Name: Tacoma Santa Parade
Start: 2024-12-14T12:00:00-08:00
End: 2024-12-14T18:00:00-08:00
Location: South Tacoma Way

Tacoma WA – The beloved Tacoma Santa Parade is back for its 11th year bringing holiday cheer community fun and endless festive activities to historic South Tacoma Way on Saturday December 14th. This year’s event promises an unforgettable experience for all ages with the day’s festivities kicking off at noon and leading up to the exciting parade at 4:30 PM.

Event Highlights:

Street Festival (Noon - 4:00 PM): South Tacoma Way between 50th and 56th will transform into a bustling holiday street festival featuring a wide range of vendors offering handmade gifts bath and body items home goods jewelry and more—perfect for holiday shopping!
Food Vendors: Satisfy your seasonal cravings with comfort foods from local vendors including Pacific Islander delicacies soul food pizza kettlecorn baked goods hot cocoa and more. Enjoy the tastes of the holidays while exploring all the festival has to offer.
Stage Entertainment: A full lineup of live performances will celebrate the season with cultural expressions of Christmas Hanukkah Yule and Kwanzaa. Don’t miss the Ugly Holiday Sweater Contest at 4:00 PM on the main stage—bring your most outrageous festive attire and compete for prizes!
Parade (4:30 PM): The grand Tacoma Santa Parade will step off in style with local cheer teams dance clubs marching bands decorated floats and of course Santa’s Elves. The parade will end with the arrival of Santa Claus himself spreading holiday cheer to all in attendance. (Please note: Parade start time may be slightly adjusted to 4:15 PM.)