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Lexington St. Patrick’s Parade & Festival

Join us in downtown Lexington this St. Patrick’s Day!Lexington’s St. Patrick’s parade is the city’s longest-running annual civic event. The parade and festival are part of an all-day celebration that begins at 8 a.m. with the 12th annual Shamrock Shuffle to benefit Lexington Habitat for Humanity. At 11 a.m., the “Blessing of the Keg” at the Alltech tents at Robert F. Stephens Courthouse kicks off the free festival. The parade begins at 1 p.m., rain or shine!

Schedule
11 a.m – Blessing of the Keg
11 a.m. – Bluegrass Ceili Academy
11:30 a.m. – Kentucky McTeggart Irish Dancers
noon – Drunk & Sailor
1 p.m. – 39th Annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade
2 p.m. – William Sutherland Reid Pipes & Drums
2:30 p.m. – Liam’s Fancy
3:30 p.m. – Lexington Irish Dancers
4 P.m. – Kentucky United Pipes & Drums
5 p.m. – The Bold Roberts

St. Patrick’s Day Parade and Festival

Lexington’s 38th St. Patrick’s Parade is part of the city’s annual Irish Festival.

Christmas Parade @ Paris, KY

The annual christmas parade in downtown Paris, KY!

Christmas Parade in Berea

The 31st Annual Twilight Christmas Parade

“A Kentucky Homemade Christmas”

Berea decks the halls and opens its doors wide for this enchanting prelude to the holiday season. Open houses all weekend long. Fantastic shopping in the Artisan Village and College Square. Catch the Christmas Spirit! Call 859-986-9760 or visit http://bereachamber.com/ for more information. Parade begins at dusk.

Christmas Parade in Richmond

Madison County Christmas Parade

The City of Richmond’s annual Christmas Parade is held the first Friday of December at 7:00pm.  Local businesses, civic organizations, schools and churches come out to sing Christmas Carols, ride of floats and offer gifts and candy to the crowds.  An award goes to the BEST FLOAT in each category that follows the theme of the year.

  • The parade line up will take place in the Alumni Coliseum Parking lot. All entries will be notified prior to the day of the parade with the lineup schedule and times. Please provide an email so we can send your information. If you do not have email, we will mail it to you. The parade will leave the lot at 6:45 p.m. in order to be Downtown by 7:00 p.m. Parade will happen rain or shine. Thank you for participating in the Richmond Christmas Parade. This year the parade will be held on December 2, 2016.

Lexington Christmas Parade

Love a Christmas parade? Wave to Santa and other celebrants at the Lexington Christmas Parade.

Presented by MetroPCS.

The state’s largest holiday parade begins at Main and Midland, and proceeds along Main Street to Broadway.

For any questions regarding the Christmas Parade please contact Laura Farnsworth at 859-335-8640 or laura@downtownlex.com.

2016 Thriller & Halloween Parade!

Voted a Top 10 Halloween destination by USA Today, zombies will return to haunt downtown Lexington once again! The evening will kick-off at 6:30 p.m. with a dance showcase, fall foods and Halloween festivities at the Robert F. Stephens Courthouse Plaza. Prior to the Thriller dance, will be a Halloween parade featuring ghosts, ghouls, superheroes, villains and costumed characters of all kinds. If you are interested in having an entry in the parade, download the parade application here. You may also contact Amber Luallen at (859) 288-2925. This year marks the 15th anniversary of the annual live performance of Michael Jackson’s groundbreaking video for Thriller. The Thriller dance will start at Quality and Main streets and proceed along Main Street ending at Mill Street. The dance will occur repeatedly along the route. This event is brought to you by Lexington Parks & Recreation, Mecca Dance Studio and WRFL.