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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]]: | ||
== 2016 == | |||
'''Thursday, [[December 1]]''' | |||
* [[Gardendale]], 6:00 PM: Route begins at [[Gardendale High School]], goes north along [[Mt. Olive Road]], then turns right onto [[Fieldstown Road]], then left on [[Grubbs Avenue]], then crosses through the parking lot of [[Village Green Shopping Center]], turns right onto [[Main Street (Gardendale)|Main Street]] and then ends back at Gardendale High School; THEME: ''"Winter Wonderland"'' | |||
'''Saturday, [[December 3]]''' | |||
* [[Pinson]] | |||
'''Thursday, [[December 8]]''' | |||
* [[Hayden]] | |||
'''Saturday, [[December 10]]''' | |||
* [[Kimberly]] and [[Morris]] | |||
'''Thursday, [[December 15]]''' | |||
* [[Warrior]] | |||
== 2015 == | |||
'''Thursday, [[December 3]]''' | |||
* [[Gardendale]], 6:00 PM: Route begins at [[Gardendale High School]], goes north along [[Mt. Olive Road]], then turns right onto [[Fieldstown Road]], then left on [[Grubbs Avenue]], then crosses through the parking lot of [[Village Green Shopping Center]], turns right onto [[Main Street (Gardendale)|Main Street]] and then ends back at Gardendale High School; THEME: ''"North Pole Express"'' | |||
'''Thursday, [[December 10]]''' | |||
* [[Hayden]], 7:00 PM: Inaugural parade; route runs along Alabama Highway 160 from Bent Tree to [[Hayden United Methodist Church]]. | |||
'''Thursday, [[December 12]]''' | |||
* [[Pinson]], 10:00 AM: Route begins at [[Pinson Valley High School]] and runs southward down Alabama 75, turning onto [[Pinson Boulevard]] and ending at [[Triangle Park (Pinson)]] across from [[Rock School]] Center. | |||
* [[Trafford]], 1:00 PM | |||
* [[Kimberly]] and [[Morris]], 4:30 PM: Combined parade that starts at the [[Morris Walking Park]] and progresses northward on [[Stouts Road]], ending in Kimberly. | |||
'''Thursday, [[December 17]]''' | |||
* [[Warrior]], 6:00 PM | |||
== 2014 == | |||
'''Thursday, [[December 4]]''' | |||
* [[Gardendale]], 6:00 PM | |||
'''Monday, [[December 8]]''' | |||
* [[Kimberly]], 6:00 PM | |||
'''Saturday, [[December 13]]''' | |||
* [[Morris]], 10:00 AM | |||
'''Thursday, [[December 18]]''' | |||
* [[Warrior]], 6:00 PM | |||
== 2013 == | |||
'''Thursday, [[December 5]]''' | |||
* [[Gardendale]], 6:00 PM | |||
'''Saturday, [[December 7]]''' | |||
* [[Pinson]], 10:00 AM | |||
* [[Morris]], 10:00 AM | |||
'''Thursday, [[December 12]]''' | |||
* [[Warrior]], 6:00 PM | |||
'''Saturday, [[December 14]]''' | |||
* [[Trafford]], 1:00 PM | |||
* [[Kimberly]], 5:00 PM | |||
== 2012 == | == 2012 == | ||
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''' Monday, November 28 ''' | ''' Monday, November 28 ''' | ||
* [[Birmingham]], 7:00 PM. The first Christmas parade sponsored by the [[Downtown Action Committee]]. The parade started from [[Woodrow Wilson Park]] going south on [[20th Street North|20th Street]] to [[2nd Avenue North]], went west one block, then returned north on [[19th Street North|19th Street]]. Approximately 100,000 viewers turned out. | * [[Birmingham]], 7:00 PM. The first Christmas parade sponsored by the [[Downtown Action Committee]]. The parade started from [[Woodrow Wilson Park]] going south on [[20th Street North|20th Street]] to [[2nd Avenue North]], went west one block, then returned north on [[19th Street North|19th Street]]. Approximately 100,000 viewers turned out. | ||
== Note == | |||
''Starting in 2013, only parades covered in the [[North Jefferson News]] are listed on this page.'' | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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* Sides, Melynda (November 15, 2012). "2012 Christmas Parade schedule." WBRC. <!-- http://www.myfoxal.com/story/20112566/2012-christmas-parade-schedule --> | * Sides, Melynda (November 15, 2012). "2012 Christmas Parade schedule." WBRC. <!-- http://www.myfoxal.com/story/20112566/2012-christmas-parade-schedule --> | ||
* Almond, Mark (December 1, 2012) "[http://blog.al.com/spotnews/2012/12/alabaster_christmas_parade_is.html Alabaster Christmas Parade is a sweet event for children]." {{BN}} | * Almond, Mark (December 1, 2012) "[http://blog.al.com/spotnews/2012/12/alabaster_christmas_parade_is.html Alabaster Christmas Parade is a sweet event for children]." {{BN}} | ||
* Patterson, Melanie (November 28, 2011) [http://www.njeffersonnews.com/news/local_news/christmas-events-fill-calendar/article_8c72b4e1-daf2-5df5-a6ff-d57410c8463d.html "Christmas events fill calendar"] {{NJN}} | |||
* Staff Reports (November 9, 2012) [http://www.njeffersonnews.com/news/local_news/njn-a-m-for-tuesday-nov/article_7beec8f5-2ffe-5551-ad79-53c99e103f49.html "Cities prepare for upcoming Christmas parades"] {{NJN}} | |||
* Staff Reports (December 4, 2013) "Christmas Parades" {{NJN}} | |||
* Staff Reports (November 30, 2016) "Gardendale Christmas events begin" {{NJN}} | |||
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Revision as of 21:52, 1 December 2016
This is a List of Christmas parades in the Birmingham area:
2016
Thursday, December 1
- Gardendale, 6:00 PM: Route begins at Gardendale High School, goes north along Mt. Olive Road, then turns right onto Fieldstown Road, then left on Grubbs Avenue, then crosses through the parking lot of Village Green Shopping Center, turns right onto Main Street and then ends back at Gardendale High School; THEME: "Winter Wonderland"
Saturday, December 3
Thursday, December 8
Saturday, December 10
Thursday, December 15
2015
Thursday, December 3
- Gardendale, 6:00 PM: Route begins at Gardendale High School, goes north along Mt. Olive Road, then turns right onto Fieldstown Road, then left on Grubbs Avenue, then crosses through the parking lot of Village Green Shopping Center, turns right onto Main Street and then ends back at Gardendale High School; THEME: "North Pole Express"
Thursday, December 10
- Hayden, 7:00 PM: Inaugural parade; route runs along Alabama Highway 160 from Bent Tree to Hayden United Methodist Church.
Thursday, December 12
- Pinson, 10:00 AM: Route begins at Pinson Valley High School and runs southward down Alabama 75, turning onto Pinson Boulevard and ending at Triangle Park (Pinson) across from Rock School Center.
- Trafford, 1:00 PM
- Kimberly and Morris, 4:30 PM: Combined parade that starts at the Morris Walking Park and progresses northward on Stouts Road, ending in Kimberly.
Thursday, December 17
- Warrior, 6:00 PM
2014
Thursday, December 4
- Gardendale, 6:00 PM
Monday, December 8
- Kimberly, 6:00 PM
Saturday, December 13
- Morris, 10:00 AM
Thursday, December 18
- Warrior, 6:00 PM
2013
Thursday, December 5
- Gardendale, 6:00 PM
Saturday, December 7
Thursday, December 12
- Warrior, 6:00 PM
Saturday, December 14
2012
Thursday, November 15
- Montevallo, 6:00 PM
Friday, November 16
- Fairfield, 4:00 PM
Saturday, December 1
- Pleasant Grove, 9:00 AM
- Alabaster, 10:00 AM: South along U.S. Highway 31 to Alabaster City Hall, then along 1st Street Southwest to 6th Avenue Southwest.
- Graysville, 10:00 AM
- Morris, 10:00 AM
- Helena, 1:00 PM
- Clay, 3:30 PM
- Kimberly, 6:00 PM
Sunday, December 2
- Mountain Brook, 3:00 PM
Thursday, December 6
- Gardendale, 6:00 PM
- Vincent, 6:00 PM
- Columbiana, 7:00 PM
Saturday, December 8
- Center Point, 9:00 AM
- Hueytown, 10:00 AM
- Irondale, 10:00 AM
- Westover, 10:00 AM: Along Old Highway 280.
- Trafford, 1:00 PM
- Bessemer, 2:00 PM
- Calera, 2:00 PM
- Pinson, 2:00 PM
- Trussville, 3:00 PM
- Clay, 3:30 PM
- Moody, 5:00 PM
- Tarrant, 5:30 PM
- Springville, 6:00 PM
Sunday, December 9
- Vestavia Hills, 2:00 PM
Tuesday, December 11
- Homewood, 6:30 PM
Friday, December 14
- Leeds, 7:00 PM
Saturday, December 15
2011
Pleasant Grove canceled their 2011 parade. Some parade committee members homes were destroyed in the April 27, 2011 tornado outbreak and were still in the process of rebuilding, making parade planning difficult. Vestavia Hills moved its parade to the Liberty Park subdivision.
Thursday, November 17
- Montevallo, 6:00 PM
Friday, November 18
- Fairfield, 4:00 PM
Thursday, December 1
- Gardendale, 6:00 PM
- Homewood, 6:30 PM
- Columbiana, 7:00 PM
Saturday, December 3
- Alabaster, 10:00 AM: Held at Colonial Promenade Alabaster.
- Graysville, 10:00 AM
- Morris, 10:00 AM
- Five Points West, 11:30 AM
- Lipscomb, 1:00 PM
- Helena, 1:30 PM
- Calera, 2:00 PM
- Kimberly, 6:00 PM
Sunday, December 4
- Mountain Brook, 3:00 PM
Thursday, December 8
- Vincent, 6:00 PM
Friday, December 9
- Leeds, 7:00 PM
Saturday, December 10
- Center Point, 9:00 AM
- Hueytown, 10:00 AM
- Irondale, 10:00 AM
- Westover, 10:00 AM
- Vestavia Hills, 1:30 PM
- Bessemer, 2:00 PM
- Pinson, 2:00 PM
- Clay, 3:00 PM
- Trussville, 3:00 PM
- Tarrant, 5:30 PM
- Adamsville, 6:00 PM
Sunday, December 11
- Lay Lake boat parade, 5:15 PM
Saturday, December 17
2010
Thursday, December 2
- Gardendale, 6:00 PM
Saturday, December 4
- Alabaster, 10:00 AM: Along U.S. Highway 31.
- Columbiana, 1:00 PM
- Helena, 1:30 PM
- Calera, 2:00 PM
- Kimberly, 5:00 PM
Sunday, December 5
- Mountain Brook, 2:00 PM
Thursday, December 9
- Homewood, 6:30 PM: From the Homewood Library along Oxmoor Road to 18th Street to 28th Avenue to 19th Street.
Saturday, December 11
- Argo, 10:00 AM
- Hueytown, 10:00 AM
- Lipscomb, 10:00 AM
- Fairfield, 11:00 AM
- Bessemer, 2:00 PM
- Pinson, 2:00 PM: From Pinson High School along Highway 75 to Triangle park.
- Clay, 3:00 PM
- Trussville, 3:00 PM
- Midfield, 4:00 PM
- Adamsville, 6:00 PM
- Springville, 7:00 PM
Sunday, December 12
- Liberty Park, 1:30 PM
2009
Thursday, November 19
- Montevallo, 6:00 PM: Along Main Street.
Monday, November 30
- Vincent, 6:00 PM
Thursday, December 3
- Fairfield, 5:00 PM
Saturday, December 5
- Pleasant Grove, 8:00 AM
- Homewood, 9:00 AM
- Alabaster, 10:00 AM
- Graysville, 10:00 AM
- Center Point, 11:00 AM
- Pinson. 1:00 PM
- Helena, 2:00 PM
- Columbiana, 3:30 PM
- Adamsville, 6:00 PM
- Calera, 6:00 PM
Saturday, December 12
- Hueytown, 10:00 AM
- Westover, 10:00 AM
- Irondale, 11:00 AM
- Bessemer, 2:00 PM
- Trussville, 3:00 PM
- Shelby (on Lay Lake)
Saturday, December 19
- Chelsea, 10:00 AM
2008
Saturday, December 6
- Vestavia Hills, 8:30 AM: Along U. S. Highway 31 South from Southwood Road to Canyon Road.
- Graysville, 9:00 AM: Along Main Street Graysville from Uncle Mon's Restaurant to Park West Shopping Center.
- Homewood, 9:00 AM: From Homewood Public Library east on Oxmoor Road to 18th Street South, then to 28th Avenue South to Homewood Central Park.
- Alabaster, 10:00 AM: Along U. S. Highway 31 from Industrial Road to Buck Creek Park.
- Center Point, 11:00 AM: Along Center Point Parkway from the Cathedral of the Cross to the Center Point Post Office.
- Morris, 11:00 AM: Starts at Mortimer Jordan High School
- Helena, 1:00 PM: Along Alabama Highway 261 from the Winn-Dixie at Shelby County Highway 17 to Old Town Helena.
- Mountain Brook, 2:00 PM: From Crestline Elementary School down Church Street to the Crestline clock tower in front of Piggly Wiggly.
- Trussville, 3:00 PM: Along U. S. Highway 11 from Parkway Drive to Chalkville Road, then north to West Mall for the tree-lighting.
- Irondale, 4:00 PM: From Irondale Community School down 16th Street South to Crestwood Boulevard and then to 20th Street South for a tree lighting at Irondale City Hall.
- Columbiana, 5:00 PM: followed by the tree lighting.
- Calera, 6:00 PM: Along U. S. Highway 31 South from 6th to 21st Avenues.
Saturday, December 13
- Hueytown, 10:00 AM: From the intersection of High School Road and Sunset Drive to the Hueytown High School football stadium.
- Midfield, 10:00 AM: Starts and ends at Midfield Community Center.
- Westover: 10:00 AM
- Pinson, 11:00 AM: From Pinson Valley High School to Triangle Park (Pinson).
- Bessemer, 2:00 PM: Along 1st Avenue from 16th Street to 19th Street, then along 19th to 8th Avenue and along 8th to 15th Street and then to DeBardeleben Park.
- Clay, 3:00 PM: Along Deerfoot Parkway from Clay-Chalkville High School.
- Lay Lake, 5:15 PM: Boat parade from Beeswax Creek Park to Paradise Point Marina, Cedar Creek, Okomo Marina and Bozo's Marina.
- Tarrant, 5:30 PM: Begins and ends at Tarrant City Hall.
- Kimberly, 6:45 PM: From Bryan Elementary School to Memorial Park for the tree lighting.
- Adamsville, 7:00 PM: Along Main Street from Spring Street Park to Minor High School.
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 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.
1969
Saturday, November 29
- Birmingham, 6:30 PM. Birmingham's final Christmas parade sponsored by the Downtown Action Committee.
1966
Monday, November 28
- Birmingham, 7:00 PM. The first Christmas parade sponsored by the Downtown Action Committee. The parade started from Woodrow Wilson Park going south on 20th Street to 2nd Avenue North, went west one block, then returned north on 19th Street. Approximately 100,000 viewers turned out.
Note
Starting in 2013, only parades covered in the North Jefferson News are listed on this page.
References
- Hollis, Tim (2005) Birmingham's Theater and Retail District. Images of America series. Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 0738517771
- "Christmas is drawing close; it's time to catch one of metro Birmingham's many Christmas parades." (December 5, 2008) The Birmingham News
- Thornton, William (October 25, 2009) "Trussville plans annual Christmas parade to avoid conflict with football." The Birmingham News
- "Shelby County municipalities holding handful of holiday events". (November 16, 2009) Shelby County Reporter
- Norris, Toraine (December 1, 2009) "Western area parades go on despite sour economy." The Birmingham News
- "Hueytown and other western Jefferson County cities send Christmas parades rolling." (December 11, 2010). The Birmingham News
- Norris, Toraine. (October 26, 2011) "Christmas parades off in Fairfield, Pleasant Grove." The Birmingham News
- Legg, Catherine (November 1, 2011) "Celebrate the season in Montevallo." Shelby County Reporter
- "Plenty of Christmas parades, tree lightings scheduled in Jefferson, Shelby counties." (December 1, 2011) The Birmingham News
- Norris, Toraine (December 2, 2011) "Pleasant Grove shares Christmas spirit with tree lighting." The Birmingham News
- "Alabaster Christmas parade is Dec. 1." (November 19, 2012) Shelby County Reporter
- Sides, Melynda (November 15, 2012). "2012 Christmas Parade schedule." WBRC.
- Almond, Mark (December 1, 2012) "Alabaster Christmas Parade is a sweet event for children." The Birmingham News
- Patterson, Melanie (November 28, 2011) "Christmas events fill calendar" North Jefferson News
- Staff Reports (November 9, 2012) "Cities prepare for upcoming Christmas parades" North Jefferson News
- Staff Reports (December 4, 2013) "Christmas Parades" North Jefferson News
- Staff Reports (November 30, 2016) "Gardendale Christmas events begin" North Jefferson News