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photo Christy Graeber sorts through goods as she helps monitor the Hands for Hope table during MainX24 in Chattanooga’s Southside on Saturday. Hands for Hope is a local group of women who sells hand made items to help combat the trafficking of Nepali women into India.

The 24-hour block party known as Mainx24 returns Saturday, Dec. 1, with events that promise something for every circadian rhythm.

Whether you get up early, stay up late or can rock around the clock, the annual extravaganza will offer not only a bounty of activities but an array of unusual sights.

A pet goat as a parade mascot? Got it.

Adults racing on Big Wheels? Ready to roll.

A costume party that evokes 1920s Paris? Oui, oui.