CANDLELIGHT PROCESSIONAL & tREE LIGHTING
Friday, November 28
Usher in the holiday season with the 30th edition of this beloved tradition! Lineup begins at 5:15 PM at the Main Street entrance to Oak Grove Cemetery, where candles and holiday songbooks will be distributed. At 5:30, Santa and Mrs. Claus will lead the Processional down Main Street in a horse-drawn carriage provided by the Lexington Carriage Company. Caroling will continue at Hopkins Green, where Lexington Presbyterian Church will serve hot cocoa and the community tree will be lit. The Rockbridge SPCA will display luminaries at Hopkins Green in honor or memory of pets and people; for more details, visit rockbridgespca.net. Family-friendly, free, and open to all.
Thank you to our presenting sponsor!
2025 LEXINGTON CHRISTMAS PARADE
Applications Are Live!
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Applications are now open for the 2025 Lexington Christmas Parade, which is slated for Friday, December 5, at 6:00 PM. This year's theme is "A Storybook Christmas."
Visit our Christmas Parade portal to read the rules and regulations, pay your registration fee, and submit or download your application. Fees go up on November 22, so be sure to register early! New for 2025: Order your limited-edition keepsake ornament! Click here for details. Thank you to our presenting sponsor!
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HOLIDAY CHURCH OPEN HOUSE
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Mark your calendars for the return of one of our newest holiday traditions! On Friday, December 19, tour downtown Lexington's historic churches, all decorated for the season. Sample refreshments, hear holiday music, and learn about the history of these iconic buildings.
We'll publish a guide to the Open House here on our website in early December. |
2025 HOLIDAY CALENDAR
Celebrate the holidays in downtown Lexington with our Christmas and holiday events and promotions:
- November 1 - December 20: Shop Small Sweepstakes - Click here for details!
- Mid-November: Online Holiday Gift Guide
- Friday, November 21: Pink Friday
- Friday, November 28: Candlelight Processional & Tree Lighting
- Saturday, November 29: National Small Business Saturday
- Friday, December 5: Lexington Christmas Parade: "A Storybook Christmas"
- Saturday, December 6: Shop Small Saturday
- Friday, December 19: Holiday Church Open House
DOWNTOWN SCARECROW CONTEST
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Congratulations to the winners of our annual Scarecrow Decorating Contest!
1st Place: Clover Boutique 2nd Place: Downtown Books 3rd Place: Hess & Co. Jewelers Thanks to all of our businesses for participating -- and to YOU for voting in the competition! Stay tuned for details about our holiday window decorating contest. |
FOURTH OF JULY IN LEXINGTON
Thanks to everyone who joined us at this year's Freedom Food Festival and Children's Bike Parade! Browse some of our favorite photos below. And we'll see you in 2026!
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msl's 10th anniversary
Main Street Lexington celebrated its 10th anniversary in October 2023. Click here to learn more about the anniversary - and to see how downtown Lexington has changed over the past decade!
