The annual Twin Cities Holiday Celebration will take place on Wednesday, December 3. Pre-parade activities will include free wagon rides by Stillbrook Acres, leaving from the Pine Street side of Kennedy Park in Lewiston (5 to 8:30 p.m.); free interactive ballet presentations in Callahan Hall at Lewiston Public Library (4:30 to 5:30 p.m.); and a free children’s story time (4 to 4:30 p.m.) and craft activities (4:30 to 6 p.m.) presented by Auburn Public Library in Community Room #206 at Auburn City Hall.

The parade will begin at 6 p.m. at the Great Falls Plaza parking area in Auburn. From there, it will go to Turner Street, cross Court Street, head down Mechanics Row, go left onto Auburn’s Main Street (with a stop at Festival Plaza for Auburn’s tree lighting), go right onto Court Street, cross the Longley Bridge, go up Lewiston’s Main Street, take a right onto Park Street and end at Kennedy Park.

Post-parade activities in Kennedy Park will include music by Dionne Entertainment, parade float judging, activities highlighting December holidays and a Christmas Tree and Menorah Lighting. There will be costumed characters, free children’s Dental Bags from Center Street Dental, free hot chocolate and Munchkins ?from Dunkin’ Donuts and free pictures with Santa and Mrs. Claus from Photo Finish.

The event is organized by the Lewiston Downtown Holiday Celebration Committee and the Auburn Business Association. Event sponsors are Center Street Dental, Cote Crane, Photo Finish, Temple Shalom, Salvation Army, Dunkin Donuts, Sam’s, Pat’s Pizza, Buffalo Wild Wings and the cities of Lewiston and Auburn. For more information, see www.lewistonmaine.gov/laholidays.