Here’s the Asheville chamber post:
The theme of this year’s Parade is… “The Art & Heart of Giving” and it will be an entertaining, family-friendly celebration of all of the holidays. This year’s Parade will feature new, locally-crafted giant puppets created by Red Herring Puppets and members of the Asheville Puppetry Alliance. After the Parade, check your folding chairs at a “Chair Corral” and follow the map in the Parade Program to enjoy the beautiful displays of businesses entered in the Holiday Windows program. Then head over to Pritchard Park to cast your ballot for your favorite window in the “People’s Choice” award. There you’ll also meet Santa who will be singing a few songs, meeting children and then collecting his mail from the North Pole Express Mail Box installed at Pritchard Park. After Santa leaves, there will be a performance by members of the famous Biltmore Baptist Choir and Youth Music Ministries. As you walk through town, you will notice many stores and restaurants with Candy Cane Heart posters in their windows. All of these businesses (also listed in your Parade Program) will be giving a gift to patrons on Parade Day so stop in, have a bite to eat, start your holiday shopping early and you’ll receive a little gift to start the season of giving!
Event Contact Information:
Sandie Rhodes Parade Director Asheville Holiday Parade 828 628-1422 direct 828 628-2403 parade hotline info@ashevilleparade.org
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Thank you for the theme: The Art & Heart of Giving. On the economic roller coaster we’re all riding, a theme like this is what we need.