YOUNGSTOWN - Downtown Youngstown is preparing for one of its largest and most anticipated holiday traditions.

The city’s annual Holiday Parade, Christmas tree lighting known as 'Light Up Night' and Flea on Phelps return Friday, Dec. 5, bringing thousands of people downtown for a full evening of holiday events, music and family activities.

Festivities begin at 4 p.m. with the Holiday Flea on North and South Phelps Street, with more vendors expected this year.

The market will feature holiday vendors, baked goods, handmade gifts and seasonal items as part of the city’s Light Up Night celebrations.

"This parade is a way for all of us to be connected and to be in the spirit of the holiday, of giving, of enjoying," Cityscape Executive Director Sharon Letson said, "and of a little bit in awe

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