🎄✨ Our Hometown Ithaca Christmas & Light Parade ✨🎄
📅 Friday, December 5th, 2025
🕕 6–8 PM in Downtown Ithaca
🎅 Presented by the Ithaca Promotional Committee
Kick off the holiday season with one of Ithaca’s most beloved traditions — Our Hometown Ithaca Christmas! Join us downtown for an evening packed with festive fun, twinkling lights, and holiday cheer for the whole family.
🎁 Event Schedule:
🛍 4:30 PM – Christmas Market @ The Village Shoppes
🚗 5:15 PM – Parade Line-Up Begins on S Jeffery Street
✨ 6:00 PM – Light Parade Downtown
🎅 6:30 PM – Santa’s Workshop @ 142 E Center Street
🎄 7:30 PM – Christmas Tree Lighting & Caroling
🎟 7:30 PM – Shopping Spree Raffle Drawing
🎉 8:00 PM – Event Concludes
🌟 Light Parade Registration Info:
Help make this year’s parade the biggest and brightest yet! Everyone is welcome — families, friends, schools, clubs, community groups, and businesses.
🏆 Prize awarded for Best Parade Exhibit!
🎁 Hand out promotional items or treats (preferably not thrown).
📥 To register your float or exhibit, send your form/info to
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📍 Line-up starts at 5:15 PM on S Jeffery St — first come, first in line after official vehicles.
🍪 Enjoy Throughout the Evening:
🎅 Photos with Santa & Mrs. Claus
🍫 Delicious food & drinks
🎨 Crafts, face painting & family activities
📸 Photo booth fun
🎶 Caroling & tree lighting
🎄 Fun & Free for All Ages!
Let’s come together as a community to celebrate the season, share smiles, and light up downtown Ithaca!
For more information, contact Josh Strand at (989) 763-2264.
