Twinkle Light Parade

Saturday, December 6, 2025 | 5:15 p.m. | Nob Hill  

Get excited for the holiday season, the Twinkle Light Parade returned for another year of festive lights and community fun! This is a free, family-friendly holiday event that illuminates a mile-long stretch on Route 66 in Nob Hill. Entries in the parade are comprised of local businesses, community and school groups, and a variety of Albuquerque organizations all dedicated to bringing the community together and shining bright for all to see. 

2025 Twinkle Light Parade Results

Best in Show

Feliz Navidad by ABOA Operation Santa’s Child and Creative Landscaping

2^nd Place Overall

Holiday Candy Land by Girl Scout Troops 1680 and 11680

3^rd Place Overall

Ringing Bells and Island Shells – 250 Christmases of Freedom! by Ha’lele Hahana

Best First Year Entry

Merry and Bright with Yellowstone Landscape Lights by Yellowstone Landscape

Most Improved

God Rest Ye Merry New Mexicans by No Boundaries and Friends

Staff Favorite

Polar Express Train and Santa's Sleigh by NM Carpenters Union

Motorcycle/Car Club

1^st - Model A Christmas by Poco Quatros Model A Club

2^nd - Drifting the Night Away by Drifters Car Club

3^rd - Here Comes the Grinch by Las Foringas Truck Club New Mexico

Show Vehicle

1^st - One Fine 59 by D&S Auto

2^nd - Silver Bells Twinkle All the Way by Jose Padilla

3^rd - Grinch by Tanya Esquibel

Commercial

1^st - 5-Ton of Holiday Fun by 1 Call Mechanical

2^nd - Jolly Reindeer Games by Duke City Redi Mix

3^rd - The Grinch Tried, Sunwest Escrow Denied by Sunwest Escrow, LC

Government

1^st - Lights the Path of Kindness 4-H by BernCo Mountain Height 4-H Club

2^nd - Rudolph to the Rescue by Albuquerque Fire Rescue

3^rd - CREI-SMAS Under the Sea by City of Albuquerque Community Recreation and Educational Initiatives

Community

1^st - Feliz Natividad by ABOA Operation Santa Child Sponsored by Creative Landscaping

2^nd - Holiday Candy Land by Girl Scout Troops 1680 and 11680

3^rd - Ringing Bells and Island Shells – 250 Christmases of Freedom! by Ha'lele Hahana

Large Walking Group

1^st - Holiday Tunes by Atrisco Heritage Academy Jaguar Pride Band

2^nd - Merry Marching Matadors by Sandia Marching Band

3^rd - Spirit Shines Bright by UNM Spirit Marching Band

Small Walking Group

1^st - A Twinkle of Remembrance: Every Twinkle a Memory, Every Light a Legacy by New Mexico

Nurses Honor Guard

2^nd - Bulldog Pride by Albuquerque High School Flag Team

3^rd - Santa's Reindeer & Jolly Little Helpers by Valley Vikette's Dance Team

Twinkling Together as a Community 

Did you know that this holiday parade consists of your favorite businesses, school groups, non-profits, and neighbors? This year over 4,000 people are in the parade with 260 vehicles. Twinkly entries include trucks and trailers, cement mixers, box trucks, buses, marching bands, ambulances, firetrucks, dance groups, athletic teams, show vehicles, and more!

The entries that comprise the Twinkle Light Parade are hard working groups that take twinkling very seriously. Participating groups put the time and effort into creating an illuminated entry because they love doing it for the community. Thank you to everyone involved in making this the best and brightest Albuquerque parade. 

This year's parade participants include 1 Call Mechanical, 3 Wheel Invasion RC, 505Livemusic.com, AAA Organic Pest Control, ABOA Operation Santa Child Sponsored by Creative Landscaping, ABQ Rage Room, Accent Southwest Windows and Doors ,Action Hose Inc., Affordable Irrigation LLC, Alamosa Elementary, Albuquerque Ambulance, Albuquerque Community Safety, Albuquerque Fire Rescue , Albuquerque Florist, Albuquerque High School Flag Team, Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta, Albuquerque Journal, Albuquerque Police Department, Albuquerque Preschool Cooperative, Albuquerque Sign Language Academy, American Association of Critical Care Albuquerque, Amparo NM , Atrisco Heritage Academy Jaguar Pride Band, Ballut Abyad Shrine, Bedrock Car Club , Bill Stevens Auto, Blush Medical Spa, Boys and Girls Club of Central New Mexico, Bregman for NM , CABQ Mayor's Office, Castillo Family, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, City of Albuquerque Community Recreation and Educational Initiatives, City of Albuquerque Public Library Book Van, Civil Air Patrol, Coat of Colors LLC, Coldwell Banker Legacy, College Hunks, D&S Auto, Dalkia Energy Solutions, Deaf Culture Center NM, Desert Sage HVAC, Devotions Dance Studio, Dezert Dogs Buggy Club, Drifters Car Club , Dub-L-EE Construction, Duke City Redi Mix, El Mercadito Del Valle, Enchantment Pools and Spa Renovations, First Financial Credit Union, George I Sanchez Collaborative Community School, Girl Scout Troop 10574, Girl Scout Troops 1680 and 11680, Gus Gonzales, Ha'lele Hahana, Haven Behavioral Hospital, High Desert Mustang Club, Highland High School Marching Band, Horse Mounted Unit, Hugs Trucks and Ponies, International Order of Odd Fellows and Rebekahs, Jennifleurs Flower Truck, Job's Daughters International Bethel 2 Albuquerque, Jose Padilla , Kirtland Air Force Base Fire Department, Kit Carson Elementary Cheer, Las Foringas Truck Club New Mexico, Los Burros, Los Tres Amigos, Majestics NM Car Club, Marathon Petroleum, Mariachi Lobo, Mesa Heating & Air Conditioning, LLC, Mountain Height 4-H Club, Mountain Mahogany Community School , Mountain View Elementary School, MX505 Miata Club, Narrow Church, NDI New Mexico, New Mexico Air National Guard 150th Special Operations Wing , New Mexico Gas Company, New Mexico Jeep Group, New Mexico Nurses Honor Guard, New Mexico's Painting Specialists LLC, NM Capenters Union, NM Cinderella Pageant, No Boundries and Friends, Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic School, Pajarito Elementary School Eagles, Poco Quatros Model A Club, Pop-A-Lock Albuquerque, Project Venture Mentors, Red Shovel Landscaping, Rising Sun Technologies and Kiki Garcia, Robert Chavez, Route 66 Car Club, Rowdy Squad FO, Rt 66 Air Cooled VW Club, S&V Automotive , Sandia Marching Band, Santa Fe High School NJROTC, Santa's Secret Shippers, Shepherd Lutheran Church & School, Skate-O-Mania, Spencer Veltkamp, St. Marys Catholic School Cheer Team, State Farm Belinda Barreras Agency , Sunwest Escrow LC, Tanya Esquibel, The Griego Family , The Griffin Family , The Kelly and Sloan Families, The Lovato Family, The Lovato Family, The Maldonado Family , The Salvation Army, Thomas and Christina Sanchez, Toucor College of Dental Medicine - New Mexico, Tour de Nob Hill Ciclistes, TourABQ, Truman Middle School Dance and Cheer Team, UNM Army ROTC, UNM Spirit Marching Band, Valley Vikette's Dance Team, Warehouse 505, Wet Paws LLC, Worth Hearing Center, and Yellowstone Landscape. 

The Albuquerque Twinkle Light Parade is free for the public to attend and is a rain or shine event. Please be aware of and obey all posted street parking signs. Do not block Nob Hill residents' driveways and access to their homes. Well behaved, leashed pets are welcome.

Thank you to our Sponsors! 

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