The BRiGHT Parade returns to downtown Eugene this Saturday evening, bringing illuminated art, bright costumes, and glowing non-motorized vehicles to the streets.

The event started as a daytime parade in 2016, created by former S.L.U.G Queens Jerril Nilson and Jenette Kime.

"We did it and people loved it, then the pandemic arrived," Nilson said. "We thought, well, I guess there just won't ever be one again. The we said, aw heck no! We're S.L.U.G Queens, we can do this!"

Today, the BRiGHT Parade is a community-driven project supported by the city's Cultural Services Department, local businesses, and private donors.

"We are absolutely nothing more than a bunch of parade enthusiasts trying to make a thing happen," she said. "With no formal organization other than years of lived lives and

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