HES/energynet Night Christmas Parade

The HES/energynet Night Christmas Parade will once again magically light up downtown Hopkinsville on Saturday, December 11 at 5:15 pm as the parade returns after a COVID absence in 2020. The 2021 parade theme will appropriately be “Home for the Holidays” as our community and country continue to rally from the pandemic’s impact.
 
Parade co-grand marshals will be “First and Front Line Responders” as the parade salutes those who have led the daily battle against COVID in up-close and personal duty.  One representative from the Hopkinsville Fire Department, Hopkinsville Police Department, Christian Co. Sheriff’s Office, Christian County Emergency Management, Christian County Health Department, and Jennie Stuart Health will lead the parade together.
 
The nighttime spectacular will have attendees oohing and awing as local businesses and organizations come to show off their moving light displays as the parade moves south on Main Street and wind its way from Glass Avenue to 13th Street.
 
Traditional display units and Christmas-themed floats will be joined once again by holiday-decorated golf carts. The Christmas Parade Golf Cart Division — sponsored by Western Hills Municipal Golf Course — allows for entries that are less costly or time-consuming to build.
 
Cash prizes will be presented for the traditional floats and golf carts. WKDZ/WHVO is back in 2021 to sponsor the “People’s Choice Award,” presented to the most popular float as voted on by the public.
 
The deadline for Christmas Parade float registration is Friday, Nov. 19. The cost to enter a float into the parade is $20 and a new toy. Registration forms are available for pickup at the Thomas Street Rec Center at 2600 Thomas Street.  Forms can also be downloaded from the web at hoptownrec.com.
 
For more information on the HES/energynet Christmas please contact Hopkinsville Parks and Recreation at 270-887-4290.