List of Christmas and holiday season parades


The following is a list of holiday parades that occur between Thanksgiving Day and early January, coinciding with the Christmas and holiday season.

Africa

South Africa

Asia

India

Japan

Malaysia

  • Miri: Miri Christmas Parade. Held annually since 2008.

Philippines

South Korea

  • Yongin: Everland Christmas Fantasy. Various daily Christmas themed parades held at the Everland theme park, annually in November and December.

Thailand

  • Sakon Nakhon: Christmas Star Procession. Held annually since 1982.

Europe

Belgium

  • Brussels and other Belgian cities: La Parade de Noël RTL. Annual Christmas parades held in Belgium, sponsored by television RTL-TVI and radio Bel RTL.

Finland

  • Helsinki: Helsinki Christmas Parade. Held annually in late November since 1949, as part of the Opening of the Aleksanterinkatu Christmas Street festivities.

France

Germany

  • Hamburg: Hamburger Weihnachtsparade. Held annually on all four Advent Saturdays.

Ireland

Netherlands

Spain

Sweden

United Kingdom

England

Scotland

  • Edinburgh: Torchlight Procession. Held annually on the evening of December 30, as the opening event of Edinburgh's Hogmanay festival.

Oceania

Australia

New South Wales

Queensland

South Australia

Tasmania

Victoria

Western Australia

New Zealand

North America

Bahamas

Canada

Alberta

British Columbia

Manitoba

New Brunswick

St Andrews: Saturday Dec 6
Fredericton: Saturday Nov 29
Caraquet: Saturday Nov 15
Sussex: Saturday Dec 6
Bathurst: Sunday Dec 7

Newfoundland and Labrador

Nova Scotia

Ontario

Quebec

Saskatchewan

Yukon

Mexico

United States

Alabama

  • Montgomery: Hornet Homecoming Parade
  • Opelika: Small scale community parade in Downtown Opelika with different schools, pageants, churches, businesses and community service operations. Held on the first Wednesday of November. Associated with "Christmas in a Railroad Town" also in Downtown Opelika.

Arizona

California

Connecticut

Colorado

Delaware

  • Seaford: Parade Spectacular Event. It is held the first Saturday of December.

Florida

Georgia

Hawaii

Illinois

Indiana

Iowa

Kentucky

  • Owensboro: Owensboro-Daviess County Christmas Parade – Where Kentucky Starts Christmas

Louisiana

Maryland

Massachusetts

Michigan

Minnesota

Mississippi

  • Greenwood Roy Martin Delta Band Festival Holiday parade is held each year on the first Friday of December followed by fireworks over the Yazoo River

Missouri

Nevada

New Jersey

New Mexico

New York

North Carolina

North Dakota

Ohio

Oklahoma

  • Ada: Christmas Parade
  • Tulsa: Tulsa Christmas Parade. Held annually since 1926.
  • Waurika: Christmas Parade

Oregon

Pennsylvania

South Carolina

South Dakota

Tennessee

Texas

Virginia

Washington

West Virginia

Wisconsin

Wyoming

South America

Chile

Colombia