Holiday Parade

December 2, 2022
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:

Floats are allowed to hand out candy in the parade, but may not throw candy into the crowd. Any items given out must be approved by Wausau Events. Please email execdir@wausauevents.org to have yours approved.
Two vehicles are allowed per float entry. One vehicle is defined as one truck and trailer. No more than two vehicles and two trailers per entry!
There are no refunds for parade entries, coloring book pages or candy sponsorships.