Christmas Parade and Festival

Event Details

Saturday, December 3, from 3:00 pm to 8:00 pm around Park Circle with the Christmas Parade beginning at 5:00 pm. The Christmas Festival includes children’s activities, food vendors, and live musical performances on two stages. The Christmas Parade begins at the corner of Montague and Mixson Avenues, proceeds down Montague, around Park Circle, turning right onto Buist to conclude.

The City’s Christmas tree located outside the front entrance of the Felix C. Davis Community Center will be lit by Santa Claus during the Festival.

Christmas Festival Schedule
3:00 pm - Police will close the Park Circle traffic circle, Montague Avenue from Mixson to the traffic circle, and Mixson and Lackawanna to West Enterprise to vehicular traffic
3:00 - 4:45 pm - Children’s activities (jump castles, petting zoo, hay rides)
4:00 - 5:00 pm - Performances (indoor Auditorium stage and outdoor Amphitheater stage)
5:00 - 6:30 pm - Parade
6:30 - 8:00 pm - Performances on all stages, children’s activities continue, food and craft vendors
8:00 pm - Roads opens to traffic

Musical performances
Auditorium Stage inside Felix Davis Building:
3:30 - 4:30 pm - Palmetto Bronze Handbell Choir
6:45 - 8:00 pm - Mike Brown & F.O.C.U.S, High Energy Holiday & Gospel

Outdoor Stage behind Felix Davis Building:
3:15 - 3:35 pm - Nia Productions, Youth African Drums & Dance
3:45 - 4:00 pm - Dance Moves Youth Company
4:10 – 4:30 pm - North Charleston Step Teams