Dayton Holiday Festival: Grand illumination lights up Courthouse Square

Dayton Holiday Festival draws thousands to downtown

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Nov 29, 2025
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The Dayton Holiday Festival drew thousands to downtown Dayton on Friday night.

The Grand Illumination Parade capped off the festival and started just after the illumination of the tree on Courthouse Square. The tree is being lit by over 50,000 lights.

Festivities started at 4 p.m. and lasted until after 7.

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The 53rd annual Dayton Holiday Festival featuring the Grande Illumination and Grande Illumination Parade occurred on Friday, Nov. 28 in downtown Dayton. BRYANT BILLING/STAFF

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Billing is a photographer/videographer for Cox First Media newspapers, including the Dayton Daily News, Springfield News-Sun and Journal News. He is a Springfield native and Wright State University graduate and has worked for newspapers and media organizations across the Miami Valley for over a decade.