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Ring In The Season
Written By: Mary Jane McCall | Issue: November 2024
Kids, camels, and dancing garden fairies – Highlands’ Olde Mountain Christmas Parade, set for Saturday, December 7, offers something for everyone. Plus, there’s Santa and Mrs. Claus!
The Olde Mountain Christmas Parade brings Main Street Highlands alive with the sights, sounds, and wonders of Christmas on Saturday, December 7 at 10:00 A.M.
Sponsored by the Highlands Chamber of Commerce/Visit Highlands NC this parade is a delight for all ages. This charming parade has enchanted residents and visitors for more than 40 years.
Arrive early when parking is plentiful and the prime viewing spots are there for the taking and settle in for a parade to be remembered. The parade begins at the Hudson Library and continues down Main Street, ending at The Park on Main.
Featuring more than 60 entries, this parade has it all, and all the entries are lovingly envisioned, crafted, created, or organized by area residents, businesses, and non-profits who put in hours of work ensuring that the parade is one to remember.
Magic is in the air and creativity is on display as these creative floats and entries make their way down Main Street. You can expect to see a bit of everything, from homemade floats lovingly crafted with hours of volunteer labor, to animals of all kinds-horses, llamas, dogs, camels, and donkeys; vintage cars; motorcycles; bands; bagpipers; the Highlands High School Homecoming court, cheerleaders and athletic teams; fire trucks; Smokey the Bear; veteran’s groups; the crowd-pleasing well-rehearsed dancing ladies from the Mountain Garden Club; and so much more. It’ll be a morning to remember.
Of course, Santa and Mrs. Claus wouldn’t miss this event for all the candy canes at the North Pole so they’ve marked their calendar to be on hand to the delight of young and old.
As always, smiling volunteers will be walking the parade route handing out candy.
Ring in the season and warm your hearts with all that is good about small-town living. This parade is more magical than a Hallmark Christmas movie.
