Chapel Hill – Carrboro Holiday Parade

Applications to participate in the Chapel Hill-Carrboro Holiday Parade are open, calling for local organizations with diverse traditions.

Applications to participate in the 2024 Chapel Hill-Carrboro Community Holiday Parade are now open. The parade is tentatively scheduled for Saturday, December 7 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. “We’re looking for local organizations with diverse cultural, faith, and community traditions to participate,” read a release from the Town of Carrboro. “We hope you’ll consider […]

Editor’s Note: This article has been updated to reflect the extended deadline for parade participants’ applications. For the last two winters, the towns of Chapel Hill and Carrboro canceled their traditional holiday parade from either COVID-19 or leadership changes. During that time, however, organizers have come up with a new vision for the annual procession […]

The Town of Chapel Hill recently announced that there will be no joint holiday parade with Carrboro this year.

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