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3:00-5:00 pmThe amazing, traditional celebration will run at Dickmann Town Center with the Grand Entrance of Santa at 3:00 pm. Bring the kiddos to see Santa arrive before individual visits at the downtown Santa House. Festivities include Santa visits with free gifts and candy canes, princesses from Once Upon a Princess, giant inflatable activities, bounce houses, free cookies and hot chocolate, free ice skating, a snowball fight zone, live reindeer, a photo booth with free phot strips, a Letter to Santa area, and many more attractions.
5:30 pm
The Annual Christmas Parade will run from 8th and Meridian Streets through downtown along Meridian, exiting off Meridian at 13th Street with participants tossing FREE candy to guests lining Meridian Avenue. Bring bags for little ones to collect the candy!
At approximately 5:45 pm
The Mayor’s Tree Lighting Ceremony will take place at Dickmann Town Center with an interview with Santa and the princesses, a musical performance by the Anderson High School Show Choir, free ice skating, and a community countdown to the lighting of the city tree and the Dickmann Town Center Christmas decorations.
Christmas Parade Applications
Applications for parade floats and entries are currently available at cityofanderson.com.
There is no parade application/participation fee this year. Participants will be contacted with detailed information once their application is processed.
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Dickmann Town Center- Anderson, 1199 Meridian St, Anderson, IN 46016-1712, United States
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