There was great weather and a good crowd for the 55th annual Sevierville Christmas parade on Saturday. I met Sheley and we were able to catch it from the beginning at our spot across from the courthouse. Follow along to see the highlights!
We were shopping upstairs at Two Coyotes Studio when I heard a quick emergency vehicle sound so we ran downstairs just in time to see the honor guard open the parade.
City officials walking the route.
The parade Grand Marshall this year was Albert Atchley. The Grand Marshall’s car was followed by some First Responders from the Sevier County wildfires a year ago.
A four-legged First Responder participates in the Sevierville parade.
Vintage fire truck with festive trim.
A highlight for many was the Sevier County High School band. They set the mood for Christmas!
On the left side of this picture, the Dolly statue seems to look on with approval on her former high school band.
See more pictures of the SCHS band on the blog Facebook page for pictures. Here is the link.
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Every parade needs majorettes!
Donna brings them and they shine!
Ober Gatlinburg Snow Creature.
Catlettsburg school float.
It looks like fun to ride this float.
My next favorite thing in a parade: horses.
There were church floats.
There were girl scouts.
There were antique cars.
There were festive tractors.
Sophia Conerly drove the car for Relay for Life of Sevier County. Their mission is ‘Save Lives, Celebrate Lives.’
There were beauty queens.
And finally, the most anticipated member of the parade—Santa!
If you want to see a fun ‘behind the scenes’ look at the start of the parade from this float’s perspective then follow this link to their Facebook page for a Facebook Live recording. It was fun to watch because I always stay downtown, but didn’t realize how many people are also on the Parkway to view the parade.
The link was long so I created a smaller one below.
In all, the parade was over in about 47 minutes from our viewing area downtown. You didn’t have to wait a long time and parking was easy downtown. Great job to everyone who was involved with the production. It was a great morning to be downtown and one of our favorite Saturday morning things to do while out and about in Sevierville.
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Out and About in Sevierville 