Mobile's Annual Christmas and Holiday Parade, Christmas Market, and Kids Day on the Square

Dec 9th, 2013

Santa Claus is coming to...DOWNTOWN MOBILE!! Saturday, December 21, 2013, at 1:30 p.m., the streets of downtown Mobile will once again ring with holiday cheer as the City's annual Christmas & Holiday parade entertains kids from 1 to 92 with giant balloons, bands, colorful holiday floats, and, of course, the jolly old elf himself, Santa Claus!

Mobile's Christmas & Holiday Parade is sponsored by the City of Mobile, Austal USA, Hampton Inn & Suites, Spire, WALA Fox 10/Studio 10, ThyssenKrupp Steel USA, Technip, Mobile Bay Convention & Visitors Bureau, and the Downtown Mobile Alliance. The parade will feature holiday music performed by favorite local marching bands from Murphy, Alma Bryant, and Davidson High Schools, as well as the James Seales Recreational Center. Other groups participating in the parade will be the Azalea Trail Maids, the Mobile International Festival, the Crewmates of the U.S.S. Alabama, and the always popular street units from the Abba Shrine. Also enjoy seeing the Mayor and City Council in vintage vehicles, scouts, school group performances, and local dance troupes.

In addition to the parade, there will also be Christmas Kids Day activities and a Holiday Market on the Square, both located along the parade route at Cathedral Square. The Holiday Market on the Square will run from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. and will feature fresh fruits, breads, and pastas, along with hand-crafted items by local artisan and craftsmen, all perfect for your holiday parties and gift giving. Fun, free activities for the kids will include such things as face painting, karaoke, balloon sculpting clowns, and a holiday themed craft project. Christmas Kids Day activities will begin at 12 noon and last until 3 p.m.

The parade will start at the Mobile Civic Center on Claiborne Street, take a right on Government Street, a left on Royal Street, a left on Dauphin Street, and finally a left on Claiborne Street, finishing back at the Civic Center. Streets on the downtown parade route will close at 12:30 p.m. All vehicles parked along the parade route should be moved two hours prior to the parade start.

For more information call the Community Engagement Department at 251-208-1550, visit us at www.ncsmobile.org, or check out the Market on the Square facebook page.