Christmas in Clarksville Open House
Make your holidays extra special by attending the Christmas in Clarksville Open House on Sunday, November 24th! Downtown merchants have made special plans to be open from 1-5 pm and help you to wrap up your holidays with one-of-a-kind special gift ideas, discounts and refreshments. In addition, Christmas music will be playing your holiday favorites. Santa Claus will be at Santa Land located in Virginia Avenue Mall. Take a ride down Virginia Avenue in a horse drawn carriage, provide by B & W Carriage, of Buffalo Junction. Downtown Clarksville will be shining in its beautiful splendor of the holidays that take you back to Christmas of yesteryear.
Everyone is invited to come out and enjoy what Downtown Clarksville has to offer for the holidays. Remember that when you spend your money here, 1% of your tax dollars go back into our community! SO…SHOP MECKLENBURG FIRST!
NEW EVENT!! Clarksville’s Grand Illumination Tree Lighting event. December 4th
Come celebrate our new Christmas tree and lighting. There will be Christmas caroling, free refreshments, Santa Clause, & a whole lot of Christmas Cheer! 6pm Downtown Clarksville.
Clarksville Christmas Parade
Kick off December by attending or participating in Clarksville’s annual Christmas Parade, December 6th at 6:30 pm. What’s more fun than marching December in with a Christmas Parade, cant think anything? Me either. So come enjoy the floats, bands, & see Santa in his sleigh!
It’s time to register for the Clarksville Christmas Parade ENTRY FORM must be received in the Clarksville Lake Country Chamber Office by Thursday, December 5th, to be eligible for the December 1st event. We are seeking participants—beauty queens, businesses, community clubs, organizations, churches, antique vehicles and others interested in making this the best parade to date.
The parade will be fun-filled with no competitions and each entry is required to adhere to the parade regulations below. The parade is hosted and sponsored by the Clarksville Chamber and the Town of Clarksville. For more info, contact the Chamber at (434) 374-2436.
RULES & REGULATIONS
- Registered entries only—deadline December 6th; NO Santa on any entry, Line-up format is provided when registering is completed.
- All entries must be decorated in a Christmas theme for the Holiday and abide with these parade rules and regulations
- No candy may be thrown from entries; walkers alongside may hand candy to the children.
- No sirens, horns or air-horns may be used.
- Drivers of all entries must have a valid driver’s license.
- No entry may halt the parade (only exception will be marching bands).
- Participants must be in line by 6:15 p.m. sharp; specific line-up location is provided with the registration form.
- The Parade Committee reserves the right to reject any and all entries for any reason before and during the parade. No inappropriate actions or displays will be tolerated.
Please be aware that Highway 58 Business will be closed to truck traffic (trucks will need to utilize the Highway 58 Bypass) from 6-8 pm. During this same time, Virginia Avenue (2nd to 9th Streets) will be closed to vehicle traffic from 6-8 pm. So parade preparations may be completed, parallel parking along the parade route will be eliminated beginning at 5 pm through the duration of the parade.
