It shouldn’t be hard to find a Christmas parade this weekend. At least 13 towns in the region have one scheduled, and many are part of larger celebrations. Consider this your all-points bulletin for tracking them down.
RINGGOLD, GA.
The Ringgold Down Home Christmas Parade, set for 6 p.m. Friday, Dec. 4, will find Nashville Street, its main route, and the Ringgold Depot, its destination, festooned in seasonal finery. Santa will marshal the parade, then pose for photos the rest of the evening at the Depot. Children’s choir and dance performances are scheduled there starting at 7 p.m.
“We will be lining up floats along both lanes of Robin Road by about 4 p.m., and it usually extends all the way to Lafayette Street,” says Dr. Ronal Graham who heads the Down Home Christmas Festival Committee. “The parade is about as large, if not larger, than the 1890s Day Parade [held each May]. It’s a lot of fun, and we get a bunch of people in town.”
Several local retailers will be open to accommodate shoppers. For more information, visit www.cityofringgold.