This year’s Christmas in the City Festival will take place on Sunday, November 24th 2024 from 4:00 PM-6:00 PM in Downtown.
VENDORS
This year’s festival will include food vendors and a variety of food and non-profit vendors! We invite you to visit downtown vendors and businesses for your Christmas shopping!
ACTIVITIES
Face Painting
Santa Claus
Special Characters
ENTERTAINMENT
Bessemer City Middle School Band Performance 3:30 pm-4:00 pm (Main Stage)
PARADE
We invite you for the 2024 Annual Christmas Parade! This year’s parade will take place on Sunday, November 24th, 2024 at 4:30 PM.
The parade will include a variety of entries and entertainment! We are pleased to announce the 2023 Dixie Youth Softball Ponytails & 2024 Dixie Youth Belles World Series Champions as the Christmas Parade Grand Marshal.
TREE LIGHTING
Capture the magic of the season in Downtown with our Annual Christmas Tree Lighting to take place on Sunday, November 24th, 2024 at 6:00 pm or following the end of parade. Bring the family to enjoy caroling, fellowship, photos and fun.
NOTICE: Please note the parade will start on North 14th Street, turn left onto West Virginia Avenue (downtown), and then turn left onto North 8th Street ending at Kevin Millwood Park.
Please see the parade route below:
2023 Dixie Youth Softball Ponytails World Series Champions
2024 Dixie Youth Softball Belles World Series Champions
Bessemer City Parks and Recreation is now taking applications for:
- 2024 Christmas Parade Participants
Please click here to apply! Deadline for parade participant and applications is Friday, November 15th, 2024.
