Scottsdale entertainment infuses Fiesta Bowl Parade | Arts & Entertainment
, 2022-12-14 01:00:00,
The Fiesta Bowl Parade will march through the streets of downtown Phoenix for the fiftieth time on Saturday, December 17, with a healthy representation of Scottsdale in the form of bands and other entertainment.
The parade, with more than 3,000 performers, will begin at 10 am at the intersection of Bethany Home Road and Central Avenue and will reflect some exciting changes by the new leadership team planning the event.
“It’s going to be a fun year because we have a group in the office that is their first year involved,” said Ben Smith, who is in his first year as parade chair. “We’ve had a lot of fresh new ideas from the team across the board and it will be seen from the experience side.”
Smith, who has served on the parade committee for 18 years, likens the parade to a “live version of Tik-Tok.”
“As someone who has been involved in this for so long, I have contemplated what makes a show like this relevant and it comes down to not (being) the same every year,” Smith said.
“We have different balloons; We’re going to highlight some things that have been in storage for the last 20 years and it’s always going to be a new and exciting experience where these kids who are used to getting instant gratification by looking at their phones will get that without looking at that…
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