Crowds flocked to fill the streets of downtown Asheville for the annual holiday parade. This year’s theme was “Light Up the Holidays,” and it celebrated the 70th anniversary of this year’s Grand Marshals, Asheville Community Theatre.
Little Miss Cherokee
The crowd tries to keep warm. awaiting the parade’s beginning.
The Amazing Pubcycle
Asheville Parks & Recreation
WNC Nature Center
Street Creature: Asheville’s Giant Puppet Collective
Hominy Valley Elementary Jets Cheerleaders
Asheville Cheer and Football Youth League
Bundled up for the Asheville Holiday Parade.
Angie’s Dance Academy
Asheville Second Line
Smoky Mountain Sk8way
Asheville Community Theatre: There were a lot of characters in the Asheville Holiday Parade
Smoky Mountain Sk8way
LaZoom Comedy Bus Tours
Mr. and Mrs. Claus in their sleigh finished off the Asheville Holiday Parade.
Hominy Valley Elementary Jets Cheerleaders
Sun Soo Martial Arts
Santa Claus says “Merry Christmas!”
A little girl watches the Asheville Fire Department in the Holiday Parade.
The Grinch and Cindy Lou
Mr. and Mrs. Claus in their sleigh finished off the Asheville Holiday Parade.
Asheville High School Marching Band
Asheville High School Dance Team
Little Miss Cherokee
Parade attendees bundled up for the dropping temperatures Saturday morning.
Deerfield Retirement Community
Asheville’s own Lyric on the Hometown Holiday Jam float.
Spectators watched from everywhere.
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One thought on “IN PHOTOS: Asheville Holiday Parade”
boatrocker
That self described pagan from the North Pole better live it up for his last Christmas in America.
I hope he was stopped and frisked.
Given the current volatile political situation at the North Pole, he won’t be allowed back next Christmas
for being on the no fly list and being forced to register as an, uhh, elf.
That self described pagan from the North Pole better live it up for his last Christmas in America.
I hope he was stopped and frisked.
Given the current volatile political situation at the North Pole, he won’t be allowed back next Christmas
for being on the no fly list and being forced to register as an, uhh, elf.