Press Release 2011 Christmas Parade

2011 CHRISTMAS PARADE OF TREES AND WINTERFEST FESTIVAL

Santa Claus is coming to town, and Main Street Marianna wants to invite the public to celebrate his arrival with the annual festive Christmas Parade.  Entries are being sought for the 2011 “Christmas Parade of Trees” parade, which will be held at 5:30 PM on Friday, December 2 in downtown Marianna.  Our theme this year is “Christmas Parade of Trees” and Main Street would like to encourage every parade entry to be decorated with different and outrageous Christmas tree decorating ideas.

Main Street hopes families, churches, youth groups, civic organizations and businesses will enter a float in this year’s parade and would also like to encourage church choirs to carol through the parade.  Main Street plans to have parade announcers again this year that will be located in front of Confederate Park on Highway 90.  This is an annual fundraising event for Main Street Marianna.  The entry fee for the Parade is $25.00.  The proceeds from the parade will be earmarked for downtown improvements.

Main Street is also looking for quality craft and food vendors for the Winterfest Festival that will begin at 1:00 PM – 7:30 PM.  This year the vendors will be set up in Madison Street Park.  

To sign up for the parade or be a vendor, you can visit www.cityofmarianna.com and download a Parade form or a Winterfest Vendor form from the main page of our website or call Charlotte Brunner, Main Street Director at (850)718-1022.

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