38th Annual Holiday Parade

nov 24, 2023 at 6:30 PM

The Holiday Parade is a long-time tradition for the Billings community to usher in the holiday season on the Friday after Thanksgiving. With families gathered for the weekend to eat and shop, the Holiday Parade is a great way to celebrate the season by joining the community to see over 60 holiday floats decorated for the holiday theme with Santa riding as the parade finale. Broadcasted live on Community 7 Television.

2023 Parade Theme: Home for the Holidays

REGISTER YOUR PARADE ENTRY

Application deadline: Nov 14, 2023 4:00pm (MST)/ 6:00 pm (EST)

All entries are required to decorate for the holiday theme. Avoid any plain vehicles or trailers from being part of your parade entry. DO NOT include a Santa in your entry as the one and only Santa in the parade sits on the float that closes the parade each year.

parade safety message – please read!

This year’s parade is presented by out team at the Downtown Billings Alliance and TDS Fiber and supported by Faithful Disaster Restoration, Community Seven Television, Bravera, White Heating & Air Conditioning, Valley Credit Union, Classic Hits, My 105.9, 96.3 The Zone, Planet 106.7 , and KSKY 94.1.

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38th Annual Downtown Billings Holiday Parade

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