Henderson Christmas Parade and Light The Night Ceremony Sunday, December 6th, 2015


12249573_496815147158829_7211808390638831008_nThe Henderson Christmas Parade is Sunday, December 6th, 2015. They start marching at 3pm and will come from Dabney Drive down Garnett Street towards Andrews Avenue.  There are over 100 entries in the parade, listed below. Judging is at the area of Orange and South Garnett Street, near Guptons Gun Shop, Mainstreet Marketplace, Ballet Arts.  There is also a public parking area beside Guptons Gun Shop that will have booths and food trucks. 

Parade entrants will be judged for those in the categories of Marching Band and Floats.

Many downtown businesses and restaurants will be open during Sunday, please spend time in downtown before, during and after shopping and eating.  Don’t leave after the parade!  Stay in downtown, and attend the Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony at 5:30pm.

At 5:30pm walk to First United Methodist Church on Garnett Street where Mayor Pete O’Geary will be hosting the Light The Night ceremony.  The tree in Veterans Park will be lit, and then come inside First United Methodist Church for an evening of celebration in song.  Scheduled to perform:  Men’s Quartet, Henderson Middle School Choir, Greater Little Zion United Holy Church, and Dabney School Choir.

Food Trucks during the parade are:
Empire Eats Food Truck
R&J’s Fish, Wings, and Things
Robertson’ s Turkey Drumsticks

Parade Order

1. Retired Police Captain Davis
2. Police Chief Marcus Barrows
3. Vance County Sheriff Peter White
4. NVHS Air Force ROTC Color Guard
5. Dabney Elementary Senator Escorts
6. Grand Marshal Senator Nathan Baskerville
7. Mayor Pete O’Geary
8. Mayor Elect Eddie Ellington
9. NVHS Viking Voices Float
10. Making A Difference (MAD)
11. Making A Difference (MAD)
12. Cricket Wireless Float
13. Cobblestone Community Watch
14. Vance County Disabled American Veterans Chapter 97
15. Team Flex City
16. Team Flex City
17. Team Flex City
18. Team Flex City
19. Team Flex City 20. Carolina Sparks Travel Softball Float
21. Davis – Royster Funeral Service Limo
22. Davis – Royster Funeral Service Van
23. Midnight Blue Martial Arts Academy Float
24. Beacon Light Lodge #249 Float
25. Badd Boyz and Ladies Badd Boyz Social Club
26. Badd Boyz and Ladies Badd Boyz Social Club
27. Badd Boyz and Ladies Badd Boyz Social Club
28. Badd Boyz and Ladies Badd Boyz Social Club
29. Badd Boyz and Ladies Badd Boyz Social Club
30. Southern Vance HS Marching Band
31. Deep South Tattoo & Body Piercing Float
32. House of Toyz
33. House of Toyz
34. House of Toyz
35. House of Toyz
36. House of Toyz
37. House of Toyz
38. House of Toyz 39. House of Toyz Float
40. Upper Class Book Club
41. Upper Class Book Club
42. New Hope Baptist Church Float
43. Knights of Columbus 9365
44. Pride of Vance Elks 1263
45. Pride of Vance Elks 1263
46. Pride of Vance Elks 1263
47. Vance Senior Housing Apts Float
48. FCCLA/NVHS Cheerleaders Marching
49. FCCLA/NVHS Cheerleaders
50. FCCLA NVHS Cheerleaders
51. Richard Gill & Granddaughter
52. Family United Birthday Club Float
53. McDonalds Marching Unit
54. Henderson Police Department / St. Baldrick’s
55. Henderson Police Department /St. Baldrick’s
56. Henderson Shrine Club Calliope
57. Caroline Burnette for District Court Judge
58. Tri-County Thunder Cheerleaders
59. CarolinaBulldogs Baseball Team Float
60. The Salvation Army
61. Northern Vance HS Marching Band
62. Superior Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram
63. Superior Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram
64. Superior Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram
65. Superior Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram
66. Superior Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram
67. United States Coast Guard Auxiliary Kerr Lake
68. United States Coast Guard Auxiliary Kerr Lake
69. Crime Stoppers Float
70. Vance County Teacher of the Year
71. The North Carolina Coyotes
72. Vance County Fire & Rescue Association Fallen Fire Fighters March
73. Vance County Fire & Rescue Association Truck
74. Vance County Fire & Rescue Association Truck
75. City of Henderson Fire Department
76. Vance County Fire Department
77. Bearpond Volunteer Fire Department
78. Cokesbury Volunteer Fire Department
79. Cokesbury Volunteer Fire Department
80. Henderson-Vance Recreation & Parks Department
81. Henderson-Vance Recreation & Parks Department
82. Henderson-Vance Recreation & Parks Department
83. Cruz Roofing
84. Kerr Lake Nursing & Rehabilitation Center Float
85. Changes of Heads
86. Changes of Heads
87. Mount Ararat Pentecostal Holiness Church Float
88. Dabney Elementary School Christmas Characters
89. Open
90. Royalty Dabney Elementary School Float
91. Dabney Elementary School
92. Southern Organic Female Farmers (SOFFA)
93. Prancing Zebraettes Dance Team
94. Vance County Arts Council Float
95. Ballet Arts AllStars
96. Ballet Arts Twillers
97. Ballet Arts Dancers
98. Henderson Vance Downtown Development Commission
99. Henderson Vance Downtown Development Commission
100. Dr. Alice Sallins Parade Coordinator
101. Santa Claus
102. Lt. Irvin Robinson