Canton Optimist Club
2025 38th ANNUAL CHRISTMAS PARADE
38th Annual Christmas Parade on December 13, 2025 at 6:00 p.m.
Merry Market from noon to 6:00. There are no more vendor spots remaining for the Merry Market.
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 11/21 12:30PM. This list does NOT auto update.
Click Here to Register for the Parade
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 13.
2 Candy - Do not distribute candy from the parade until your group has reached Academy Street in the route. This is for safety reasons. CPD has asked that we cooperate better this year with this request.
3 Floats and Most Vehicles Staging
STAGING AT CHEROKEE HIGH SCHOOL WILL BEGIN AT 3:00.
PLEASE DO NOT ARRIVE FOR STAGING BEFORE 3:00.
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, turn left on Anderson Ave, left on Marietta Hwy. You may then return to Cherokee HS or continue on Marietta Hwy. The CPD will be enforcing this more this year for safety purposes.
Entries as of Dec 10
Entry or Organization Name Main Contact Name
Cherokee HS Air Force JROTC SMSgt Jeffrey Bise
Cherokee County Teacher of the Year
Optimist Parade Business of the Year
Canton Optimist Club
Cherokee County Fire Truck
Ark Restoration Justin Bailey
Aspire Dance Arts Christine Newnham
Burnetts Handyman Service darrell burnett
Canton Lions Club David Shirley
Cherokee County Jeepers Paul Finn
Cherokee County Republican Headquarters Office Todd Smith
Cub Scout Pack Two Forty One Mark Amos
DT Chiropractic Rhiannon Turner
G Cecil Pruett Community Center and Family YMCA Lois Chisolm
Genuine Electric Caity Dorward
Georgia holiday lights Tyler Stormant
Georgia Impact Soccer Club Benjamin Garcia
Joel Reasons Joel Reasons
Kryss Roch for State Court Judge Kryss Roch
Lily Rose Service Unit Allison Sides
McGhee Tree Service Charlene McGhee
Mechanical Magic Donald Moran
Miss of the Universe Kelly Webb
mizfitz car club tanya howard
Nathan Nathan Winters
One Eighty Ministries Beth and Ronald May
Palmetto Moon Daelyn Murphy
Path and Post Real Estate Christina van Koppen
Ridenow Powersports of Canton kimberly chester
RT Jones Memorial Library Lisa Mosley
Semper Fi Legacy Dog Rescue Jordan Lowe
SERVICIOS UNIDOS SERGIO VILLEGAS
The Pulse Radio Griffin Adkins
Wade Armour Wade Armour
Po Boys Car Club KEITH CLINE
March Band
Wendi Griffin Wendi Griffin
Bethesda Community Clinic Melissa Belfield
Burns Smith Law PC Jessica Cramer
Credit Union of Georgia Mike Gibson
Cub Scout Pack Seven Fifty Two Bill Hobbs
DandD Manufacturing Company Inc Matthew Davis
Daniels Body Shop and wrecker service Mark Gibby
Dempsey and Son tree service and grading Jack Dempsey
Dtk contracting llc Dustin king
East Cherokee Soccer Club Mike Feeney
Great American Green Beth DuLong
Helterbridle Property Services Teigan Helterbridle
Herndon Heating and Air Halley Hames
Hickory Flat Optimist Club Alan Flint
Holiday Lights of Georgia David Pitts
Ivar Automotive Leslie McDonald
Kinetic Bill Hobbs
Mauldin Body Shop towing John Weaver
McAbee Tree Care Joel McAbee
Millwoods Mobile Dylan millwood
Oscar Mayer Wienermobile Emily Schmitt
Rock Springs Baptist Church Ryan and Lana Sullivan
Rotary Club of Canton Billy Peppers
S and S Towing Wesley Shook
Senior Helpers Karen McReynolds
Sixes Church Joshua Garner
Spears Landscape Management Tyler Spears
St Clements Episcopal Church Amanda Cerniglia
SunnySide Shopping Karen Cruz
Synovus Bank-Downtown Canton Branch Alana Ware -Retail Market Manager
TowBoat US Lake Allatoona Captain Rick Boone
Cherokee County Fire Rescue Vehicle
SANTA
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 3:30.
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.
