Locust Christmas Parade
Floats, golf carts, dancers, classic cars and horses loop through Locust on Saturday afternoon, Dec. 5.
Illustrative photo: a Christmas parade float. Photo: North Charleston (Flickr), CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
The parade steps off in a few days: Saturday, Dec. 5, 2026, 1 p.m..
The parade is rolling now. It loops back to Lions Club Drive.
This event has ended. It took place Dec. 5, 2026 and this page is kept as an archive. See what’s coming up in Stanly County →
| When | Saturday, Dec. 5, 2026, 1 p.m. |
|---|---|
| Where | Starts and ends at the Lions Club Drive parking lot, Locust |
| Cost | Free to watch |
| Registration | Entries register on RecDesk ↗ (2026 Locust Christmas Parade Registration) |
| Ages | All ages |
| Questions | Jessica Honeycutt, jhoneycutt@locustnc.gov |
The 2026 Locust Christmas Parade steps off at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 5. Home-built floats, walking groups, golf carts, dancers, classic cars and equestrian groups are all welcome to enter.
Parade route
From the Lions Club Drive lot, the parade turns left onto Hwy. 200, right onto Market Street, left onto Ray Kennedy Drive and right onto Town Center Drive, then right at Sassy Cakes Bakery, left onto Harrison, left onto Kerri Dawn Lane, right onto Kingston Drive and right onto Smith Street before ending back at the Lions Club Drive lot. See the city parade page and route map ↗.
Tips for spectators
- Town Center and Ray Kennedy Drive put you in the middle of the route.
- Expect road closures along the route during the parade.
- Entering a float or group? Register on RecDesk ↗.
More Locust holiday events and programs
- Locust Christmas Tree Lighting · Nov. 19, 2026
- Breakfast with Santa · Dec. 12, 2026
- Letters to Santa · Dec. 1–24, 2026
- Reindeer Bell Hunt · Dec. 1–24, 2026
- Light Up Locust · December 2026
- Christmas Break Basketball Camp · Dec. 28–29, 2026
- Kindergarten Basketball Clinic · Jan. 9 – Feb. 13, 2027
- All Locust holiday events
- Christmas events across Stanly County
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