The Johnson City Christmas Parade will be back this year on Saturday, Dec. 7. The parade will once again run from ETSU through downtown Johnson City.
The Christmas parade is a Johnson City holiday staple. This year the theme will be “Gingerbread City.” Floats are supposed to be decorated as Johnson City landmarks and buildings, but in gingerbread houses and people.
The parade will start at 10:30 am at the corner of University Parkway and West State of Franklin Road. Those participating in the parade should meet at ETSU’s Lot 9 at 8:30 am.
The parade will begin will begin on ETSU’s campus and continue left onto University Parkway, turn right onto West State of Franklin Road, left onto Buffalo Street, right onto East Main Street, right onto Colonial Way, left onto East State of Franklin, ending in the Old Burley Lot at the corner of East State of Franklin and Legion Street.
There will also be awards for first, second and third place floats that will be voted on. There will also be the Blue Plum Pick, a new award, chosen by the Blue Plum board.
In 2023, there were hundreds of floats that followed the same route with the theme of “Christmas in a Toyland.”
For more information, please visit https://www.blueplum.org/parade.
