First Friday: Christmas Parade, Tree Lighting
The annual parade kicks off festivities at 6 p.m.
The Havre de Grace Christmas parade starts at 6 p.m., following this route.
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The holiday season officially begins Friday night in Havre de Grace with the annual parade and tree lighting.
The final First Friday of 2011 begins with the parade, beginning from the Lafayette statue at 6 p.m., and heading down St. John Street to Rochambeau Plaza (see photo for route). There, the official tree lighting will take place.
The tree was put in place last weekend.
The following individuals and groups are anticipated to take part in the parade:
- American Legion Confederate Colorguard
- Havre de Grace Recreation Cheerleaders, lead by Lisa Belcher
- Spencer Silver Mansion and "Vision of Sugar Plums"
- Havre de Grace Brownies and Girls Scouts
- Good Cause and Restore Church
- Havre de Grace Recreation's Drama Guild, lead by Tom Barnes
- Salvation Army Canteen
- Havre de Grace High School Band
- Havre de Grace Middle School Band
- Susquehanna Hose Company with the Havre de Grace High School Class 1A North region champion boys soccer team
- Mr. and Mrs. Claus
Also, the Havre de Grace High School Chorus will be singing by the tree.
Will you be attending the parade? What part are you looking forward to most? Tell us in the comments.
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Harford County Parks & Recreation
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Good Cause Coffee House
May 21, 2011 / September 17, 2011 / October 15, 2011 / November 19, 2011 / December 17, 2011 / January 21, 2012 at 7:00 pm–11:00 pm616 Ontario St, Havre de Grace, MD
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Salvation Army
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Havre de Grace High School
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Havre de Grace Middle School
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Jessica
7:34 am on Friday, December 2, 2011
i am going, cant wait! i have never been before :)
Tom Phelan
8:11 am on Friday, December 2, 2011
Christmas Parade is nice but how about also turning out tomorrow morning between 10 & noon on Juniata Street to welcome home 130 heroes from the National Guard returning from Afghanistan. Let's make THAT a parade!
Bill Lawson
9:01 am on Friday, December 2, 2011
What?!?!
130 National Guards are returning from Afghanistan, and the official announcement is a comment on the tree lighting page on Patch? I'd suggest that that big of an activity deserves a tad more recognition. email Sean.Welsh@patch.com and I expect he'll put this announcement on the front page.
Unless it's already somewhere else and I just don't know about it.
Bill Lawson
9:48 am on Friday, December 2, 2011
I found this article on the Baltimore Sun page:
http://www.baltimoresun.com/explore/harford/news/ph-ag-re-national-guard-1202-20111130,0,2786782.story
It says the return will be on Old Bay lane though, not exactly a fitting place for any honorable return festivities.
Bill Lawson
8:57 am on Friday, December 2, 2011
Love this! Can't wait!
Kathy Whitehead
9:04 am on Friday, December 2, 2011
My grandson is marching with the middle school for the first time. I will definitely be there!
Jeff
9:26 am on Friday, December 2, 2011
I have worked in HdG (Industrial Park) for 2 1/2 years & am going for the 1st time, where would be a good place to view the parade? By the tree? How about a place to park? My wife & 7 year old son are coming up from Bel Air to join me. Looking forward to this!
James P. Miller
10:22 am on Friday, December 2, 2011
I would suggest planing to walk a couple blocks for the parade. EWith First Friday and half of the street parking closed off.
Leo Heppner
10:01 am on Friday, December 2, 2011
After the parade tonight, Mr & Mrs Claus will be posing for photos at Santa's Workshop, on Washington St. I'll be there to take photos of Santa with children/families, and we'll print them on-site, so you'll take them home with you. The price of a 5x7 in a folder is only $5.00. Hope to see you then.Thanks!
Leo Heppner
SHAWN HURST
10:34 am on Friday, December 2, 2011
For watching the National Guard: They will be coming down Rt. 155 to Juniata St. Right on Revolution St. to Old Bay Lane.
Rhonda
12:28 pm on Friday, December 2, 2011
. This is the first I have heard about the National Guard... I will be there, these guys have risked their lives of each and every on of us and I hope every one shows them respect, if you believe in what is going on over seas or not, this is about the troops not the war
Hollee Sifford
1:13 pm on Friday, December 2, 2011
might i suggest also a status on fb to also put it out there about the national guard return?
Sean Welsh
2:54 pm on Friday, December 2, 2011
Here's what we were able to compile on the National Guard return: http://patch.com/A-pj9W
Sean
Tom Barnes
7:16 am on Saturday, December 3, 2011
Had a blast with the Drama Guild families. Hope there are some more pictures posted. Since we walk in it, we obviously miss what is going in front and behind us. It looked like a good size crowd. (If the word is out, hopefully today for National Guard we can get just as big a crowd).