Holiday Parade
December 2, 2022
6:30 PM start - Marathon Park to the 400 Block
6:30 PM start - Marathon Park to the 400 Block
Join us for a night full of twinkling lights, winter magic. and holiday spirit at the Wausau Holiday Parade! This parade will start at Marathon Park and lead to the 400 Block in Wausau, where floats will be announced by our Radio sponsors. The event is free to all community members and we are very excited to celebrate the Holiday season with all of you!
2022 Holiday Parade Theme: Holiday Characters
FLOAT APPLICATIONS, CANDY & COLORING BOOK SPONSORSHIPS ARE CLOSED FOR 2022.
WARMING PARTY:Join us for cookies, hot cocoa and visits from Santa & Mrs. Claus inside the Great Hall! This year's Warming Party opens at 5:30 PM and will close at 8:30 PM. This is FREE to families!
SANTA & MRS. CLAUS:New this year - Santa & Mrs. Claus will be inside of the Warming Party earlier to allow families the chance to get their pictures with Santa before the parade starts! These will start at 5:30 PM and continue through 8:30 PM. They will need to take a brief break around 7:30 PM to join their reindeer in the parade, but will resume afterwards
PARADE ROUTE & DETAILS:Time: 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM (estimated)
Route & Details: The floats will start at Marathon Park and continue through Wausau towards the 400 Block. Coloring Books will be handed out from the Santa Float and Candy will be handed out from floats! TREE LIGHTING:Join Mayor Katie on the 400 Block immediately following the parade for the lighting of the Holiday Tree!
FLOAT INFORMATION:Line-up: 5:00 PM - Spots will not be reserved, but based on a first-come, first-serve basis. When arriving, you MUST check-in at the entry to the lineup area to get your float number. Floats that pass this entry point will be sent to the back of the line.
Parade Start & Route: 6:30 PM - Floats will be guided towards the 400 Block as they leave Marathon Park. Each float will present their float number to the volunteers near the Marathon County Public Library, then being announced as they pass the 400 Block by our radio sponsors. Other Float Information:
2022 Forms & Applications:All forms must be scanned and emailed to execdir@wausauevents.org. Forms cannot be mailed.
The deadline has passed for candy sponsorships
& coloring book sponsorships. ONLINE PAYMENTS:
Click the link below to pay for your Parade Float |
2022 Sponsors: |