Sun Bowl Parade & Turkey Trot

Sun Bowl Parade

The 74th annual FirstLight Federal Credit Union Sun Bowl Parade will start at 10 a.m. Thursday.

The 2.7-mile route is on Montana from Ochoa to Copia. Traffic along Montana will be stopped from Mesa to U.S. 54, starting at 5:30 a.m.

About 300,000 spectators are expected to attend.

Spectators can bring ice chests, grills and chairs. They are asked not to block intersections, so that emergency vehicles have room to operate.

The event is free to attend. Tickets for the reviewing stands at First Baptist Church, 805 Montana, cost $5 a person. They can bought at Circle K stores; any FirstLight Federal Credit Union branch; the Sun Bowl office, 4150 Pinnacle, Suite 100; or on the day of the parade at the reviewing stands if they haven't sold out.

The parade will be broadcast live on KTSM-Channel 9 (cable Channel 10).

Information: 533-4416 or www.sunbowl.org/game-a-events/sun-bowl-parade.

Turkey Trot

The 34th annual event is organized by the YMCA of El Paso and benefits its Strong Kids Campaign.

It includes a 5K competitive run, 3K fun walk and 1 mile kids' fun run. Races will start at 7:30 a.m. Thursday.

Race-day registration will from 6 a.m. to 7:15 a.m.; race packets can also be picked up at the same time.

All three races

will start and finish at Virginia and Montana.

The races must be finished by 9 a.m. so the parade can start an hour later.

Cost: $30 for the 3K fun walk and 5K run, and $35 on race day. The 1-mile kids' fun run costs $20 and stays the same price on race day.

Registration includes an official long-sleeve race shirt. Only the first 1,000 to register are guaranteed a shirt.

Information and online registration: www.elpasoymca.org. You may also register for the race at any local YMCA or on race day in front of the Y's corporate headquarters at 808 Montana. You may also call 755-9622 for more details.