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The Center City Commission, the Downtown Winter Lights Committee, the Downtown Neighborhood Association and the South Main Association are coordinating the most exciting, full-filled holiday program Downtown Memphis has ever seen! Stroll city sidewalks under sparkling holiday lights! Enjoy a whole season of family-fun events, including the MEMPHIS HOLIDAY PARADE taking place the day after Thanksgiving in Memphis' coolest neighborhood, The South Main Historic Arts District! The Memphis Holiday Parade! 
Friday, November 28 at 5pm South Main Historic Arts District On-Street and In-Store Performances and the FM100 and WRVR Make-A-Wish Fundraiser Before the Parade! Memphis Holiday Parade at 5 pm South Main Jolly Trolley Night after the parade  The Memphis Holiday Parade is THE signature event of the holiday season! Join thousands of families from throughout the region to cheer on marching bands, performers, local celebrities, dancers, and all sorts of unexpected surprises! And it's taking place in the city's coolest, trendiest neighborhood - South Main! The Parade will take place on a new date to ring in the holidays - Friday, November 28 - the day after Thanksgiving! Parade will start at 5 pm march north on Main Street from St. Paul to Huling. New fun location and great new date - the day after Thanksgiving! Before the parade, FM100 and WRVR 104.5 The River will have their Make-A-Wish fundraiser in South Main. And South Main retailers, boutiques and art galleries will have in-store family activities - from face painting to magic shows to stilt walkers - so pack up the family and head South to for early holiday shopping and loads of fun! Stick around after the parade for the South Main Jolly Trolly Night, the monthly on-the-street festival with music, entertainment and egg nog in holiday parties lining Main Street! Downtown Holiday sponsors will enjoy a VIP party right on South Main throughout the day with food and refreshments, parade viewing stands and a place to rest throughout the day! PARKING TIPS! MATA is offereing 25-cent shuttles from Main Street at Peabody Place to the South Main Arts District on parade day from 3 - 7 pm! During this time, trolley operation will be limited to Madison and part of Main Street. Full trolley operation will resume after the parade! Parking is prohibited on Main Street from Webster to Huling starting Thurs, Nov 27 at 3 pm until the parade is over. Click here for a parking map of Downtown. 
Holiday Winter Lights Flip-The-Switch Ceremony!Friday, November 21 at 5 pm in Court Square The Downtown Holiday Winter Lights Committee is making the season brighter by installing holiday lighting and displays in the heart of the city! The committee is creating a *sparkle zone* with a beautiful lighting design in "the living room of Downtown", Court Square, and by dressing up street poles and trees along Main Street. Join this special group of holiday elves to ring in the holidays in a ceremony to flip the switch on holiday lights along Main Street and in Court Square! Caroling and hot cocoa. And after the ceremony, judging begins at 6 pm on the Downtown Storefront Decorating Contest! (see below)
Downtown Storefront Decorating Contest! The stakes are high as Downtown retailers and businesses show off their creativity, originality and festive spirit by competing in this year's Downtown Storefront Decorating Contest! Retailers in cities across the nation use their windows and facades as a canvas to spread cheer! In Downtown Memphis, not only will participating businesses brighten up the streets, they will compete for a winning prize of
$2,500! Judges will look at creativity, uniqueness and liberal use of lighting! For additional information, contact Leslie Gower at the Center City Commission, 901-575-0561 or gower@downtownmemphis.com
Destination Downtown Holiday Retail and Events Guide! Want great gift-giving ideas for the holidays? Want to know fun holiday events taking place? Look no further than the Destination Downtown Holiday Guide! The Center City Commission is producing 50,000 magazine-style guides highlighting holiday events and destination retail! The guides will be inserted in the Commercial Appeal and Memphis Flyer the week before Thanksgiving. The guides will include featured products in Downtown stores, restaurant listing, and special events taking place throughout Downtown. Parking map included. If you would like a Downtown Holiday Guide, please contact Stephanie Bennett at 575-0546 or bennett@downtownmemphis.com . |
Click here to download a flyer about the Memphis Holiday Parade! Click here for a parade map. Click here to download a map of participating businesses in the Downtown Storefront Decorating Contest, and you be the judge! Click here to view holiday events taking place in Downtown! |
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