Christmas Parade & Tree Lighting - Friday, November 22, 2024

The City of Hickory traditionally hosts its annual holiday season kick-off event, the Lowes Foods Christmas Parade & Tree Lighting, the Friday before Thanksgiving. This year's holiday kickoff event is scheduled for Friday, November 22, 2024, at 5:45 p.m. Lowes Foods has been the sponsor of this festive event since the first year. Immediately following the parade through downtown, Santa will light the tree on Union Square. Enjoy holiday music, shopping specials, and more!

For more details about this year's Parade & Tree Lighting, click here.

Parade Route

The parade follows the route below:

• Parade starts at the intersection of 4th Street NW and 1st Avenue NW
• Continue on 1st Avenue NW towards City Hall
• Turns right on North Center Street
• Turns right on Main Avenue NW
• Continues through Union Square and exits on Main Avenue NW (Santa will be dropped off at Union Square before exiting downtown)

Contacts

For questions about the parade, please contact Recreation & Special Events Coordinator Kyle Mishler at (828) 261-2259 or kmishler@hickorync.gov. For questions about the tree lighting, please contact the Office of Communications at (828) 261-2290.

2024 Winter Wonderland Snow Globe Photos

If you visited the City's snow globe on Union Square in 2024 and had your photo taken, those photos are available at Snow Globe 2024. To save your photo, please follow these simple instructions:

1. Click on the photo below to access the entire album on Google Photos.
2. Scroll through the photos and find the one you want to download.
3. Click on the photo to enlarge it. 
4. Right click and select "Save Image As" or click on the three dots in the top right to select "Download."
5. Your download is complete! Repeat for any other photos you want to download and save.

Click on Snow Globe 2024 to view the entire album on Google Photos.