Spread holiday cheer at these Middle TN Christmas Parades

Katie Nixon
Nashville Tennessean

Don’t stay cooped up this winter!

Spread some holiday cheer at these Christmas Parades in Cheatham, Dickson, Robertson and Sumner Counties.

Emma and Cooper Floyd Mott came prepared to gather candy at the White House Christmas parade on Saturday, Dec. 5, 2020.

Cheatham

Pleasant View Christmas Parade 2022Saturday, Dec. 3 at 10 a.m.Location: Downtown Pleasant View

Families can spot Santa and enjoy decorated floats, candy, cars, Jeeps, a toy drive and more.

Ashland City 2022 Christmas Movies ParadeSaturday, Dec. 3 at 5 p.m.Location: Downtown Ashland City

Watch parade floats travel from the corner of South Main Street and Tennessee Waltz Parkway to North Tennessee Waltz Parkway decorated like The Grinch, Polar Express, Elf the Movie, The Star, Christmas Vacation, Charlie Brown, Christmas Story, Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer and Frosty the Snowman.

A Kingston Springs ChristmasSaturday, Dec. 11, 5 – 8 p.m.Location: Burns Park

Enjoy festive Christmas decorations, food trucks and live music in the park. Traditional lighted tractors will be on display and families can visit with a very special someone straight from the North Pole.

The White House Christmas Parade drew a large crowd near the White House City Park on Saturday, Dec. 4.

Dickson

Christmas in Downtown DicksonSaturday, Dec. 3, 5 – 9 p.m.Location: Downtown Dickson

Spend the night listening to carolers, watching the city tree lighting, letting the little ones ride the Clement Railroad Museum's train, welcoming the jolly elf himself and more. Come for dinner, shop for unique Christmas gifts in local stores and spread some Christmas cheer.

Christmas ParadeSaturday, Dec. 17, 6:30 – 10 p.m.Location: Main Street

Celebrate the Christmas holiday with this year’s Tennessee Christmas parade beginning in the Dickson County High School parking lot and traveling down Main Street.

The White House Heritage High School Marching Band performs in the White House Christmas Parade on Saturday, Dec. 4.

Robertson

Christmas in Cross PlainsSaturday, Dec. 3 at 7 a.m.Location: Downtown Cross Plains

Get in the holiday spirit with pancakes, a parade, car show, music, shopping and more during Christmas in Cross Plains. Festive activities begin with a pancake breakfast at city hall and continue with holiday shopping from 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. The Christmas Parade will be held at 10 a.m. followed by music, tours at the Doctor’s House Museum and Library, a car show, kid zone and visit with Santa.

Tinsel and TobaccoSaturday, Dec.3 at noonLocation: City of Adams

Get the Christmas season started with The city of Adams’ Christmas parade at 3 p.m. followed by a tree lighting, cookies with Santa and parade float awards at the Omer Gene Brooksher Pavilion.

Portland Christmas Festival and ParadeSaturday, Dec. 3, 3 – 6 p.m.Location: Main Street

Christmas activities begin with food vendors, live music, cookie decorating, a visit with Santa and more. The "Winter Wonderland” parade will begin at 5:30 p.m. at Freedom Drive and travel south on Highway 109 to Portland East Middle School.

The White House Christmas Parade drew a large crowd near the White House City Park on Saturday, Dec. 4.

Christmas Parade & Christmas on Main StreetSaturday, Dec. 3, 3 – 5:30 p.m.Location: Begins at White House Municipal Park

This year’s super fun, Superhero Christmas themed parade will leave White House Municipal Park on Highway 76 at 3 pm and head East towards City Hall, turn South onto Highway 31W and end at the intersection of West Drive and Highway 31W. A Main Street Christmas Celebration will follow with cookies and milk, hot cocoa, live music from local school choirs, free photos with Santa, letters to Santa station, tree lighting ceremony and more.

Greenbrier Christmas ParadeSaturday, Dec. 3, 6 – 7 p.m.Location: Lineup will begin at Greenbrier Elementary School 

Enjoy Greenbrier’s Christmas Parade Saturday evening and the city’s Holly Jolly Christmas event earlier in the day from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. at Louise Martin Memorial Park.

Horses were a popular sight in the White House Christmas parade.

Sumner

Goodlettsville Christmas ParadeSaturday, Dec. 3, at 4 p.m.Location: Begins at Delmas Long Community Center

The annual Goodlettsville Christmas Parade will begin at Delmas Long Community Center, continue along Memorial Drive, take a right onto Main Street and end at the Goodlettsville Plaza.

Westmoreland Christmas Parade 2022Saturday, Dec. 3, at 2:30 p.m.Location: Downtown Westmoreland

Ring in the Christmas holiday season with Westmoreland’s Christmas Parade!

A gingerbread man waves to the crowd at the White House Christmas parade on Saturday, December 5, 2020.

Hendersonville Christmas Boat Parade 2022Saturday, Dec. 3, 5:30 – 8:30 p.m.Location: Begins at Mallard Point Park

Hendersonville’s “Deck the Hulls” Christmas Boat Parade will bring family fun and excitement to this holiday season as the boat showcase travels from Mallard Point Park near Creekwood Marina to Sanders Ferry Park.

53rd Annual Hendersonville Christmas Parade and Tree Lighting 2022Sunday, Dec. 4, 2 – 6 p.m.Location: Begins down Johnny Cash Parkway

Smile and wave as the whole family enjoys a parade of marching bands, horse-drawn floats and favorite Christmas characters brought together by local Hendersonville families, businesses and community organizations. The “A Very Frosty Christmas” parade will begin down Johnny Cash Parkway at 2 p.m., followed by the annual tree lighting ceremony at Memorial Park at 3:30 p.m.

Gallatin Christmas Parade presented by The Goddard SchoolSaturday, Dec. 10, noon – 2 p.m.Location: Downtown Gallatin

The Goddard School’s 2022 Gallatin Christmas “The Twelve Days of Christmas" Parade begins on Steam Plant Road and continues along Hartsville Pike, down Main Street, down Broadway and ends at the Gallatin High School with Santa Claus kicking off the holiday season.

Katie Nixon can be reached at knixon@gannett.com or (615) 517-1285.