SLIDESHOW: Wheeling’s 2023 Main Street Bank Bank Fantasy in Lights Parade

Dancers from Studio MC perform their holiday routine on Main Street near the front of the parade. (Photos by Eric Ayres)

Old St. Nick himself brought the 2023 Main Street Bank Fantasy in Lights Parade to an end, making his grand entrance to officially kick off the holiday season in Wheeling. (Photos by Eric Ayres)

Youngsters on the Liberty Distributors float showed a lot of enthusiasm and heart, despite their “Grinchy” appearance. (Photos by Eric Ayres)

The Wheeling Park High School Patriot Band get the crowd into the holiday spirit, performing Christmas favorites and anchoring the parade right before Santa Claus made his way up Main Street. (Photos by Eric Ayres)

The spirited crew from the Dynamic Dance Force came to the parade prepared for any weather Mother Nature dared to throw at them. (Photos by Eric Ayres)

Some parade participants marched, while others road floats and in vehicles – cruising in style and waving to the masses of people who lined the streets. (Photos by Eric Ayres)

Donate Life America showed a lot of heart in the Main Street Bank Fantasy in Lights Parade, marching with posters dedicated to the memory of organ donors who truly helped save and heal those who received their precious gift of life. (Photos by Eric Ayres)

Dancers from Studio MC perform their holiday routine on Main Street near the front of the parade. (Photos by Eric Ayres)

Members of the Little Wheeling Park Patriots march up Main Street in Center Wheeling on Friday night during the Main Street Bank Fantasy in Lights Parade. (Photos by Eric Ayres)

The Wheeling Symphony was represented by revelers on a festive holiday float in the parade. (Photos by Eric Ayres)

Grand Marshal Michael “The Fort” McKenry, former Pittsburgh Pirates catcher and now member of the Pirates broadcast team, gets the crowds going along the parade route. (Photos by Eric Ayres)

Santa Claus stepped off his float at the end of the parade to light the Main Street Bank Christmas Tree and greet the young and the young at heart. (Photos by Eric Ayres)

Members of the Wheeling Middle School Marching Band weren’t about to let any wet weather dampen their spirits during the parade. (Photos by Eric Ayres)

Students in St. Clairsville High School's Sweet Harmony vocal group sing and play high-spirited Christmas jams on the Unified Bank Float. (Photos by Eric Ayres)

Dancers from Studio MC perform their holiday routine on Main Street near the front of the parade. (Photos by Eric Ayres)

Students in the Triadelphia Middle School and Warwood Middle School bands marched along Main Street filling Center Wheeling with upbeat Christmas tunes. (Photos by Eric Ayres)

Old St. Nick himself brought the 2023 Main Street Bank Fantasy in Lights Parade to an end, making his grand entrance to officially kick off the holiday season in Wheeling. (Photos by Eric Ayres)

The Rysing Star Dance Academy helped get the crowds going with energetic holiday cheer. (Photo by Eric Ayres)

Coleman's Fish Market in Wheeling is famous for fresh fish, but its float was definitely “Frozen,” featuring Elsa and Olaf. (Photos by Eric Ayres)

Old St. Nick himself brought the 2023 Main Street Bank Fantasy in Lights Parade to an end, making his grand entrance to officially kick off the holiday season in Wheeling. (Photos by Eric Ayres)

Members of the Bellaire Big Red High School Marching Band performed a selection of toe-tapping holiday favorites during the parade. (Photos by Eric Ayres)

Grand Marshal Michael “The Fort” McKenry, former Pittsburgh Pirates catcher and now member of the Pirates broadcast team, gets the crowds going along the parade route. (Photos by Eric Ayres)

The spirited crew from the Dynamic Dance Force came to the parade prepared for any weather Mother Nature dared to throw at them. (Photos by Eric Ayres)

Students in the Triadelphia Middle School and Warwood Middle School bands marched along Main Street filling Center Wheeling with upbeat Christmas tunes. (Photos by Eric Ayres)

Even four-legged friends – like this costumed canine escorting the Rysing Star Dance Academy – got into the holiday spirit. (Photos by Eric Ayres)