement as the Jingle Johns make their grand appearance for this holiday season, bringing extra energy and cheer to the festivities. Join the crowd and experience the magic—Aurora’s winter wonderland awaits!

Deck the Stalls!

The Aurora Winter Lights Parade is the kind of event that turns a frosty evening into a festival of gleaming wonder. Downtown Aurora transforms into a dazzling display of twinkling lights and creative floats, families and friends gather along the route, mugs of cocoa in hand, eager for the spectacle. Marching bands provide the soundtrack, local groups show off their artistic flair, and the air buzzes with anticipation of Santa’s grand finale. It’s a winter tradition that proves cold weather is just another excuse to bundle up and celebrate.

Among the parade’s highlights, you’ll want to keep your eyes peeled for the 19th entry in line: the unforgettable Jingle Johns. Now, these aren’t your average holiday performers—no, the Jingle Johns are a merry band of singing, dancing porta potties, and they’re here to flush away any notion that bathrooms can’t be festive. With synchronized lights, holiday hits, and more personality than you’d ever expect from portable restrooms, the Jingle Johns are quite a hit.

The Jingle Johns are the world’s only animated, musical portable toilets, decked out with an LED glow and a surprisingly melodious singing voice. They belt out Christmas classics with gusto, proving that even the most humble facilities can spread holiday cheer. The reactions from the crowd? Usually a mix of laughter, amazement, and maybe a little disbelief.

So when you’re watching the parade, don’t just wait for Santa—look out for the Jingle Johns lighting up the street, showing that holiday spirit can come from the most unexpected of places. After all, nothing says “season’s greetings” quite like a quartet of crooning porta potties rolling down the street style, sparkle, and a song.

Restrooms That Dazzle!

Decked out with over 4,000 dazzling lights and a booming sound system, these high-tech porta potties are synced to deliver a jaw-dropping light and music spectacle. The Jingle Johns transform any gathering into a festive sensation. Get ready to experience restroom entertainment like never before!

Sleigh Bells, Spotlights, and Johns

These portable restrooms are decked out with dazzling lights, synchronized singing, and infectious holiday spirit. Now live and mobile, the Jingle Johns travel throughout Chicago, Northwest Indiana, Indianapolis, and Milwaukee—spreading cheer and belting out festive tunes wherever they go.

Catch the Jingle Johns Live

Catch the Jingle Johns at events throughout the 2025 holiday season, including the St Charles Christmas Parade, Orland Park Parade and more. Want to bring the Jingle Johns unforgettable cheer to your next event? You can request an appearance and join the festive fun!

Aurora Winter Lights Parade FAQs

The Aurora Winter Lights Parade 2025 is on Friday, November 21.
In the heart of downtown Aurora at Downer Place from Water Street to River Street.

The Aurora Winter Lights Parade kicks off around 6:30 p.m., so be sure to arrive early to avoid road closures and secure your spot!

Over seventy five hundred people hit the streets every year! It’s a celebration full of love, holiday cheer, music, and major vibes.

The Aurora Winter Lights Parade 2025 does not charge for admission, however you may need to pay for parking depending on where you choose to park for the parade.
🧤🧣 Winter Gear – Make sure to bundle up as the parade is outside and the weather in the Midwest is chilly, especially when the sun goes down!

🧻 Pocket-Sized Essentials – Wet wipes, mini hand sanitizer, and hand warmers!

💵 Cash/Card – For food, merch, and shopping around downtown to warm up from being out in the cold.

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