Floats, balloons, marching bands and Santa sightings are all part of the many festive Christmas parades in the Middle Tennessee area. Find your local community’s celebration here:
COLUMBIA
Saturday, Dec. 3 at 6 p.m.
Route: Beginning at the Trotwood/W. 7th Street split and marches eastward down the traditional parade route into downtown Columbia
visitcolumbiatn.com
DONELSON/HERMITAGE
Saturday, Dec. 3 at 2 p.m.
Route: Starts at the intersection of Elm Hill Pike and Donelson Pike continuing north on Donelson and ending at the entrance to the Music City Star.
615-883-7896 or donelsonhermitagechamber.com
FAIRVIEW
Saturday, Dec. 10 at 11 a.m.
Theme: “White Christmas”
Route: Starts at Westwood Elementary and ends at SFEG (formerly France)
615-799-9290 or fairviewchamber.org
FRANKLIN
Saturday, Dec. 3 at 2 p.m.
Route: Starts at Boyd Mill Avenue at Jim Warren Park and travels down New Highway 96 West to Third Avenue South then down Main Street ending at 11th Avenue North.
franklintn.gov
GALLATIN
Saturday, Dec. 10 at 12 p.m.
Theme: “The Twelve Days of Christmas”
Route: Starts on Steam Plant Road and ends at Gallatin High School.
615-452-4000 or gallatintn.org
GOODLETTSVILLE
Saturday, Dec. 3 at 4 p.m.
Theme: “Classic Christmas Movies”
Route: Starts at Memorial Drive and ends on RiverGate Parkway.
615-851-2234 or goodlettsvilleparks.com
LA VERGNE
Saturday, Dec. 3 at 5 p.m.
Theme: “Parade of Lights”
Route: Begins at City Hall and ends at Veterans Memorial Park for the Christmas tree lighting and fireworks show.
615-793-3224 or lavergnetn.gov
LEBANON
Sunday, Dec. 4 at 2 p.m.
Theme: “Home for the Holidays ”
Route: The parade is in downtown Lebanon through the square and Main Street.
615-444-5503 or lebanonwilsonchamber.com
LEIPER’S FORK
Saturday, Dec. 17 at 2 p.m.
Route: Southall Road through the village on Old Hillsboro Road.
615-364-9152 or visitleipersfork.com
MT. JULIET
Saturday, Dec. 10 at 11 a.m.
Theme: “A Golden Christmas”
Route: Starts at West Wilson Middle School, then northbound on North Mt. Juliet Road ending on Charlie Daniels Parkway. World War II veterans serve as Grand Marshals.
615- 758-6522 or mtjuliet-tn.gov
MURFREESBORO
Sunday, Dec. 11 at 2 p.m.
Theme: “Christmas Through the Years”
Route: Starts at East Main Street and Middle Tennessee Boulevard and ends at West Main at Walnut. 615-893-5373 or murfreesborotn.gov
HENDERSONVILLE
Sunday, Dec. 4 at 1 p.m.
Theme: “A Very Frosty Christmas”
Route: Starts at Drakes Creek Park and ends at the Post Office.
615-517-5714 or holidayfesttn.org
PORTLAND
Saturday, Dec. 3 at 3 p.m.
Theme: “Winter Wonderland”
Route: Begins on Victor Reiter Parkway off North Broadway and travels down West Market Street.
portlandcofc.com
SMYRNA
Sunday, Dec. 4 at 2 p.m.
Theme: “A Tennessee Christmas”
Route: Starts on Lowry Street and travels toward Sam Ridley Parkway.
615-267-5003 or townofsmyrna.org
SPRING HILL
Saturday, Dec. 3 at 5 p.m.
Theme: “Electric Boogaloo”
Route: Starts at Home Depot traveling on Main Street to Beechcroft Road into Evans Park
931-487-0027 or springhilltn.org
WESTMORELAND
Saturday, Dec. 3 at 2 p.m.
Theme: “Christmas: Past & Present”
Route: Begins at Westmoreland Middle School and concludes in downtown Westmoreland.
westmorelandtnchamber.com
WHITE HOUSE
Saturday, Dec. 3 at 1 p.m.
Theme: “A Super Hero Christmas”
Route: Starts at Municipal Park ending on West Drive.
whitehousetn.gov
