Jingle Mingle and Lighting of the Chicken

Jingle Mingle and the Lighting of the Chicken is one of the Southeast’s quirkiest, fun, family-friendly events and is the perfect way to start your holiday season here in the Poultry Capital of the World!

The Downtown Gainesville Square will be alive with the holiday spirit including open houses in most of the stores, live music, carriage rides, kiddie train rides, Santa and his arrival on a Gainesville Fire Engine, the Coca-Cola bear, entertainment and the grand LIGHTING OF THE CHICKEN!

Join us the Saturday before Thanksgiving, from 4pm-8pm!

Free Parking Decks:
Main Street Deck: 301 Main Street SW
Hall County Parking: 225 Green St SE
North Parking Deck: 100 Brenau Ave NE

Interested in being a sponsor or volunteer? https://www.exploregainesville.org/jingle-mingle/ to learn more.

You may also like the following events from Downtown Gainesville:

• Next Friday, 5th September, 07:00 pm, First Friday Concert Series: Gregg Erwin! in Gainesville
• This October, 31st October, 02:00 pm, Trick-Or-Treat on the Square in Gainesville
• This December, 7th December, 01:00 pm, Christmas on Green Street 2025 in Gainesville

Also check out other Music events in Gainesville, Entertainment events in Gainesville.