HOLIDAZZLE

The annual parade of lighted storybook characters and music begins its final go-round tonight. New this year is free hot cocoa for onlookers. Hand warmers will also be distributed to keep Jack Frost away from your extremities. Hot Seats, bleacher seating in a heated tent, are sold out. (6:30 p.m. today-Sat. Free. Nicollet Mall from 12th to 4th St., Mpls. www.holidazzle.com.)

UNIVERSE OF LIGHT SHOW

The Mall of America has added another level of excitement to shoppers' visits. This interactive light show is a new attraction that takes place daily on the south side of the mall near the Lego store. The spectacle uses lights, music and fog effects to transform the air and space above Nickelodeon Universe into a Technicolor dream. 7 & 10 p.m. Fri.-Sat.; 7 p.m. Sun. Free. Mall of America, Bloomington. www.mallofamerica.com.)

MELISSA WALKER