City of North Charleston’s Christmas Festival & Parade

Saturday, December 6, from 3:00 pm to 9:00 pm around Park Circle with the Christmas Parade beginning at 5:00 pm. The Christmas Festival includes a Holiday Market with children’s activities, craft and food vendors, and live musical performances on two stages. The Christmas Parade begins at the corner of Montague and Mixson Avenues, proceeds down Montague, around Park Circle, and concludes at Armory Park.Immediately following the Christmas Parade, Mayor R. Keith Summey and Santa Claus will light the City’s Christmas tree located outside the front entrance of the Felix C. Davis Community Center.

Christmas Festival Schedule

3:00 pm - Police will close the Park Circle traffic circle, Montague Avenue from Mixson to the traffic circle, and Mixson and Lackawanna to West Enterprise to vehicular traffic

3:00 - 4:45 pm - Children’s activities (jump castles, petting zoo, carriage rides)

4:00-5:00pm - Performances (indoor Auditorium stage and outdoor Amphitheater stage)

5:00 - 6:30 pm - Parade, immediately followed by the Christmas tree lighting

6:30 - 9:00 pm - Performances on all stages, children’s activities continue, food and craft vendors9:00 pm - Roads opens to traffic