November 25, 2024
ISC event planning students partner with Downtown Lexington Partnership for holiday parade
Artwork for the parade was produced by the ISC event planning students.
Get excited — Lexington’s Holiday Parade Presented by Commonwealth Credit Union is Dec. 7. The parade will begin 11 a.m. on Midland Avenue, running west on Main Street, ending at Mill Street.
The parade is a collaborative effort between students from a University of Kentucky College of Communication and Information event planning class and the Downtown Lexington Partnership. Student teams assist with recruitment, event promotion, vendor coordination and logistics, all aimed at showcasing the downtown area and all it has to offer.
This event will include local bands, businesses, floats and more. Attendees should expect a day full of holiday fun. Be sure to check out Santa’s Corner at the Pavilion for arts and crafts, photo opportunities, letters to Santa and more.
After the parade, attendees can plan to head over to Lex Live to watch a showing of "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" featuring Jim Carrey at 12:30 p.m. There will be hot chocolate along with a cookie bar for attendees. Students will also receive a $5 bounce-back arcade card.
In the coming weeks, students are helping register parade participants. The deadline to register for the parade is Nov. 29.
“Downtown Lexington Partnership is excited to once again partner with the University of Kentucky students from the integrated strategic communication event planning class to produce an exciting, family-friendly event downtown,” said Laura Farnsworth, Downtown Lexington Partnership’s director of development and events. “We encourage all interested businesses, clubs and nonprofit organizations to register for the parade downtown and bring Christmas joy to thousands of guests on a crisp, December morning.”
If you are interested in participating in this year’s parade, contact Ansley Bayless at ansley.bayless@uky.edu or Farnsworth at laura@downtownlex.com.
Link for this year’s application: https://www.downtownlex.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/2024-Parade-Application.pdf