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The following is a list of holiday parades that occur between Thanksgiving Day (in the U.S.) and early January, coinciding with the Christmas and holiday season.

• Cape Town: Kaapse Klopse (Cape Town Minstrel Carnival), held annually on 2 January (Second New Year)

• Kolkata: Kolkata Christmas Festival. Parade held along Park Street in the week prior to Christmas.:)

• Osaka: Universal Studios Christmas parade. Annual parades staged in the lead up to Christmas, hosted by Universal Studios Japan
• Tokyo: Disney Christmas stories. Annual parade staged by Tokyo Disneyland.

• Miri: Miri Christmas Parade. Held annually since 2008. ^[1]

• Bay City, Metro Manila: The Grand Festival of Lights Parade. Annual Christmas parade staged by SM Mall of Asia, on each Saturday evening leading up to Christmas. ^[2]
• San Fernando: Giant Lantern Parade. Part of the annual Giant Lantern Festival.

• Yongin: Everland Christmas Fantasy. Various daily Christmas themed parades held at the Everland theme park, annually in November and December.

• Sakon Nakhon: Christmas Star Procession. Held annually since 1982. ^[3]

• Brussels and other Belgian cities: La Parade de Noël RTL. Annual Christmas parades held in Belgium, sponsored by television RTL-TVI and radio Bel RTL.

• Helsinki: Helsinki Christmas Parade. Held annually in late November since 1949, as part of the Opening of the Aleksanterinkatu Christmas Street festivities.

• Hautmont: La Parade Lumineuse magique (The Magic Luminous Parade). Held annually in December as part of the Hautmont Capitale de Noël (capital of Christmas) festivities.
• Paris: Disneyland Paris Christmas Parade

• Hamburg: Hamburger Weihnachtsparade (Hamburg Christmas parade). Held annually on all four Advent Saturdays.

• Dingle, County Kerry: Wren's Day parades, held on 26 December, St. Stephen's Day. (Article)

• Valkenburg: Valkenburg Christmas Parade

• Alcoy: Cabalgata de Reyes Magos de Alcoy (Cavalcade of Magi of Alcoy), held on the night of January 5 (night of the Three Wise Men), since the mid 19th century. (Article)
• Barcelona: Three Kings’ Parade (a Cavalcada de Reis Mags d'Orient), held 5 January, attracting crowds up to 500,000. (Article)
• Madrid: La Cabalgata de los Reyes Magos de Madrid (The Cavalcade of the Magi from Madrid). (Spanish site)

• Stockholm: Sankta Lucia procession, held annually on 13 December since 1927.

• Birmingham: Birmingham Christmas Parade
• Buckingham: Buckingham Christmas Parade. Held annually since 1984
• London: Hamleys Christmas Toy Parade
• London: London's New Year's Day Parade
• Penzance: Montol Festival. Procession held annually on 21 December
• Windsor: Reindeer Parade

• Edinburgh: Torchlight Procession. Held annually on the evening of December 30, as the opening event of Edinburgh's Hogmanay festival.

• Gerringong: Gerringong Christmas Street Parade^[4]
• Gosford: Gosford City Christmas Parade. Held annually since the 1950s.
• Sydney: Sydney Christmas Parade

• Brisbane: Myer Christmas Parade and Pantomime^[5]
• Bundaberg: Pageant of Lights. Held annually in early December.
• Cooroy: Christmas in Cooroy. A two-day annual event, with the street parade held on the first Saturday in December
• Gold Coast: White Christmas (Warner Bros. Movie World)
• Ipswich: Christmas Parade of Lights^[6]
• Mooloolaba: Mooloolaba Christmas Boat Parade
• Rockhampton: Rockhampton Christmas Parade^[7]

• Adelaide: Adelaide Christmas Pageant. Established in 1933, the event is staged on the second Saturday of November and draws crowds reaching 500,000.
• Blackwood: Blackwood Christmas Pageant. Typically held first Friday in December.
• Glenelg: Glenelg Christmas Pageant. Held annually since 1954^[8]
• Mount Barker: Mount Barker Christmas Pageant. Held first Saturday in December.
• Mount Gambier: Mount Gambier Christmas Parade. First held in 1959, the event is always staged on the third Saturday of November^[9]
• Norwood: Norwood Christmas Pageant
• Port Adelaide: Twilight Christmas Parade
• Salisbury: Salisbury City Centre Christmas Parade
• Tanunda: Barossa Christmas Parade^[10]
• Whyalla: Whyalla Christmas Pageant

• Burnie: Burnie Christmas Parade
• George Town: George Town Annual Christmas Parade
• Hobart: Myer Hobart Christmas Pageant. Held on the third Saturday of November each year.
• Launceston: Apex Launceston Christmas Parade. Held on the first Saturday in December.
• Wynyard: Wynyard Christmas Parade^[11]

• Geelong: Gala Day Parade. First held in 1916, to raise money for the Red Cross Society at the height of World War I.
• Melbourne: Myer Christmas Parade

• Albany: City of Albany Christmas Festival and Pageant
• Bunbury: City of Bunbury Christmas Carnival and Parade^[12]
• Mandurah: Mandurah Community Christmas Pageant
• Perth: Perth Christmas Pageant^[13]

• Auckland: Farmers Santa Parade (4th Sunday of November)
• Christchurch: Christchurch Children's Christmas Parade Trust (1st Sunday of December)
• Dunedin: Dunedin Santa Parade (1st or 2nd Sunday of December)^[14]
• Hamilton: Hamilton Christmas Parade (2nd Sunday of December)
• Palmerston North: Palmerston North Christmas Parade (2nd Sunday of December) ([1])
• Rotorua: Rotorua Christmas Parade (1st Saturday of December)
• Wellington: A Very Welly Christmas

• Nassau: Boxing Day Junkanoo Parade. Part of the Bahamian national festival of Junkanoo

• Edmonton: Santa's Parade of Lights.

• Maple Ridge: Christmas in the Park and the Santa Claus Parade
• Nanaimo: Nanaimo's Santa Claus Parade
• Surrey: Big Rig for Kids Lighted Truck Parade
• Surrey: Surrey Santa Parade of Lights
• Vancouver: Rogers' Santa Claus Parade
• Victoria: Island Farms Santa's Light Parade
• Victoria: Truck Light Convoy and Food Drive

• Winnipeg: Winnipeg Santa Parade

• Quispamsis and Rothesay: Kennebecasis Valley Santa Claus Parade
• Moncton, Riverview, and Dieppe: Greater Moncton Santa Claus Parade

St Andrews: Saturday Dec 6 Fredericton: Saturday Nov 29 Caraquet: Saturday Nov 15 Sussex: Saturday Dec 6 Bathurst: Sunday Dec 7

• St. John's: Downtown Christmas Parade.

• Christmas Parade of Lights- Halifax, Nova Scotia
• Halifax Christmas Parades- Halifax, Nova Scotia

• Acton: Acton Firefighters Santa Claus Parade
• Ajax: Santa Claus Parade
• Beeton: Santa Claus Parade, route from Jackson Plaza to the Fairgrounds. (Article)
• Bowmanville: Santa Claus Parade
• Brampton: Brampton Santa Claus Parade organized by the Brampton Board of Trade, Santa's Parade at Shoppers World Brampton
• Brantford: JCI Brantford Santa Claus Parade
• Brighton: Santa Claus Parade
• Brockville: Brockville Santa Claus Parade
• Bolton (part of Caledon): Christmas Parade, organized by the Kinsmen Club
• Carleton Place: Carleton Place Santa Claus Parade
• Deseronto: Santa Claus Parade
• Elora: Santa Claus Parade
• Fergus: Fergus Santa Claus Parade
• Frankford: Santa Claus Parade
• Georgetown: Annual Santa Claus Parade
• Goderich: Santa Claus Parade, Article
• Guelph: Guelph Community Santa Claus Parade
• Grimsby: Grimsby Santa Claus Parade
• Hamilton: Hamilton Santa Claus and Grey Cup Parade
• Hespeler (Cambridge): Hespeler Santa Claus Parade (Article)
• London: London Santa Claus Parade, since 1956^[15]
• Markham: Markham Santa Claus Parade
• Mattawa: The Mattawa Santa Claus Parade
• Milton: Milton Santa Claus Parade, Heritage Parade of Lights at Country Heritage Park
• Mississauga (Streetsville): Mississauga Santa Claus Parade
• Newcastle: Newcastle Santa Parade
• North Bay: North Bay Santa Claus Parade
• Oakville: Oakville Santa Claus Parade
• Orillia: Orillia Santa Claus Parade
• Oshawa: Santa's Parade of Lights
• Ottawa: Help Santa Toy Parade
  • Ottawa (Barrhaven): Barrhaven Lions Light Up The Night Parade
  • Ottawa (Kanata): Kanata Hazeldean Mall Santa Claus Parade
  • Ottawa (Orleans): Sanata's Parade of Lights
• Pickering: Annual Kinsmen & Kinette Club Santa Claus Parade (Press release)
• Port Hope: Port Hope Santa Claus Parade
• Port Perry: Port Perry Santa Claus Parade
• Puslinch: Puslinch Santa Claus Parade
• Rockwood: Rockwood's Farmers' Santa Claus Parade of Lights
• Sault Ste. Marie: Rotary Santa Claus Parade
• Smith Falls: Smith Falls Santa Claus Parade
• Stratford: Santa's Parade of Lights
• Sturgeon Falls: The Sturgeon Falls Parade of Lights
• Timmins: Timmins Santa Claus Parade (Article)
• Toronto: Toronto Santa Claus Parade, Independent organization, formally Eaton's
  • Toronto (Etobicoke): Etobicoke Lakeshore Christmas Parade
  • Toronto (Weston): Weston Village Santa Claus Parade
  • Toronto (The Beaches): Hamper's Santa Claus Parade
• Trenton: Trenton Santa Claus Parade
• Uxbridge: Uxbridge Santa Claus Parade
• Vaughan: Vaughan Santa Claus Parade (SantaFest)
• Watford: Santa Claus Parade
• Whitby: JCI Whitby Santa Claus

• Gatineau: Gatineau Santa Claus Parade
• Montreal: Montreal Santa Claus Parade

• Saskatoon: Saskatoon Santa Claus Parade. Originated in 1990.

• Whitehorse: Winterval Santa Parade (Article)

• Irapuato, Guanajuato: Three Kings Parade (Cabalgata de Reyes Magos)
• Oaxaca City: Las Calendas Christmas processions. Held on the night of December 24, concluding the Las Posadas celebrations.
• Querétaro City: Desfile de Carro Biblicos (Biblical Float Parade). Held each year on Christmas Eve since 1828.

• Montgomery: Hornet Homecoming Parade (held by Alabama State University)
• Opelika: Small scale community parade in Downtown Opelika with different schools, pageants, churches, businesses and community service operations. Held on the first Wednesday of November. Associated with "Christmas in a Railroad Town" also in Downtown Opelika.

• Apache Junction: Holiday Program and Light Parade
• Beaver Dam: Beaver Dam Christmas Parade
• Benson: Benson Christmas Parade
• Buckeye: Glow on Monroe Electric Light Parade
• Camp Verde: Christmas Bazaar and Parade of Lights
• Carefree: Carefree Christmas Festival and Electric Light Parade
• Casa Grande: Electric Light Parade
• Chandler: Parade of Lights
• Clifton: Clifton Light Parade
• Coolidge: Christmas Light Parade
• Cottonwood: Annual Cottonwood Christmas Parade
• Duncan: Duncan Small Town Christmas Parade
• Eagar: Round Valley Christmas Light Parade
• Flagstaff: Northern Lights Holiday Parade
• Fountain Hills: Thanksgiving Day Parade aka Parada de los Cerros
• Florence: Christmas on Main Street and Holiday Light Parade
• Gila Bend: All A Glow Christmas Light Parade
• Glendale: Hometown Christmas Parade
• Globe: Christmas Light Parade
• Holbrook: Christmas Festival of Lights and Parade
• Kingman: Parade of Lights
• Lake Havasu City: Boat Parade of Lights
• Litchfield Park: Christmas in the Park Festival and Parade
• Nogales: The Light of Christmas Parade
• Page: Lake Powell Christmas Parade
• Payson: Electric Light Parade
• Peoria: Annual Santa Claus Parade
• Phoenix: APS Electric Light Parade
• Phoenix: Fiesta Bowl Parade
• Prescott: Prescott Chamber Christmas Parade
• Prescott Valley: Holiday Festival of Lights & Parade
• Quartzsite: Quartzsite Christmas Light Parade
• Queen Creek: Queen Creek Holiday Festival and Parade
• Safford: Holiday Light Parade
• Sahuarita: Winter Festival and Holiday Light Parade
• San Luis: Holiday of Lights Parade
• Show Low: Show Low Shines Christmas Parade
• Sierra Vista: Christmas Light Parade
• Somerton: Somerton Light Parade
• Springerville: Round Valley Christmas Light Parad
• Tempe: Festival of Lights Boat Parade
• Tempe: Festival of Lights Opening Night Parade
• Tolleson: Luces de Navidad aka Lights of Christmas Parade
• Tombstone: Christmas Light Parade
• Tuba City: Tuba City Christmas Light Parade
• Tucson: Parade of Lights
• Wickenburg: Annual Christmas Parade of Lights
• Willcox: Christmas Lighted Parade
• Williams: Parade of Lights
• Winslow: Annual Christmas Parade
• Yuma: Dorothy Young Memorial Electric Light Parade
• Yuma: Foothills Parade of Lights

• Adelanto: Adelanto Christmas Parade
• Alpine: Alpine Christmas Parade of Lights & Snow Festival
• Alturas: Alturas Winter Fest and Parade
• American Canyon: Holiday Tree Lighting & Lighted Parade
• Anaheim: A Christmas Fantasy Parade at Disneyland
• Anderson: Anderson Christmas Parade
• Angels Camp: Lighted Christmas Parade
• Antioch: Antioch Holiday Parade and Tree Lighting
• Antioch: Bridge Marina Lighted Boat Parade
• Arroyo Grande: Arroyo Grande Christmas Parade
• Arvin: Arvin Christmas Parade
• Atwater: Atwater Christmas Parade
• Auburn: Festival of Lights Parade
• Bakersfield: Bakersfield Christmas Parade
• Bass Lake: Christmas Tree Lighting and Parade of Lights
• Beaumont: Annual Christmas Light Parade
• Berkeley: Winter on the Waterfront & Lighted Boat Parade
• Bethel Island: Bethel Island San Joaquin Yacht Club Lighted Boat Parade
• Benicia: Benicia Christmas Parade & Holiday Market
• Benicia: Lighted Boat Parade
• Big Bear Lake: Snow Summit Ski Resort New Year's Eve Torchlight Parade
• Bishop: Bishop's Christmas Parade, Tree Lighting and Street of Lights
• Blythe: Blythe Christmas Parade
• Brentwood: Annual Holiday Parade
• Burlingame: Downtown Holiday Parade
• Calexico: Calexico Christmas Parade
• Calistoga: Calistoga Lighted Tractor Parade
• Camarillo: Camarillo Christmas Parade and Holiday Carnival
• Canyon Lake: Canyon Lake Christmas Boat Parade of Lights
• Carpinteria: Carpinteria Holiday Spirit Parade
• Caruthers: Caruthers Christmas Parade and Winter Fest
• Cathedral City: Snow-Fest Parade
• Chatsworth: Chatsworth Holiday Parade & Festival
• Chico: Chico Parade of Lights
• Chino: Chino Youth Christmas Parade and Fair
• Chino Hills: Chino Hills Boat Parade
• Chula Vista: Chula Vista Starlight Parade
• Clearlake: Clearlake Christmas Parade
• Clovis: Children's Electric Christmas Parade
• Coachella: Holiday Parade
• Colfax: Colfax Winterfest Parade of Lights
• Colton: Annual Christmas Parade & Christmas in the Park
• Colton: Colton & Loma Lina Fire Departments Parade of Lights
• Columbia: Columbia Christmas Equestrian Parade
• Compton: Compton Christmas Parade
• Coronado: Coronado Annual Holiday Parade
• Covina: Covina Christmas Parade and Tree Lighting
• Crescent City: Christmas Parade
• Dana Point: Dana Point Harbor Boat Parade of Lights
• Davis: Children's Candlelight Parade
• Delano: Delano Christmas Parade
• Desert Hot Springs: Sands Annual Christmas Cart Parade
• Discovery Bay: Discovery Bay Parade of Lights
• Discovery Bay: Discovery Bay Yacht Club Lighted Boat Parade
• Discovery Bay: Willow Lake Lighted Boat Parade
• Dorris: Annual Butte Valley Christmas Festival and Parade
• Downey: Downey Christmas Parade
• East Los Angeles: East Los Angeles Christmas Parade
• El Cajon: Mother Goose Parade
• El Centro: El Centro Christmas Parade
• El Segundo: El Segundo Holiday Parade
• Elk Grove: Holiday Parade of Lights
• Emeryville: Holiday Tree Lighting and Community Parade
• Encinitas: Encinitas Holiday Parade
• Escalon: Christmas on Main and Parade of Lights
• Escondido: Escondido Jaycees Christmas Parade
• Eureka: Truckers Christmas Parade
• Exeter: Exeter Christmas Parade
• Exeter: Exeter's New Year's Eve Doo-Dah Parade and Free Fireworks Show
• Fair Oaks: Christmas in the Village and Parade
• Fallbrook: Annual Christmas Parade
• Ferndale: Christmas Lighted Tractor Parade
• Folsom: Folsom Police Department and Folsom Fire Department Santa Sleigh Parade
• Fontana: Fontana Christmas Parade
• Fort Bragg: Fort Bragg's Holiday Lights Parade
• Fort Jones: Fort Jones Christmas Parade
• Fortuna: Electric Lighted Parade & Downtown Open House
• Fremont: Niles Festival of Lights Tree Lighting and Parade
• Fresno: Downtown Fresno Christmas Parade
• Galt: Lighting of the Night Parade
• Garberville: Lighted Parade
• Geyserville: Geyserville Tree Lighting and Tractor Parade
• Gilroy: Gilroy Holiday Parade, Tree Lighting and Doggie Dress-Up
• Glendale: Montrose-Glendale Christmas Parade
• Glendora: Glendora's Hometown Christmas Parade
• Granada Hills: Granada Hills Holiday Parade
• Grass Valley: Annual Donation Day Parade
• Gridley: Gridley Holiday Parade of Lights
• Grover Beach: Annual South County Holiday Parade
• Gualala: Lighted Truck Parade and Arrival of Santa Claus
• Guerneville: Holiday Parade of Lights
• Gustine: Gustine's Downtown Christmas Lighted Parade
• Half Moon Bay: Half Moon Bay Night of Lights Parade
• Hanford: Hanford Christmas Parade
• Hayfork: Hayfork Tree Lighting and Light Parade
• Hemet: Hemet Christmas Parade
• Hesperia: Hesperia Jolly Parade
• Hollister: Annual Lights On Celebration & Parade
• Hollywood/Los Angeles: Hollywood Christmas Parade
• Hughson: Hughson Christmas Festival & Parade
• Huntington Beach: Huntington Beach Light a Light of Love Parade
• Huntington Beach: Huntington Harbour Christmas Boat Parade
• Indio: Indio International Tamale Festival Parade
• Indio: Sun City Shadow Hills Christmas Golf Cart Parade
• Ione: Ione Christmas Parade and Open House
• Kelseyville: Kelseyville Christmas in the Country Parade of Lights
• Kerman: Pageantry of Lights Christmas Parade
• King City: King City Chamber of Commerce Christmas Parade
• Kingsburg: Santa Lucia Celebration and Festival of Lights Parade
• La Jolla: The Annual La Jolla Christmas Parade & Holiday Festival
• La Puente: La Puente Holiday Parade and Tree Lighting Ceremony
• Laguna Niguel: Laguna Niguel Holiday Parade
• Lake Perris: Lights on the Lake Holiday Boat Parade
• Lakeport: Lakeport Christmas Parade
• Lancaster: Lancaster Holiday Parade
• Lathrop: Lathrop Christmas Parade
• Lemoore: Lemoore Christmas Parade
• Lincoln: Lincoln Hometown Christmas Parade & Tree Lighting
• Lindsay: Lindsay Parade of Lights
• Livermore: Annual Holiday Sights & Sounds Parade and Tree Lighting
• Livingston: Lighted Christmas Parade and Gift Fair
• Lodi: Lodi Parade of Lights
• Loma Linda: Colton & Loma Lina Fire Departments Parade of Lights
• Lompoc: Lompoc Children's Christmas Season Parade
• Lone Pine: Lone Pine Christmas Parade
• London: London Christmas Parade
• Belmont Shore, Long Beach: Belmont Shore Christmas Parade
• Long Beach: Long Beach Christmas Boat Parade of 1,000 Lights
• Long Beach: Naples Island Annual Holiday Boat Parade
• Loomis: Loomis Day Before Thanksgiving Parade
• Los Altos: Los Altos Festival of Lights Parade
• Los Angeles: Holiday Parade of Boats
• Los Banos: Downtown Christmas Parade
• Los Gatos: Annual Los Gatos Children's Christmas & Holidays Parade of Boats
• Los Osos: Annual Christmas Parade
• Madera: Madera Candlelight Christmas Parade
• Malibu: Annual Malibu Christmas Woodie Parade at Malibu Village
• Mammoth Lakes: Mammoth Mountain New Year's Eve Torchlight Parade
• Manteca: Manteca Holiday Parade
• Mariposa: Merry Mountain Christmas Parade
• Marina del rey: Marina Del Rey Snow Wonder and Holiday Boat Parade
• Martinez: Holiday Light Parade
• Marysville: Marysville Christmas Parade
• Mecca: Desfile de Luces
• Merced: Merced Christmas Parade
• Mission Viejo/Lake Mission Viejo: Lake Mission Viejo Boat Parade
• Modesto: Celebration of Lights Parade
• Monrovia: Monrovia Tree Lighting Ceremony & Holiday Parade
• Monterey: Annual Parade of Lights
• Monterey: Harbor Lighted Boat Parade
• Montrose: Montrose-Glendale Christmas Parade
• Morro Bay: Caroling Cop Cars and Christmas Trolley Parade
• Morro Bay: Morro Bay Christmas Boat Parade
• Mount Shasta: Winter Magic Festival & Holiday Hometown Light Parade
• Mountain View: Menorah Parade
• Murphys: Murphys Open House Parade
• Murrieta: Holiday Magic Parade
• Newport Beach: Newport Beach Christmas Boat Parade & Ring of Lights
• Needles: Needles Holiday Fun Fair Lighted Christmas Parade
• Napa: Napa's Christmas Parade
• Norco: Annual Horsetown Parade of Lights
• North Fork: North Fork Christmas Parade
• Oakland: Comcast Oakland Holiday Parade – America's Children's Parade
• Oakland: Oakland Lighted Yacht Parade
• Ocean Beach: Ocean Beach Holiday Parade
• Oceanside: Oceanside Parade of Lights Boat Parade
• Oildale: North of the River Christmas Parade
• Ontario: Christmas on Euclid Menorah Parade
• Orcutt: Old Town Orcutt Christmas Parade
• Oroville: Oroville Parade of Lights
• Oxnard: Oxnard Boat Parade of Lights
• Oxnard: Oxnard Christmas Parade
• Pacific Grove: Annual Parade of Lights
• Pacoima: Pacoima Christmas Parade
• Palm Springs: Palm Springs Festival of Lights Parade
• Palmdale: Palmdale Christmas Parade
• Palo Alto: Menorah Parade
• Paradise: Christmas Lighted Truck Parade
• Parlier: Parlier Christmas Tree Lighting and Parade
• Pasadena: Pasadena Doo Dah Parade
• Pasadena: Rose Parade
• Paso Robles: Annual Christmas Light Parade
• Penngrove: Holiday Parade of Light
• Perris: Perris Christmas Parade
• Petaluma: Petaluma Holiday Lighted Boat Parade
• Pittsburg: Pittsburg Christmas Parade
• Placerville: Placerville Hangtown Christmas Parade
• Pleasanton: Chanukah Parade & Menorah Lighting
• Pleasanton: Hometown Holiday Parade
• Pomona: Pomona Christmas Parade
• Porterville: Children's Christmas Parade
• Quincy: Main Street Sparkle Reindog Parade and Light Parade
• Rancho Cordova: Rancho Cordova Holiday Light Parade
• Rancho Cucamonga: The Ho Ho Parade in Ranch Cucamonga
• Red Bluff: Red Bluff Christmas Parade
• Redding: Redding Lighted Christmas Parade
• Redlands: Redlands Christmas Parade
• Redondo Beach: King Harbor Yacht Club's Annual Holiday Boat Parade
• Redondo Beach: Riviera Village Holiday Stroll Parade
• Redondo Beach: Santa Float Parade
• Redwood City: Hometown Holidays Parade
• Reedley: Reedley Electrical Farm Equipment Christmas Parade
• Rialto: Rialto Holiday Parade and Vendor Fair
• Ridgecrest: Ridgecrest Children's Christmas Parade
• Rio Linda: Rio Linda Elverta Christmas Light Parade
• Riverbank: Riverbank Christmas Festival & Parade
• Ripon: Ripon Christmas Parade
• Rolling Hills Estates: Annual Palos Verdes Peninsula Holiday Parade
• Roseville: Annual Sylvia Besana Holiday Parade
• Sacramento: Capital City Yacht Club's Lighted Boat Parade
• Sacramento: Sacramento Santa Parade
• Salinas: Salinas Holiday Parade of Lights
• San Bernardino: Annual Community Ho Ho Parade
• San Bernardino: Winter Wonderland and Christmas Parade
• Gaslamp Quarter, San Diego: Gaslamp Holiday Pet Parade
• Mission Bay, San Diego: Mission Bay Christmas Boat Parade
• San Diego: North Park Toyland Parade and Festival
• San Diego: Port of San Diego Holiday Bowl Parade
• Ocean Beach, San Diego: Ocean Beach Holiday Parade
• San Diego: San Diego Bay Parade of Lights
• San Francisco: Fisherman's Wharf Holiday Lights & Sights Boat Parade
• San Francisco: Parol Lantern Festival and Parade
• San Juan Bautista: San Juan Bautista Holiday of Lights Celebration & Parade
• San Jose: San Jose Holiday Parade
• San Luis Obispo: San Luis Obispo Holiday Parade
• San Marcos: Kiwanis San Marcos Holiday Parade
• San Pedro: San Pedro Holiday Parade
• San Rafael: San Rafael Lighted Boat Parade
• San Rafael: San Rafael Parade of Lights and Winter Wonderland
• Sanger: Annual Nation's Christmas Tree City Toyland Parade
• Santa Barbara: Downtown Holiday Parade
• Santa Barbara: Santa Barbara Parade of Lights
• Santa Cruz: Santa Cruz Holiday Parade
• Santa Cruz: Santa Cruz Yacht Club Harbor Boat Parade
• Santa Maria: Santa Maria Parade of Lights
• Sausalito: Sausalito Lighted Boat Parade & Fireworks
• Seal Beach: Seal Beach Christmas Parade
• Solvang: Solvang Julefest Parade
• Sonora: Annual Downtown Sonora Christmas Parade
• South Gate: South Gate Christmas Parade
• Squaw Valley: Squaw Valley New Year's Eve Torchlight Parade
• Stockton: Lynn Hahn Memorial Delta Reflections Lighted Boat Parade
• Suisun City: Christmas at the Waterfront Lighted Boat Parade
• Sunnyvale: Lakewood Village Holiday Parade
• Susanville: Annual Magical Country Christmas Celebration & Parade
• Sutter Creek: Sutter Creek Parade of Lights
• Taft: Annual Taft Christmas Parade
• Tahoe City: Granlibakken's Annual Torchlight Parade
• Tehachapi: Tehachapi Christmas Parade & Tree Lighting
• Temecula: Santa's Electric Light Parade
• Temple City: Lights on Temple City Parade and Tree Lighting
• Tracy: Downtown Tracy Holiday Parade & Tree Lighting
• Tulare: Tulare Children's Christmas Parade
• Turlock: Turlock Christmas Parade
• Twain Harte: Winter Wonderland Parade
• Ukiah: Ukiah Parade of Lights
• Upland: Annual Upland Christmas Parade & Holiday Faire
• Upper Lake: Upper Lake Holiday Parade
• Vacaville: Menorah on Main – Menorah Lighting & Community Chanukah Celebration & Parade
• Vallejo: Vallejo Lighted Boat Parade
• Vallejo: Mad Hatter Holiday Festival and Parade
• Valley Springs: Valley Springs Christmas Parade
• Venice: Venice Christmas Boat Parade
• Ventura: Ventura Harbor Parade of Lights
• Victorville: Victorville Christmas Parade
• Villa Park: Villa Park Dry Land Boat Parade
• Visalia: Visalia Annual Candy Cane Lane Parade
• Vista: Visata Christmas Parade
• Walnut Creek: Broadway Plaza's Annual Holiday Parade of Lights, Retailer Open House & Tree Lighting
• Weed: Olde Fashioned Christmas Parade and Tree Lighting Ceremony
• Westwood: Christmas in the Mountains Light Parade
• White Pines: White Pines Parade of Lights
• Whittier: Uptown Christmas Parade
• Wilmington: Heart of the Harbor Holiday Parade
• Winters: Tractor Parade & Tree Lighting
• Woodlake: Woodlake Christmas Parade
• Woodland: Woodlake Holiday Parade
• Wrightwood: Mountain High Resort New Year's Eve Torchlight Parade
• Yreka: Candy Cane Stripes and Christmas Lights Holiday Parade
• Yuba City: Yuba City Holiday Parade

• Stamford: UBS Parade Spectacular (held the Sunday before Thanksgiving to not directly compete with the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade 30 miles away)

• Denver: Parade of Lights
• Mount Crested Butte: Annual Crested Butte Mountain Resort Torchlight Parade

• Seaford: Parade Spectacular Event. It is held the first Saturday of December.

• Alachua: Alachua Annual Christmas Parade
• Altha: Alatha Christmas Parade & Celebration
• Amelia Island: Lighted Christmas Parade
• Apollo Beach: Apollo Beach Christmas Golf Cart Parade
• Apollo Beach: Apollo Beach Lighted Boat Parade
• Apopka: Apopka Christmas Parade
• Astor: Annual Lighted Parade of Boats (Santa's Workshop)
• Auburndale: Havendale Christmas Parade
• Avon Park: Avon Park Christmas Parade
• Barefoot Bay: Bayfoot Bay Christmas Parade
• Bartow: Christmas Golf Cart Parade
• Bartow: Downtown Bartow Christmas Parade
• Belleview: Belleview Christmas Parade
• Beverly Hills: Christmas in the Hills Parade
• Boca Raton: Boca Raton Boat Parade
• Bonita Springs: Bonita Springs Christmas Boat Parade
• Bowling Green: Bowling Green Christmas Parade
• Boynton Beach: Boynton/Delray Holiday Boat Parade
• Bradenton: Annual Christmas Golf Cart Parade
• Bradenton: Christmas on the Braden River
• Callahan: Callahan Christmas Parade
• Cape Coral: Cape Coral Christmas Boat Parade
• Captiva Island: Captiva Holiday Village Golf Cart Parade
• Carabelle: Holiday on the Harbor Boat Parade of Lights
• Casselberry: Lake Howell Boat Parade
• Cedar Key: Cedar Key Christmas Boat Parade aka A Cedar Key Christmas
• Chipley: Chipley Christmas Fest Parade
• Christmas: Wedgefield HOA Christmas Golf Cart Parade
• Citrus Springs: Citrus Springs Christmas Parade
• Clearwater: Clearwater Holiday Lighted Boat Parade
• Clearwater: Island Estates Yacht Club Boat Parade
• Clermont: Johns Lake Boat Parade
• Cocoa Beach: Cocoa Beach Christmas Boat Parade
• Coral Gables: Junior Orange Bowl Parade
• Crestview: Crestview Christmas Parade
• Crystal River: Crystal River Christmas Parade
• Crystal River: Crystal River Community Holiday Boat Parade
• Dade City: Annual Magical Night Christmas Parade
• Davenport: Davenport Winterfest and Parade
• Daytona Beach: Daytona Beach Christmas Boat Parade
• Daytona Beach Shores: Shores Christmas Parade
• DeBary: DeBary Christmas Parade
• DeFuniak Springs: DeFuniak Springs Christmas Parade
• DeLand: DeLand Christmas Boat Parade
• DeLand: Downtown DeLand Christmas Parade
• Deltona: Deltona Christmas Parade
• Destin: Destin Christmas Parade
• Destin: Holiday on the Harbor Destin Lighted Boat Parade
• Dundee: Dundee Christmas Parade
• Dunedin: Dunedin Holiday Boat Parade
• Eastpoint: Eastpoint Christmas Celebration & Parade
• Edgewater: Edgewater Christmas Parade
• Fanning Springs: Festival of Lights and Boat Parade
• Fernandina Beach: Lighted Christmas Parade
• Fleming Island: Whitey's Fish Camp Lighted Boat Parade
• Fort Lauderdale: Chanukah Car Menorah Parade
• Fort Lauderdale: Seminole Hard Rock Winterfest Boat Parade
• Fort Meade: Old Fort Meade Christmas Festival and Parade
• Fort Myers: Fort Myers Beach Christmas Boat Parade
• Fort Pierce: Lighted Boat Parade and Paddleboard/Kayak Parade of Lights
• Fort Walton Beach: Fort Walton Beach Christmas Parade
• Freeport: Freeport Christmas Parade
• Gibsonton: Annual Alafia Lighted Boat Parade
• Grand Ridge: Grand Ridge Christmas Parade
• Groveland: Annual Groveland Christmas Parade
• Gulf Breeze: Gulf Breeze Christmas Parade
• Gulfport: Annual Gulfport & Boca Ciega Yacht Club Lighted Christmas Boat Parade
• Haines City: Haines City's Glitter, Glisten & Snow
• Hastings: Hastings Annual Christmas Parade
• Hawthorne: Hawthorne Annual Christmas Parade & Festival
• Hernando Beach: Boat Parade
• High Springs: Annual Twilight Christmas Parade
• Hobe Sound: Hobe Sound Christmas Parade
• Holly Hill: Holly Hill Christmas Parade
• Hollywood: Candy Cane Parade
• Holmes Beach: Privateers Christmas Parade and Santa Open House
• Homosassa: Holiday Boat Parade
• Indian Rocks Beach: Indian Rocks Beach Holiday Lighted Boat Parade
• Indian Rocks Beach: Indian Rocks Beach Holiday Street Parade
• Indian Shores: Redington Beach and Indian Shores Holiday Boat Parade
• Inverness: Citrus County Airboat Alliance Parade
• Inverness: Citrus County Christmas Parade
• Jacksonville: Jacksonville Light Parade
• Jacksonville: Julington Creek Holiday Light Parade aka Holiday on the Creek
• Jasper: Sweets N the Streets Christmas Festival and Parade
• Jay: Jay Christmas Parade
• Jupiter: Jupiter Boat Parade and Celebration
• Jupiter: Jupiter Tequesta Athletic Association Holiday Parade
• Key Colony Beach: Key Colony Beach Christmas Boat Parade
• Key Largo: Key Largo Boat Parade
• Key West: Hometown Holiday Parade
• Key West: Schooner Wharf Bar/Absolut Vodka Lighted Boat Parade
• Keystone Heights: Keystone Heights Christmas Parade
• Kissimmee: Kissimmee Festival of Lights Parade
• Lady Lake: Lady Lake Christmas Parade
• Lake Alfred: Lake Alfred Christmas Parade
• Lake City: Lake City Rotary Christmas Parade
• Lake Wales: Lake Wales Christmas Parade
• Lakeland: Christmas Parade
• Lakeport: Lakeport Christmas Boat Parade
• Lantana: Annual Lake Osborne Holiday Boat Parade
• Leesburg: Leesburg Christmas Parade
• Leesburg: Leesburg's Christmas on the Water aka Toys for Tots Lighted Holiday Boat Parade
• Leesburg: The Villages Christmas Parade
• Little Havana: Parada de los Reyes Mago (Three Kings Parade), held annually since 1971
• Longwood: Longwood Christmas Parade
• Lower Keys: Lower Keys Lighted Boat Parade
• Madeira Beach: Festival of Lights Boat Parade
• Marathon: Boot Key Harbor Lighted Christmas Parade
• Marianna: Main Street Christmas Parade
• Marco Island: Marco Island Christmas Island Style Boat Parade
• Matlacha: Christmas Boat Parade
• Melbourne: Melbourne Light Parade
• Melbourne Beach: Annual Children's Christmas Parade
• Melrose: Merry Melrose Parade and Arts and Crafts Festival
• Merritt Island: Merritt Island Christmas Boat Parade
• Merritt Island: Merritt Island Holiday Parade
• Miami: Miami Outboard Club Holiday Boat Parade
• Mount Dora: Christmas Parade
• Mount Dora: Christmas Lighted Boat Parade
• Milton: Blackwater Pyrates Christmas Boat Parade aka Christmas on the River
• Mulberry: Mulberry's Christmas Parade
• Naples: Naples Christmas Boat Parade on Naples Bay
• Naples: Naples Christmas Parade
• Naples: The Village at Venetian Bay Boat Parade
• New Port Richey: Cotee River Christmas Boat Parade
• New Smyrna Beach: Annual Christmas Parade
• New Smyrna Beach: Annual Holiday Boat Parade
• Newberry: Newberry Christmas Parade
• Niceville: Bluewater Christmas Boat Parade
• Niceville: Boggy Bayou Holiday Boat Parade
• Niceville: Niceville Christmas Parade
• North Fort Myers: North Fort Myers Christmas Parade
• North Miami: North Miami Thanksgiving Parade
• Oak Hill: Oak Hill Christmas Parade
• Ocala: Christmas Golf Cart Parade
• Ocala: Ocala/Marion County Christmas Parade
• Ocoee: Ocoee Christmas Parade
• Okeechobee: Christmas Boat Parade
• Okeechobee: Top of the Lake Christmas Festival and Parade
• Orange City: Christmas Light Up Village and Parade
• Orlando: Chanukah Parade & Celebration
• Orlando: Florida Citrus Parade
• Orlando: Orlando Christmas Parade
• Orlando: Winter Spark in Baldwin Park – Christmas Parade
• Ozona: Christmas Golf Cart Parade
• Palm Bay: Palm Bay Hospital Holiday Light Parade
• Palm Beach: Jupiter Boat Parade and Celebration
• Palm City: Meridian Marina's Martin County Christmas Boat Parade
• Palm Coast: Christmas Boat Parade
• Palm Valley: Palm Valley Boat Parade
• Palmetto: Manatee River Holiday Boat Parade
• Panama City: Panama City Christmas Boat Parade
• Panama City: Panama City Christmas Parade
• Panama City: Pier Park Christmas Parade
• Pensacola: Pensacola Elf Parade
• Pensacola: Lighted Boat Parade
• Pinellas Park: Pinellas Park Christmas Parade
• Placida: Gasparilla Marina Christmas Boat Parade
• Plant City: Plant City Christmas Parade
• Poinciana: Christmas Parade & Celebration
• Pompano Beach: Holiday Boat Parade
• Polk City: Polk City Christmas Parade
• Port Orange: Port Orange Christmas Parade
• Punta Gorda: Charlotte County Chamber of Commerce's Annual Christmas Parade
• Punta Gorda: The Annual Saturday Night Before Christmas Eve Boat Parade
• Redington Beach: Redington Beach and Indian Shores Holiday Boat Parade
• Safety Harbor: Safety Harbor Holiday Parade
• St. Augustine: Holiday Regatta of Lights
• St. Augustine: St. Augustine Annual Christmas Parade
• St. Cloud: St. Cloud Annual Christmas Parade
• St. James City: Pine Island Lighted Christmas Boat Parade
• St. Pete Beach: Pass-a-Grille/Vina Del Mar Parade
• St. Pete Beach: Christmas Market and Parade
• St. Pete Beach: St. Pete Beach & South Pasadena Holiday Lighted Boat Parade
• St. Pete Beach: St. Pete Beach Boat Parade and Winter Festival in the Park
• St. Petersburg: St. Petersburg's Illuminated Boat Parade
• Sanford: Sanford Muddy Waters ATV Assn. Christmas Parade
• Sanford: Sanford's Annual Illuminated Christmas Parade
• Sanford: Sanford's Illuminated Holiday Boat Parade
• Sarasota: Sarasota Holiday Boat Parade of Lights
• Satellite Beach: Grand Canal Holiday Boat Parade
• Sebastian: Sebastian Christmas Parade
• Sebring: Sebring Christmas Parade
• South Pasadena: St. Pete Beach & South Pasadena Holiday Lighted Boat Parade
• Spring Hill: Weeki Wachee River Lighted Boat Parade
• Steinhatchee: Boat Parade
• Stuart: Stuart Christmas Boat Parade
• Stuart: Stuart Christmas Parade
• Tallahassee: Tallahassee Winter Festival & Parade
• Tampa: Hillsborough River Holiday Boat Parade
• Tampa: Outback Bowl New Year's Eve Parade
• Tampa: SantaFest & Christmas Parade
• Tarpon Springs: Annual Tarpon Springs Boat Parade
• Tarpon Springs: Tarpon Springs Christmas Parade
• Titusville: Mims Christmas Parade
• Titusville: Titusville Holiday Boat Parade
• Treasure Island: Treasure Island's Lighted Boat Parade
• Umatilla: Cracker Christmas Parade and Festival
• Venice: Venice Christmas Boat Parade
• Venice: Venice Holiday Parade
• Vero Beach: Christmas Boat Parade
• Vero Beach: Vero Beach Christmas Parade
• Walt Disney World (Magic Kingdom): Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade, previously the "Walt Disney World Very Merry Christmas Parade" and the "Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade"
• Wauchula: Christmas Parade
• Webster: Webster Christmas Parade
• Welaka: Welaka Christmas Boat Parade
• Wellington: Wellington Holiday Parade
• Williston: Light Up Williston Christmas Parade
• Windermere: Windermere Christmas Golf Cart Parade
• Winter Garden: Johns Lake Boat Parade
• Winter Garden: Winter Garden Christmas Golf Cart Parade
• Winter Haven: Havendale Christmas Parade
• Winter Haven: Light Up The Lakes Christmas Boat Parade
• Winter Park: Winter Park Boat Parade and Festival of Lights
• Winter Park: Winter Park Christmas Parade
• Winter Springs: Winter Wonderland Holiday Parade
• Zephyrhills: Main Street Zephyrhills Festival of Lights Christmas Parade

• Atlanta: Peach Bowl Parade around New Year's Day
• Atlanta: Children's Christmas Parade, first Saturday in December (second after Thanksgiving)
• Bainbridge: Boat Parade of Lights
• Bainbridge: Bainbridge Christmas Parade
• Rome: Rome Christmas Parade
• Valdosta: Valdosta Christmas Parade

• Waikiki: Waikiki Holiday Parade

• Bradley: Bradley Christmas Fantasy Parade
• Chicago: State Street Thanksgiving Day Parade/McDonald's Thanksgiving Parade
• Chicago: Magnificent Mile Lights Festival Tree-Lighting Parade
• Granite City, Illinois Santa's Holiday Avenue Parade Every year on the Saturday before Thanksgiving.
• Havana: Christmas Parade
• O'Fallon: Illuminated Christmas Parade
• Peoria: Santa Claus Parade
• St. Charles: St. Charles Holiday Homecoming and Electric Christmas Parade
• Streator: Annual Santa Claus Parade

• Noblesville: Christmas parade [2]

• Anamosa: Festival of Lights Parade
• Atlantic: Christmas in Atlantic Lighted Parade
• Belle Plaine: Belle Plaine Old Fashioned Lighted Christmas Parade
• Belmond: Parade of Lights
• Boone: Holiday Lighted Parade
• Burlington: Burlington Lighted Holiday Parade
• Cantril: Lighted Christmas Parade and Soup Supper
• Cedar Rapids: Holiday DeLight Parade
• Chariton: Dazzle Fest Lighted Parade
• Charles City: Holiday Lighted Parade
• Cherokee: Lighted Christmas Parade
• Clarinda: Clarinda Christmas Parade
• Clear Lake: Christmas by the Lake Lighted Parade
• Corning: Light Up The Night Lighted Parade
• Cresco: Santa Holiday Parade
• Creston: No Place Like Creston for the Holidays Celebration
• Davenport: Quad City Arts Festival of Trees Holiday Parade
• Decorah: Decorah Hometown Holidays Lighted Holiday Parade
• DeWitt: DeWitt's Hometown Christmas Parade
• Ely: Lighted Winterfest Parade
• Estherville: The Chocolate Walk and Parade of Lights
• Fairfield: Fairfield Rotary Christmas Parade
• Forest City: Forest City Christmas Parade
• Fort Madison: Fort Madison Parade of Lights
• Greenfield: Festival of Lights Parade
• Humboldt: Lighted Christmas Parade
• Indianola: Holiday Extravaganza and Parade
• Lake City: Christmas Festival Parade
• Lamoni: Christmas Parade
• Le Mars: Le Mars Lighted Christmas Parade
• Madrid: Christmas Extravaganza & Parade
• Manchester: Window Walk and Static Christmas Parade
• Marshalltown: Holiday Stroll Lighted Parade
• Menlo: Menlo Christmas Parade
• Milo: Milo's Small Town Country Christmas Lighted Parade
• Monona: Lighted Holiday Parade & Festival
• Newton: Jasper County Courthouse Lighting and Lighted Christmas Parade
• Northwood: Christmas in Northwood Lighted Parade
• Ogden: Lighted Christmas Parade
• Osage: Christmas on Market Street Parade
• Oskaloosa: Main Street Lighted Christmas Parade
• Pella: Sinterklaas Arrives in Pella
• Perry: Lighted Christmas Parade
• Sac City: Sac City Christmas Parade
• Sibley: Sibley Christmas Parade
• Sioux City: Downtown Holiday Parade
• Storm Lake: Miracle on Lake Avenue Lighted Holiday Parade
• Swisher: Lighted Christmas Parade
• Tama: Christmas Parade
• Toledo: Christmas Parade
• Traer: Traer Lighted Parade
• Vinton: Vinton Christmas Parade
• Washington: Downtown Lighting Ceremony & Lighted Parade
• Webster City: Lighted Parade
• Williams: Lighted Christmas Parade
• Wilton: Wilton Christmas Parade

• Owensboro: Owensboro-Daviess County Christmas Parade – Where Kentucky Starts Christmas

• New Orleans: Bayou Classic Thanksgiving Day Parade

• Hampden, Baltimore: The Mayor's Annual Christmas Parade
• Cambridge: Cambridge-Dorchester County Christmas Parade
• Westminster: "Miracle on Main Street Holiday Electric Parade"

• North Attleborough: The Downtown Associates of North Attleborough (DANA) Annual Santa Claus Parade North Attleborough Santa Parade
• Plymouth: America's Hometown Thanksgiving Parade

• Blissfield: Holiday Parade
• Chelsea: Chelsea Hometown Holidays and Light Parade
• Coopersville: Annual Nighttime Christmas Parade ([3])
• Detroit: America's Thanksgiving Parade
• Garden City: Downtown Garden City Santaland Parade
• Lansing: Silver Bells in the City
• Marlette: Marlette Country Christmas Parade
• Marshall: Annual Holiday Parade
• Midland: Midland Santa Parade
• Mount Clemens: Mount Clemens Santa Parade
• Northville: Holiday Lighted Parade
• Rochester: Rochester Hometown Christmas Parade
• Saline: Saline's Annual Holiday Parade

• Minneapolis: The Minneapolis Holidazzle Parade/Target Holidazzle Parade multiple nights at the Nicollet Mall

• Greenwood Roy Martin Delta Band Festival Holiday parade is held each year on the first Friday of December followed by fireworks over the Yazoo River

• Jefferson City: The Jefferson City Christmas Parade
• Kansas City: The Holiday Promenade of Stars Parade
• Kearney: Magical Night Lighted Parade
• St. Louis: Ameren St. Louis Thanksgiving Day Parade

• Battle Mountain: Battle Mountain Parade of Lights
• Boulder City: Boulder City Christmas Parade
• Carson City: Carson City Parade of Lights
• Elko: Snowflake Festival & Parade of Lights
• Ely: Ely Christmas Parade
• Fernley: Fernley Christmas Extravaganza and Parade
• Gardnerville: Annual Parade of Lights
• Hawthorne: Annual Parade of Lights
• Henderson: WinterFest Evening Light Parade
• Las Vegas: Downtown Summerlin Holiday Parade
• Las Vegas: Menorah Car Chanukah Parade
• Lovelock: Lovelock Parade of Lights
• Mesquite: Annual Christmas Parade of Lights
• Minden: Annual Parade of Lights
• Reno: Mount Rose Ski Tahoe Falcons New Year's Eve Torchlight Parade
• Reno: Annual Hidden Valley Parade of Lights
• Sparks: Annual Hometowne Christmas Celebration and Parade
• Virginia City: Christmas on the Comstock Parade
• West Wendover: Light Up the Sky Holiday Parade
• Winnemucca: Christmas Parade of Lights
• Yerington: Yerington Christmas Parade

• Bridgeton: Greater Bridgeton Area Holiday Parade, organized by the Bridgeton Main Street Association
• Burlington: at Burlington Center Mall
• Cherry Hill: at Cherry Hill Mall
• Jersey City: Santa's Arrival Parade at the Newport Centre Mall. (Article)
• Raritan: John Basilone parade
• Stone Harbor: Stone Harbor Christmas Parade
• Voorhees Township: Parade is part of the Tree Lighting Ceremony at Voorhees Town Center.
• Westwood: Westwood Holiday Parade ([4])
• Woodbridge: Woodbridge Township Holiday Parade (Press release), Annual Santa Arrival Parade in Woodbridge Center mall

• Albuquerque: Twinkle Light Parade

• Clayton: Clayton Christmas Parade
• Frewsburg: Frewsburg Old Fashioned Santa Parade (held Saturday after Thanksgiving)
• Jamestown: Wide World of Christmas Parade
• New York City: Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
• Olean: Santa Claus Lane Parade
• Schenectady Holiday Parade^[16]
• Watertown: Holiday Parade

• Chapel Hill: Chapel Hill Arts Parade
• Charlotte: Novant Health Thanksgiving Day Parade
• Burgaw: Burgaw Annual Christmas Parade
• Greensboro: Greensboro Jaycees Christmas Parade
• Raleigh: Raleigh Christmas Parade

• Fargo-Moorhead: "Xcel Energy Holiday Lights Parade"

• Cambridge: "A Dickens of a Christmas" Holiday Parade
• Carroll: "Carroll Old Timers Festival Aug 21–23 Parade on Aug. 23"
• Fairborn: Christmas Parade
• Gahanna: Lighted Nighttime Parade
• Granville: Christmas Parade
• Greenville: Hometown Holiday Parade
• Lancaster: Old-Fashioned Christmas Parade
• Lebanon: Horse-drawn Carriage Parade
• Marion: Christmas Parade
• Shandon: Christmas in the Country Parade
• Steubenville: Downtown Christmas Parade
• Toledo: Downtown Holiday Parade
• Waverly: Jingle Bell Parade Weekend

• Ada: Christmas Parade ([5])
• Tulsa: Tulsa Christmas Parade. Held annually since 1926.
• Waurika: Christmas Parade ([6]) (Second weekend in December)

• Bend: Bend Christmas Parade
• Pendleton: Pendleton Christmas Carriage Parade
• Portland: Macy's Holiday Parade
• Portland: Christmas Ship Parade

• Bradford: Cruisin' into Christmas Parade
• North Wales: Santa Arrival Parade at Montgomery Mall
• Philadelphia: 6abc Dunkin' Donuts Thanksgiving Day Parade
• Philadelphia: Mummers Parade on New Year's Day
• Pittsburgh: Celebrate the Season Parade
• Scranton: Greater Scranton Jaycees Santa Parade
• State College: Penn State Homecoming Parade
• West Chester: QVC West Chester Christmas Parade

• Boykin: Boykin Christmas Parade (Sunday before Christmas)
• Camden: Kershaw County Christmas Parade (Second Saturday in December)
• Columbia: (First week in December)
• Elgin: Elgin Catfish Stomp (First Saturday in December)
• Lugoff: (Week after Elgin Catfish Stomp)
• Rock Hill: (First week in December)

• Rapid City: Christmas Light Parade (Two Saturday's after Thanksgiving)

• Donelson: Annual Donelson-Hermitage Chamber of Commerce Christmas Parade
• Nashville: Annual Nashville Gas Christmas Parade
• Parrottsville: Annual Parrottsville Christmas Parade

• Dallas: Comerica Bank New Year's Parade
• Dallas: Children's Health Holiday Parade
• El Paso: First Light Federal Credit Union Sun Bowl Parade. Note: Contrary to the Sun Bowl often being played on New Year's Eve, the associated parade is actually held on Thanksgiving.
• Houston: H-E-B Thanksgiving Day Parade
• Nacogdoches: Nine Flags Christmas Parade
• San Antonio: Ford Holiday River Parade

• Chesapeake: Christmas Tree Lighting and Parade
• Leesburg: Annual Christmas and Holiday Parade
• Norfolk: Grand Illumination Parade
• Purcellville: Christmas Parade
• Richmond: Dominion Christmas Parade
• Virginia Beach: Light Up the Town

• Lewis County: Centralia Lighted Tractor Parade
• Seattle: Macy's Parade (not to be confused with the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City)

• Wheeling: Perkins Restaurant & Bakery Fantasy in Lights Parade

• Appleton: The Annual Downtown Appleton Christmas Parade
• Berlin: Holiday Parade
• Jefferson: Parade of Lights
• Menomonie: WinterDaze Holiday Parade
• Mukwonago: Midnight Magic
• Omro: Holiday Parade & Celebration
• Sauk City: Holiday Light Parade
• Sheboygan Falls: Main Street Memories and Holiday Parade
• Waukesha: Waukesha Christmas Parade

• Big Piney: Big Piney Holiday Parade (Article)
• Buffalo: Buffalo Lighted Christmas Parade and Chili Feed
• Casper: Downtown Christmas Parade
• Cheyenne: Cheyenne Christmas Parade
• Cody: Cody Christmas Stroll and Lighted Parade
• Gillette: Gillette Parade of Lights
• Grand Targhee Resort: Grand Targhee Resort Torchlight Parade
• Jackson Hole Mountain Resort: Jackson Hole Mountain Resort New Year's Eve Torchlight Parade & Fireworks
• La Barge: La Barge Christmas Parade (Article)
• Lander: Light Up Lander Christmas Parade
• Laramie: Holiday Tree Lighting & Parade
• Pinedale: Annual Mountain Man Christmas Parade
• Powell: Powell Lighted Christmas Parade
• Rawlins: Rawlins Winterfest Weekend Starlight Christmas Parade
• Rock Springs: Annual Lighted Holiday Parade
• Saratoga: Christmas Parade and Winter Wonderland
• Snow King Mountain Resort: Snow King Mountain Resort Torchlight Parade
• Sundance: Sundance Lighted Parade
• White Pine Ski Resort: White Pine Ski Resort Torchlight Parade
• Worland: Worland Christmas Parade

• Santiago: Paris Parade

• Medellín: es:Desfile de Mitos y Leyendas (Parade of Myths and Legends). Held annually on 7 December since 1974.

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• List of objects dropped on New Year's Eve