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This is a '''List of Christmas parades''' in the [[Birmingham area]]: | This is a '''List of Christmas parades''' in the [[Birmingham area]]: | ||
==2008== | |||
===Saturday, [[December 6]]=== | |||
* [[Vestavia Hills]], 8:30 AM: [[Shades Crest Road]] to [[Canyon Road]]. | |||
* [[Alabaster]], 10:00 AM: Downtown to [[Buck's Creek]]. | |||
* [[Helena]], 2:00 PM | |||
* [[Trussville]], 3:00 PM: [[Parkway Drive (Trussville)|Parkway Drive]] to [[Chalkville Road]]. | |||
===Saturday, [[December 13]]=== | |||
* [[Bessemer]], 2:00 PM | |||
==2007== | ==2007== | ||
Revision as of 22:57, 12 November 2008
This is a List of Christmas parades in the Birmingham area:
2008
Saturday, December 6
- Vestavia Hills, 8:30 AM: Shades Crest Road to Canyon Road.
- Alabaster, 10:00 AM: Downtown to Buck's Creek.
- Helena, 2:00 PM
- Trussville, 3:00 PM: Parkway Drive to Chalkville Road.
Saturday, December 13
- Bessemer, 2:00 PM
2007
Saturday, December 1
- Graysville, 10:00 AM: Began at Uncle Mon's Diner on Main Street and ended at the Parkwest Shopping Center. The grand marshal is former city official James Chafin. Minor High School's marching band participated.
- Center Point, 11:00 AM: Began at Cathedral of the Cross on Center Point Parkway and ended at the Center Point Post Office. Erwin High School's marching band, the Center Point Fire Department, General George F. Bowman, Shriners from the Zamora Temple, Sheriff Mike Hale and many others participated in the largest parade in the city to date.
- Columbiana
- Springville, 7:00 PM
- Homewood, 9:00 AM: Oxmoor Road from Homewood Public Library
- Mountain Brook, 3:00 PM: Crestline Village, starting at Crestline Elementary School
- Trussville, 3:00 PM
- Vestavia Hills, 8:30 AM: U. S. Highway 31 from Shades Crest Road south to Canyon Road.
Thursday, December 6
- Gardendale, 6:00 PM
Saturday, December 8
Thursday, December 13
- Pell City, 7:00 PM
Saturday, December 15
2006
Saturday, December 2
- Vestavia Hills, 8:30 AM: South along U. S. Highway 31's south-bound lanes from Shades Crest Road to Old Creek Trail. (Northbound lanes of the highway will be temporarily converted to two-way traffic).
- Homewood, 9:00 AM: From Homewood Public Library east down Oxmoor Road, north on 18th Street South, west on Central Avenue to Homewood Park.
- Graysville, 10:00 AM: The route began at the Park West Shopping Center.
- Center Point, 11:00 AM: From the Cathedral of the Cross parking lot and traveling north along Center Point Parkway before ending at Center Point Plaza. Sponsored by the Center Point Chamber of Commerce, the event featured 225 floats with state Representative Arthur Payne serving as grand marshal.
- Fairfield, 11:00 AM: The route followed E.J. Oliver Boulevard to Valley Road then left on Gary Avenue before ending at the Walter J. Hanna Library.
- Trussville, 3:00 PM: From Hewitt-Trussville Middle School down Chalkville Road to Gadsden Highway to Parkway Drive ending at the Trussville Mall. At the conclusion of the parade, Trussville's Christmas Tree lighting took place at the western end of the mall.
- Irondale, 4:00 PM: From Irondale Community School down 16th Street to Crestwood Boulevard to 20th Street to Irondale City Hall. Grand Marshall is Suzanne Lisenby.
Tuesday, December 5
- Birmingham Christmas parade, 12:30 PM at Kelly Ingram Park and 5:00 PM at Linn Park: Parade around Linn Park, with musical performances and lighting of the Birmingham Holiday Tree. Mistress of Ceremonies is Valorie Carter. [1]
Saturday, December 9
Saturday, December 16
- Pleasant Grove, 9:00 AM: From the Jack's restaurant at 27 Park Road and traveled along Pleasant Grove Road before ending at First Baptist Church (Pleasant Grove) on First Street.
- Midfield, 10:00 AM.
- Chelsea, 10:00 AM. From Chelsea Elementary School to Winn-Dixie.