Canton Optimist Club Annual Christmas Parade
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Canton Optimist Club
2024 37th ANNUAL CHRISTMAS PARADE
37th Annual Christmas Parade on December 14, 2024 at 6:00 p.m.
Canton Optimist Club
2024 37th ANNUAL CHRISTMAS PARADE
37th Annual Christmas Parade on December 14, 2024 at 6:00 p.m.
The highlighted route above is the official viewing route for the parade. It moves east from W Main St and Waleska St to North St where it turns left and moves west on North St.
Entries below posted as of 11/26 1:30PM. This list does NOT auto update.
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All participants and guests are asked to bring a canned food item for the Cherokee Schools Food Pantries. We will collect the donations at both the parade staging locations. All donations will go to serve Cherokee Country children.
Parade Information Detailed Below:
Weather
Candy
Floats and Most Vehicles Staging
Walkers and Some Vehicles Staging
1 Weather - The parade will go on Saturday, December 14.
2 Candy - Do not distribute candy from the parade until your group has reached Academy Street in the route. This is for safety reasons.
3 Floats and Most Vehicles Staging
STAGING AT CHEROKEE HIGH SCHOOL WILL BEGIN AT 3:30.
PLEASE DO NOT ARRIVE FOR STAGING BEFORE 3:30.
Enter CHS at the traffic light intersection. You will be directed to where you should go at Checkpoint 1. See the map below. We will provide your lineup number after you check in.
At the end of the parade, all motorized vehicles in the parade will travel west on North St to Waleska St and turn left on Anderson Ave then left on Marietta Hwy. You may then return to Cherokee HS or continue on Marietta Hwy.
4 Walkers and Some Vehicles Staging. All vehicles stage at Cherokee High School unless you have been instructed to stage at West Main St.
STAGING AT WEST MAIN STREET WILL BEGIN AT 4:00.
West Main St will be blocked to traffic. You may park around City Hall, Brown Park, or behind the court houses on North St. One of our volunteers at West Main will direct you to your location. We will provide your lineup number after you check in.