Annual Holiday Pageant & Friendship Tower Lighting
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Head over to Desert Sun Stadium for this Yuma holiday tradition! Each year on the Saturday following Thanksgiving, the Caballeros usher in the holiday season with a pageant that culminates with the lighting of the Yuma Friendship Tower.
Music and dancing accompany choirs for the event that starts at dusk. Admission to this event is a canned food donation to benefit the less fortunate in the Yuma.
Annual Holiday Pageant & Friendship Tower Lighting
Phone : 928-343-1715 (Always call and confirm events.)
Web: www.caballeros.org
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