Niceville and Valparaiso celebrate Christmas with parade Saturday

Devon Ravine, Northwest Florida Daily News
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Thousands turned out under clear skies Saturday morning for the Niceville Valparaiso Community Christmas Parade. The parade was sponsored by the Niceville Valparaiso Rotary Club and this year’s theme was “Serve to Change Lives.”

Niceville resident Joe Butler gets into the spirit of the season by decorating his beard for Saturday's Niceville Valparaiso Community Christmas Parade along John Sims Parkway and Partin Drive in Niceville.
Niceville resident Joe Butler gets into the spirit of the season by decorating his beard for Saturday's Niceville Valparaiso Community Christmas Parade along John Sims Parkway and Partin Drive in Niceville.

Parade participants started at the intersection of John Sims Parkway and Palm Boulevard, traveled east to Partin Drive and marched north past the judge’s station set up in front of Ruckel Middle School.

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Visit nwfdailynews.com to see more photos from the parade.

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