ASHLAND — The city of Ashland has announced the date for its annual holiday festivities.
The city of Ashland will kick off the holiday season with this year’s annual Christmas Parade and Official Christmas Tree Lighting on Saturday, December 7, 2019 in Downtown Ashland. The downtown fireworks display will return this year immediately following the tree lighting ceremony.
“All are welcome to join us for one of the most anticipated nights of the year as we fill our city’s downtown with the sights and sounds of Christmas,” said Community Outreach Coordinator Amanda Patterson.
The theme for this year’s parade is the “Twelve Days of Christmas” and will begin at 6:00 p.m. The lighting of the city’s official Christmas Tree and downtown fireworks display will immediately follow at the Ashland County Corner Park.
If you would like to enter a unit in the parade, please register with Ashland Main Street at ashlandmainstreet.org by December 4, 2019.
Awards will be presented for 1st through 3rd place winners for both commercial and non-commercial categories; judging will be based on creativity, relation to theme, and overall appearance. Additionally, an overall winner will be named in both commercial and non-commercial categories for the unit that best exemplifies the parade theme.
The Ashland Christmas Parade is organized by Ashland Main Street and sponsored by the Ashland Evening Lions, Official Tree Lighting and Downtown Fireworks are brought to you by the City of Ashland and sponsored by Pyrotecnico Fireworks, Inc. and private donations.
