Holiday at Home Parade & Street Festival
Saturday, November 22, 2008
Main Street Festival begins at 12 noon, Parade begins at 4:30.
If you're interested in being in the parade, please download the parade application.
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Please plan NOW to join Arts Clayton for the 16th Annual Holiday at Home Parade in Jonesboro. Always held the Saturday before Thanksgiving, this date for this year's parade will be held on Saturday, November 22. There were more than 2000 participants in last year's parade, with hundreds lining the route to enjoy this annual holiday tradition!
Arts Clayton is thrilled to announce that local resident and Parade Host, Mr. Truett Cathy, will again act as our honored and traditional Grand Marshall.
Presented by Arts Clayton, Clayton County, the City of Jonesboro, and thanks to the annual sponsorship of Heritage Bank, the Holiday at Home Parade brings together civic organizations, schools, churches, businesses and local agencies for this community-wide celebration. The parade features floats, high school marching bands, ROTC units, community groups and organizations, fire trucks, vintage cars, police safety vehicles, and of course one of the all-time kids' favorite, Sparkey the Fire Dog. And of course, as a very special treat, Mr. Santa Claus is expected to make his annual appearance at the end of the parade.
This year's Holiday at Home Parade theme is There's No Place Like Home. The Parade steps off at 4:30 PM. Monetary awards will be given for the Best of Parade, Best use of Theme, Most Artistic and Colorful, Best Performance, Greatest Outreach (having greatest community impact), and Outstanding Audience Appeal. Following the parade and day's festivities the City of Jonesboro will host a street dance completing the scene after the tree lighting.
For added enjoyment, the City of Jonesboro also sponsors a street festival all along Main Street with booths featuring gifts, crafts, food, fun and entertainment for everyone. The Arts Clayton Gallery, located at 136 South Main St., will host the annual Mistletoe Market, offering beautiful and unique gift items of original art at affordable prices for everyone on your list!
The parade begins at the intersection of McDonough Street and Stockbridge Road (old 138 Hwy) and proceeds north to the Confederate Cemetery, crosses the railroad tracks and turns south along Main Street to the Clayton County Courthouse. For those wanting to participate, applications are available online at artsclayton.org, at the Arts Clayton Gallery, by email request to artline@artsclayton.org, or by calling Arts Clayton at 770-473-5775 to receive information by mail or fax. To participate as a vendor in the Street Festival, contact the City of Jonesboro at 770-478-3800.