# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Fall River Holiday Parade & Tree Lighting Events!
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 22 Nov, 2025 at 04:30 pm – Sat, 22 Nov, 2025 at 05:30 pm
- **Event Description**: ?Join Us for Fall River’s Festive Event of the Year!?  

Visit fraba.ca/treelighting for all the details and sponsors and make sure you click the "More" button below to read further details, include times, locations and float registration.

Come together with friends, family, and neighbours to celebrate the holiday season with our 27th Lions Christmas Express Parade of Lights, and the 12th Annual Tree Lighting brought to you by the Waverley Animal Hospital.

Yes, FRABA and Lions, with the support of the Waverley Animal Hospital and other sponsors (see fraba.ca/treelighting for more details) are are coming back together to bring you the festive event of the year!

Let's bring all the magic of the holidays to our community with music, treats, a dazzling parade, our annual tree lighting and of course, Santa & Mrs. Claus.

? When: Saturday, November 22nd  
? Where: Details of Each Event Below

Event Schedule:

? 27th ANNUAL LIONS CHRISTMAS EXPRESS PARADE OF LIGHTS
? Starts 4:30 PM  
? Parade Route: Starts at Lockview High School and turns left at Fall River Rd, straight through the lights into the Fall River Plaza Parking Lot, Right at Tim Horton's and ends at the far end of the Shoppers Drug Mart parking lot. You can set up to view the parade anywhere along this route but do not block traffic until the partitions have been placed by parade marshalls or police.

??FLOAT REGISTRATION! Visit https://forms.gle/VrJ7ES7qpDT37Lrz8 to register your float or group. There is no cost but we do ask you consider donating to the Christmas Express in lieu of a registration fee. Visit https://christmasexpress.ca/ for donation details, and consider holding a food drive at your business leading up to the event!

Registration deadline is November 20.

As the floats arrive in the Fall River Plaza (approx 4:45-5pm), entertainment by Brennan and Anna MacDonald will begin at the Shoppers Drug Mart parking lot, along with treats and hot chocolate!

?12TH ANNUAL TREE LIGHTING sponsored by Waverley Animal Hospital & FRABA
? DQ Lawn 
? 5:30 PM  

Once Santa arrives, our treats are enjoyed, and you've had a chance to listen to the beautiful music by the MacDonald's & our Joyful Sounds Holiday Vocal Group, we will gather around our community tree to countdown to the moment we've been waiting for all year! Let's light up our tree and our hearts this holiday season.

?GRAND PRIZE DRAWS!
?Where: DQ Lawn right after the Tree is lit!
?ENTER BALLOT HERE: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdfd8uySDD9GpP4_VCQuE8HTf1pP31GmSsM3TgUyrkH-2Yu1Q/viewform
Ballot Form closes Nov 21 at Noon.

Important Information:

? Food Bank Donations will be accepted along the parade route and at the Tree Lighting stage.  

✉️ Letters to Santa can be dropped in Santa’s mailbox at the Tree Lighting stage. 

? Grand Prizes: Enter online starting Nov 1 for a chance to win a Nintendo Switch 2! The ballot link will be available here and on our socials. Ballot closes Nov 21 at Noon.

? Sponsors Needed: Contact Jess Mitchell at (902) 209-2240 or jessesar@gmhomes.ca to learn more or see the post below with sponsor info.

? Live Stream: Can’t make it in person? Dagley Media & The Laker News will live stream the event! https://fallriverparadetreelighting2025.thelakernews.com/

Come one, come all to make this year’s event the biggest and brightest yet!
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/wellington/fall-river-holiday-parade-and-tree-lighting-events/200029114599729
- **Event Categories**: christmas-lights, christmas-parades, parades, nonprofit, holiday, christmas, workshops, food-drinks
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 857

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://forms.gle/VrJ7ES7qpDT37Lrz8?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=wellington-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Wellington
- **state**: NS
- **country**: Canada
- **location**: Shoppers Drug Mart (3260 Nova Scotia Trunk 2, Fall River, NS)
- **lat**: 44.8168
- **long**: -63.61033
- **full address**: Shoppers Drug Mart (3260 Nova Scotia Trunk 2, Fall River, NS), 3260 HWY-2, Halifax, NS B2T, Canada, Wellington

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: FRABA - Fall River and Area Business Association (https://allevents.in/org/fraba-fall-river-and-area-business-association/26796483)

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  - **Image URL**: https://dyn-image.allevents.in/generate-image?v=4&title=Fall+River+Holiday+Parade+%26+Tree+Lighting+Events%21&date=22+Nov

## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Sat, 22 Nov, 2025 at 04:30 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Shoppers Drug Mart (3260 Nova Scotia Trunk 2, Fall River, NS), 3260 HWY-2, Halifax, NS B2T, Canada, Wellington
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** FRABA - Fall River and Area Business Association
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** christmas-lights, christmas-parades, parades, nonprofit, holiday, christmas, workshops, food-drinks
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Fall River Holiday Parade & Tree Lighting Events! ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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