This year’s Blaze of Lights is fast approaching.

But, there’s still time to enter a float or parade unit in the parade that is one of the highlights of the event. This year’s Blaze, sponsored by the Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce takes place on Saturday, Nov. 28, in downtown Bluffton.

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This year’s Blaze theme is “A Christmas from the Past.”

Earlier this month over 40 units were already registered for the parade, according to Junior Weihrauch, parade director.

Last year, for the first time ever, the parade topped 100 units. The Blaze planners hope to continue that parade size this year, making it one of the largest small-town parades in northwestern Ohio. Last year’s parade lasted one hour.

Local businesses, organizations, clubs and individuals are invited to participate. The year’s parade will line up on Snider Road beginning at 4 p.m. The parade starts at 5 p.m. The parade route, like previous years, is from Snider Road south on Main Street to College Avenue. There it turns onto East College Avenue and ends at Harmon Road.

The chamber asks groups that will hold dinners or special events open to the public on Nov. 28 to inform the chamber. That information will become part of the Blaze publicity.