Entries into the Lamesa Area Chamber of Commerce’s annual Christmas Lighted Parade are being accepted until hours before the event begins.The Dec. 2 festive parade helps kick off the season as it travels around the Dawson County Courthouse and through the downtown area.The parade begins lining up behind City Hall on N. Ave. F between S. 1st Street and S. 3rd Street at 6 p.m. It starts an hour later at 7 p.m.The route will travel north on Ave. F to S 1st Street, east onto S. 1st Street to Main Ave. before going north on Main Ave. to N.