The busy holiday season is almost upon us, and we’ve got your local holiday parade guide to keep you in the know. Small towns across North Metro Atlanta will be celebrating the season with parades and festivals. Here are just a few of our favorites close to home:
Gwinnett Historic Courthouse Lighting of the Tree & Parade – Come to downtown Lawrenceville at the Historic Courthouse on Thanksgiving Night – Thursday, November 22 – for the annual tree lighting and Santa’s parade. There will be performances, food vendors, holiday shopping, and photos with Santa. It all starts at 5:30 pm. For more information, go to http://www.lawrencevillega.org/ or call 770-822-5450.
Braselton Annual Parade and Traditional Lighting of the Tree – Visit historic
Memorial Day is Monday, May 28th, when we gather with family and friends to remember soldiers who died while protecting our country. The official federal holiday was originally called “Decoration Day,” a day of remembrance enacted immediately following the Civil War. In 1968, Congress established Memorial Day as the last Monday in May, and now it is a three-day weekend that marks the unofficial start of the summer season.
Parades celebrating armed service members take place every year on Memorial Day in Chicago, New York, and Washington, D.C., as well as in small towns across the country. For local parades and events on Memorial Day in and near Metro Atlanta, visit http://www.atlanta.net/events/seasonal/memorial-day/. Several local communities
