CLEVELAND, Tenn. — After the Thanksgiving meal and the Friday shopping, the next item on the holiday list for many local residents is the downtown Christmas parade.
Churches, civic clubs and others have been busy for weeks assembling their floats for December.
IF YOU GOThe Christmas parade is part of a holiday weekend planned through MainStreet Cleveland.Sharon Marr, MainStreet Cleveland director, said events begin next Friday with the lighting of the community Christmas tree at the courthouse annex. Then there will be reverse caroling, in which the audience walks between downtown churches to hear the choirs.The parade is Saturday beginning at 6 p.m. along the traditional downtown route.The weekend events end with the 22nd annual “A Christmas Classic” presentation at Lee University’s Conn Center on Sunday at 3 p.m.The concert is free, but tickets are required because of limited space. Tickets are available at the Dixon Center box office Monday through Saturday and in the Conn Center lobby beginning at 1:30 p.m. on performance day.Source: MainStreet Cleveland
Four Point Baptist Church is one of them. The church won top honors last year in the religious division for the Cleveland Christmas parade.
Not that they were seeking the prize. They didn’t even know they’d won until somebody called later, asking if someone could come pick up the trophy.