Downtown Lexington Christmas Parade
Tonight! • 6:00 p.m.
The parade will go on this evening. It will be cold, but clear.
Tonight! • 6:00 p.m.
The parade will go on this evening. It will be cold, but clear.
Below is a map of where the numbers have been staked for line up along the streets. Scroll down for the line-up list if you don't know your number. In summary:
4, 5, 6, 7, 15 and 32 are lined up on Spotswood Drive.
2 and 3 are all Fire, EMT, etc. along Taylor Street
9 - 13 are on the first half of Wallace Street
14 - 39 are in Brewbaker Field
40 - 63 continue on Wallace Street and
64 - 76 are in the Maury River Middle School back parking lot.
If you'd like to be judged, print out your number and place it on the right side of your vehicle or float so the judges can see it.
Please share this with all involved in your organization so everyone is aware of where they need to go. Please be advised that the streets will be closed and very busy with floats, vehicles lining up, and LOTS of people. We ask anyone dropping off children to park and walk them to their spot - there won’t be room for you to drive along the route. Also, please DO NOT PARK in the Maury River Middle School BACK PARKING LOT! This area is for really big floats, and they need room to maneuver!
Organizers, please let your group know where to pick up/meet their children after the parade. Our line up crew won't be able to answer those questions.
If you don't know your number, scroll down after the map. Entries are listed in numerical order first, then in alphabetical order. Let’s all have fun tonight and stay safe! – Main Street Lexington Christmas Parade Committee
4, 5, 6, 7, 15 and 32 are lined up on Spotswood Drive.
2 and 3 are all Fire, EMT, etc. along Taylor Street
9 - 13 are on the first half of Wallace Street
14 - 39 are in Brewbaker Field
40 - 63 continue on Wallace Street and
64 - 76 are in the Maury River Middle School back parking lot.
If you'd like to be judged, print out your number and place it on the right side of your vehicle or float so the judges can see it.
Please share this with all involved in your organization so everyone is aware of where they need to go. Please be advised that the streets will be closed and very busy with floats, vehicles lining up, and LOTS of people. We ask anyone dropping off children to park and walk them to their spot - there won’t be room for you to drive along the route. Also, please DO NOT PARK in the Maury River Middle School BACK PARKING LOT! This area is for really big floats, and they need room to maneuver!
Organizers, please let your group know where to pick up/meet their children after the parade. Our line up crew won't be able to answer those questions.
If you don't know your number, scroll down after the map. Entries are listed in numerical order first, then in alphabetical order. Let’s all have fun tonight and stay safe! – Main Street Lexington Christmas Parade Committee
Rules and Regulations
1. For safety reasons, all instructions of both the parade marshals and the Lexington Police Department must be obeyed.
2. REMEMBER: All entries MUST make some effort to decorate to the theme of the 2024 parade: Parade of Lights.
This includes vehicle entries such as antique cars or trucks.
3. All performance groups and marching bands are limited to a three (3) minute timed stop. Those who don’t adhere to the time limit will not be judged and will be asked to move on. It is important to keep the parade moving in a timely manner.
4. Following are the safety requirements for all floats that will carry children.
Floats with children 12 and under will be required to have supervision by an adult.
Floats with children 5-12 years of age need 1 adult for every 5 children.
Floats with children under the age of 5 need 1 adult for every 2 children.
5. Stand and sit on elevated elements of your float at your own risk.
6. NO CANDY CAN BE THROWN FROM FLOATS! Candy may be distributed by walkers.
7. All entries must go to the end of the parade route before they let people on or off, disband, or get into vehicles.
No “on and off” is allowed during the parade. Let your group know where parents can pick up children.
8. At the end of the parade, all entries must continue on Main Street to the area around VMI to dismantling vehicle decorations and/or let folks off.
9. THE SANTA ‘CLAUSE’: It is very confusing to small children to see multiple Santa and Mrs. Clauses riding on floats.
Our Santa rides on his float at the end of the parade. Please do not put Santa on your float, in the cab, or anywhere else.
10. ALL animal groups are responsible for their own animal waste cleanup.
11. Inclement Weather Policy: In case of very inclement weather, the parade will be cancelled. Look for announcements after 2pm here, on our Facebook page or on 3WZ 96.7. It will only occur in the case of extreme weather!
2. REMEMBER: All entries MUST make some effort to decorate to the theme of the 2024 parade: Parade of Lights.
This includes vehicle entries such as antique cars or trucks.
3. All performance groups and marching bands are limited to a three (3) minute timed stop. Those who don’t adhere to the time limit will not be judged and will be asked to move on. It is important to keep the parade moving in a timely manner.
4. Following are the safety requirements for all floats that will carry children.
Floats with children 12 and under will be required to have supervision by an adult.
Floats with children 5-12 years of age need 1 adult for every 5 children.
Floats with children under the age of 5 need 1 adult for every 2 children.
5. Stand and sit on elevated elements of your float at your own risk.
6. NO CANDY CAN BE THROWN FROM FLOATS! Candy may be distributed by walkers.
7. All entries must go to the end of the parade route before they let people on or off, disband, or get into vehicles.
No “on and off” is allowed during the parade. Let your group know where parents can pick up children.
8. At the end of the parade, all entries must continue on Main Street to the area around VMI to dismantling vehicle decorations and/or let folks off.
9. THE SANTA ‘CLAUSE’: It is very confusing to small children to see multiple Santa and Mrs. Clauses riding on floats.
Our Santa rides on his float at the end of the parade. Please do not put Santa on your float, in the cab, or anywhere else.
10. ALL animal groups are responsible for their own animal waste cleanup.
11. Inclement Weather Policy: In case of very inclement weather, the parade will be cancelled. Look for announcements after 2pm here, on our Facebook page or on 3WZ 96.7. It will only occur in the case of extreme weather!
FINAL LINE UP - Numerical (An alphabetical listing is after this list, below)
Line up begins as early as 4:30 p.m.; you MUST be in place no later than 5:30.
1. City of Lexington Police Department
2. City of Lexington Fire Department
2. Lexington Fire Department
3. Buena Vista Fire Department
3. Glasgow Lifesaving & First Aid Crew Inc.
3. Rockbridge Baths VFD
3. Rockbridge County Sheriff’s Office
3. South River Fire Department
3. US Forest Service
3. VMI EMS Agency
4. Top Cats
5. Grand Marshals
6. VMI Police Department
7. VMI Band
8. The Arc of Rockbridge - Dropped Out
9. Kendal at Lexington
10. Rockbridge County Girl Scouts
11. Edgewater Animal Hospital
12. Mountain View Elementary School SCA
13. Arkham Kustoms
14. Fincastle Baptist Church Rockbridge Campus
15. Lylburn Downing Middle School Band
16. Rockbridge Regional Fair - Queens
17. Faith Mountain Baptist Church
18. Heritage Hall
19. Rockbridge Music
20. RCHS FFA
21. RCHS - Wildcat Chapter – FCCLA
22. Collierstown Baptist Church
23. Lexington Lacrosse
24. Maury River Middle School cheerleading
25. Modine Manufacturing
26. Journey Outdoors
27. Kerrs Creek Baptist Church
28. Kyle Morris
29. Foster Murphy
30. BSA Scouting Troop 5, 29, 92, Pack 29
31. Bill Ramsey
32. Rockbridge Marching Wildcats
33. RARO Cheerleading
34. Rockbridge SPCA
35. The Rockbridge Ballet
36. Rockbridge High School SCA
37. Gina's Trattoria & Johnny Swink Motor Sports
38. Cooper’s Stump Grinding Inc
39. 96.7 3WZ & Big Dawg 100
40. VFW Post 1499
41. Maury River FFA
42. Trinity Turf
43. Rockbridge Rental Company LLC
44. Rockbridge Farmers Cooperative
45. Rockbridge Kubota - A Division of Rockbridge Farmers Coop
46. Jellystone Park at Natural Bridge
47. National/International Barrel Racing Assoc.
48. Trail Life Troop 1441
49. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
50. One Fight Inc
51. The Grinch
52. Sparrow Aviation Group, LLC
53. Rockbridge Christian Academy
54. CornerStone Bank
55. Shenandoah Ballet
56. Rockbridge Area Transportation System
57. DACAL Inc
58. Construction Genius LLC
59. Ben Cline for Congress
61. Bank of Botetourt
62. Rockbridge Regional Library System
63. Dominion Energy
64. Patrick Blevins, State Farm
65. Marvin Dudley Logging
66. Natural Bridge Speedway
67. Hilltop Towing
68. Williams Brothers Tree and Lawn Service
69. DuPont Community Credit Union
70. C&S Disposal Inc
71. Orrison Tree Service
72. Natural Bridge State Park
73. Charles W. Barger & Son
74. City of Lexington Public Works
75. City of Lexington
76. Santa & Mrs. Claus
END
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FINAL LINE UP - Alphabetical
39. 96.7 3WZ & Big Dawg 100
13. Arkham Kustoms
61. Bank of Botetourt
59. Ben Cline for Congress
31. Bill Ramsey
30. BSA Scouting Troop 5, 29, 92, Pack 29
3. Buena Vista Fire Department
70. C&S Disposal Inc
73. Charles W. Barger & Son
74. City of Lexington
75. City of Lexington
2. City of Lexington Fire Department
1. City of Lexington Police Department
22. Collierstown Baptist Church
58. Construction Genius LLC
38. Cooper’s Stump Grinding Inc
54. CornerStone Bank
57. DACAL Inc
63. Dominion Energy
69. DuPont Community Credit Union
11. Edgewater Animal Hospital
17. Faith Mountain Baptist Church
14. Fincastle Baptist Church Rockbridge Campus
29. Foster Murphy
37. Gina's Trattoria & Johnny Swink Motor Sports
3. Glasgow Lifesaving & First Aid Crew Inc.
5. Grand Marshals
18. Heritage Hall
67. Hilltop Towing
46. Jellystone Park at Natural Bridge
26. Journey Outdoors
9. Kendal at Lexington
27. Kerrs Creek Baptist Church
28. Kyle Morris
23. Lexington Lacrosse
15. Lylburn Downing Middle School Band
65. Marvin Dudley Logging
41. Maury River FFA
24. Maury River Middle School Cheerleading
25. Modine Manufacturing
12. Mountain View Elementary School SCA
47. National/International Barrel Racing Assoc.
66. Natural Bridge Speedway
72. Natural Bridge State Park
50. One Fight Inc
71. Orrison Tree Service
64. Patrick Blevins, State Farm
33. RARO Cheerleading
21. RCHS - Wildcat Chapter - FCCLA
20. RCHS FFA
56. Rockbridge Area Transportation System
3. Rockbridge Baths VFD
53. Rockbridge Christian Academy
10. Rockbridge County Girl Scouts
3. Rockbridge County Sheriff’s Office
44. Rockbridge Farmers Cooperative
36. Rockbridge High School SCA
45. Rockbridge Kubota - A Division of Rockbridge Farmers Coop
32. Rockbridge Marching Wildcats
19. Rockbridge Music
16. Rockbridge Regional Fair - Queens
62. Rockbridge Regional Library System
43. Rockbridge Rental Company LLC
34. Rockbridge SPCA
76. Santa & Mrs. Claus
55. Shenandoah Ballet
3. South River Fire Department
52. Sparrow Aviation Group, LLC
49. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
51. The Grinch
35. The Rockbridge Ballet
4. Top Cats
48. Trail Life Troop 1441
42. Trinity Turf
3. US Forest Service
40. VFW Post 1499
7. VMI Band
3. VMI EMS Agency
6. VMI Police Department
68. Williams Brothers Tree and Lawn Service
Line up begins as early as 4:30 p.m.; you MUST be in place no later than 5:30.
1. City of Lexington Police Department
2. City of Lexington Fire Department
2. Lexington Fire Department
3. Buena Vista Fire Department
3. Glasgow Lifesaving & First Aid Crew Inc.
3. Rockbridge Baths VFD
3. Rockbridge County Sheriff’s Office
3. South River Fire Department
3. US Forest Service
3. VMI EMS Agency
4. Top Cats
5. Grand Marshals
6. VMI Police Department
7. VMI Band
8. The Arc of Rockbridge - Dropped Out
9. Kendal at Lexington
10. Rockbridge County Girl Scouts
11. Edgewater Animal Hospital
12. Mountain View Elementary School SCA
13. Arkham Kustoms
14. Fincastle Baptist Church Rockbridge Campus
15. Lylburn Downing Middle School Band
16. Rockbridge Regional Fair - Queens
17. Faith Mountain Baptist Church
18. Heritage Hall
19. Rockbridge Music
20. RCHS FFA
21. RCHS - Wildcat Chapter – FCCLA
22. Collierstown Baptist Church
23. Lexington Lacrosse
24. Maury River Middle School cheerleading
25. Modine Manufacturing
26. Journey Outdoors
27. Kerrs Creek Baptist Church
28. Kyle Morris
29. Foster Murphy
30. BSA Scouting Troop 5, 29, 92, Pack 29
31. Bill Ramsey
32. Rockbridge Marching Wildcats
33. RARO Cheerleading
34. Rockbridge SPCA
35. The Rockbridge Ballet
36. Rockbridge High School SCA
37. Gina's Trattoria & Johnny Swink Motor Sports
38. Cooper’s Stump Grinding Inc
39. 96.7 3WZ & Big Dawg 100
40. VFW Post 1499
41. Maury River FFA
42. Trinity Turf
43. Rockbridge Rental Company LLC
44. Rockbridge Farmers Cooperative
45. Rockbridge Kubota - A Division of Rockbridge Farmers Coop
46. Jellystone Park at Natural Bridge
47. National/International Barrel Racing Assoc.
48. Trail Life Troop 1441
49. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
50. One Fight Inc
51. The Grinch
52. Sparrow Aviation Group, LLC
53. Rockbridge Christian Academy
54. CornerStone Bank
55. Shenandoah Ballet
56. Rockbridge Area Transportation System
57. DACAL Inc
58. Construction Genius LLC
59. Ben Cline for Congress
61. Bank of Botetourt
62. Rockbridge Regional Library System
63. Dominion Energy
64. Patrick Blevins, State Farm
65. Marvin Dudley Logging
66. Natural Bridge Speedway
67. Hilltop Towing
68. Williams Brothers Tree and Lawn Service
69. DuPont Community Credit Union
70. C&S Disposal Inc
71. Orrison Tree Service
72. Natural Bridge State Park
73. Charles W. Barger & Son
74. City of Lexington Public Works
75. City of Lexington
76. Santa & Mrs. Claus
END
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FINAL LINE UP - Alphabetical
39. 96.7 3WZ & Big Dawg 100
13. Arkham Kustoms
61. Bank of Botetourt
59. Ben Cline for Congress
31. Bill Ramsey
30. BSA Scouting Troop 5, 29, 92, Pack 29
3. Buena Vista Fire Department
70. C&S Disposal Inc
73. Charles W. Barger & Son
74. City of Lexington
75. City of Lexington
2. City of Lexington Fire Department
1. City of Lexington Police Department
22. Collierstown Baptist Church
58. Construction Genius LLC
38. Cooper’s Stump Grinding Inc
54. CornerStone Bank
57. DACAL Inc
63. Dominion Energy
69. DuPont Community Credit Union
11. Edgewater Animal Hospital
17. Faith Mountain Baptist Church
14. Fincastle Baptist Church Rockbridge Campus
29. Foster Murphy
37. Gina's Trattoria & Johnny Swink Motor Sports
3. Glasgow Lifesaving & First Aid Crew Inc.
5. Grand Marshals
18. Heritage Hall
67. Hilltop Towing
46. Jellystone Park at Natural Bridge
26. Journey Outdoors
9. Kendal at Lexington
27. Kerrs Creek Baptist Church
28. Kyle Morris
23. Lexington Lacrosse
15. Lylburn Downing Middle School Band
65. Marvin Dudley Logging
41. Maury River FFA
24. Maury River Middle School Cheerleading
25. Modine Manufacturing
12. Mountain View Elementary School SCA
47. National/International Barrel Racing Assoc.
66. Natural Bridge Speedway
72. Natural Bridge State Park
50. One Fight Inc
71. Orrison Tree Service
64. Patrick Blevins, State Farm
33. RARO Cheerleading
21. RCHS - Wildcat Chapter - FCCLA
20. RCHS FFA
56. Rockbridge Area Transportation System
3. Rockbridge Baths VFD
53. Rockbridge Christian Academy
10. Rockbridge County Girl Scouts
3. Rockbridge County Sheriff’s Office
44. Rockbridge Farmers Cooperative
36. Rockbridge High School SCA
45. Rockbridge Kubota - A Division of Rockbridge Farmers Coop
32. Rockbridge Marching Wildcats
19. Rockbridge Music
16. Rockbridge Regional Fair - Queens
62. Rockbridge Regional Library System
43. Rockbridge Rental Company LLC
34. Rockbridge SPCA
76. Santa & Mrs. Claus
55. Shenandoah Ballet
3. South River Fire Department
52. Sparrow Aviation Group, LLC
49. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
51. The Grinch
35. The Rockbridge Ballet
4. Top Cats
48. Trail Life Troop 1441
42. Trinity Turf
3. US Forest Service
40. VFW Post 1499
7. VMI Band
3. VMI EMS Agency
6. VMI Police Department
68. Williams Brothers Tree and Lawn Service
