GRANDIN VILLAGE CHILDREN'S CHRISTMAS PARADE

A decades-long tradition, the Children's Parade is always held on the Saturday before Thanksgiving. Please fill out the form and register your group below. 

You are also invited to join us for our after-party following the parade. During the parade, we will judge every group. At the after-party, we’ll present awards for best float, most creative, and biggest group. The after-party will gather in the lot behind the Cardinal Bicycle building, located at 1312 Winborne Street SW. Food and refreshments will be available inside. We will have a station set up for children to write letters to Santa and we invite them to drop the letters in Santa's mailbox located near the front door at Fire Station 7 on Memorial Ave.  

On parade day, parking in the Christ Lutheran parking lot is carefully limited to allow ample space for participating groups to gather. You may drop off members of your group by approaching the Christ Lutheran Church property from the alley entrance at Brandon Avenue. After drop-off, please park on surrounding streets, or in the parking lot of Patrick Henry High School, the Unitarian Universalist Church of Roanoke, or Raleigh Court Presbyterian Church.  

On parade day, each participating group must check-in. You may check in as early as 8:30 AM at the Christ Lutheran Church parking lot, located at the corner of Grandin Road and Brandon Avenue. Please arrive, register, and direct your group to your assigned parking lot space no later than 10:30 AM. The parade begins at 11:00 AM and ends at the intersection of Grandin Road and Memorial Avenue.

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