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Germantown Christmas Parade Festival & Tree Lighting

Nov 16 @ 1:30 pm - 4:45 pm

Free

The Germantown Christmas Parade Festival & Tree Lighting kicks-off the Holiday Season in Germantown on November 16, 2024. There are family friendly activities scheduled all day so bring your family, friends and neighbors out to enjoy the community before the busyness of the season takes over. Christmas Festival Parade & Christmas in the Park brought to you by the Germantown Area Chamber of Commerce.

The festivities will kick off with the Jingle Bell Dash sponsored by Dental Professionals at 9:45 AM at Firemen’s Park, followed by the 15th annual Candy Cane 5K Run/Walk sponsored by Frydach Insurance at 10:00 AM.

Germantown Christmas Parade Activities

The Germantown Christmas Festival Parade will be sponsored by Enviro-Safe Resource Recovery. The Christmas Festival Parade has been a tradition since 1981! The parade will start at 1:30 PM. All roads on the parade route will be closed one hour before the event and for the entirety of the event at the Germantown Police Department’s discretion. The parade route is as follows:

Starts: Pilgrim Rd & Sylvan Circle
Left on Fond du Lac Ave
Left on Main St Right on Park Ave
End: Firemen’s Park

Enjoy early Christmas festivities before it gets too busy and too COLD!

 

Germantown Christmas Tree Lighting Activities

All these activities lead us to the Tree lighting at Firemen’s Park at approximately 4:30 PM. The official Tree lighting in Germantown has occurred since 1989 and has been decorated by Wendland Nursery this year. We invite the public to join us on this exciting day of family fun and festivities.
All activities are free unless otherwise noted
2:00 – 4:45 PM
Activities in the Park
Pictures with Santa
Costumed Characters
Kids IDs with the Germantown Police Department
Carolers
Library Book Walk
Candy Land Adventure – The Candy Land Adventure invites kids to explore Firemen’s Park using a map that guides them to various candy booths sponsored by local businesses and organizations. At each booth, kids participating will receive a stamp on their map as proof of their visit. Once they’ve completed their journey, kids can turn in their maps at the raffle booth for a chance to win exciting prizes.

Refreshments:
Free popcorn
Free hot chocolate and coffee donated by Latitude Café
Cookies for purchase
Chili donated by Robert’s Frozen Custard for purchase
Wisconsin Fried Cheese Curds for purchase

3:00 – 4:15 PM
Music at Gehl’s Performing Arts Pavilion by Cold Front Trombone Quartet
Around 4:30PM – Lighting of the Official Firemen’s Park Christmas Tree
The official Tree lighting in Germantown has occurred since 1989 and has been decorated by Wendland Nursery this year.

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HOLIDAY FUN GUIDE

CHRISTMAS PARADE GUIDE

Details

Date:
Nov 16
Time:
1:30 pm - 4:45 pm
Cost:
Free
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Website:
https://lakecountryfamilyfun.com/event/germantown-christmas-parade-festival/

Venue

Fireman’s Park Germantown
W162 N11862 Park Ave
Germantown, WI 53022 United States
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