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Join us for the Annual Portland Christmas Festival & Parade on Saturday, December 3rd!
Festival Activities: 3:00-5:30pm on Main Street
(Activities include a visit with Santa, Cookie Decorating, Christmas Crafts, Vendors and more! Delaney’s Street Eats will have their food truck set up, the Senior Citizens will be selling homemade desserts & hot chocolate, and Generation Church will be playing live music!)
*Please note – vendors are limited to Portland Chamber members.*
The parade will start at 5:30pm. This year’s theme is “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree!” Parade applications can be picked up at the Chamber office (106 Main Street) or found at www.portlandcofc.com.
Following the ceremony there will be a tree lighting ceremony for the City Christmas tree.
Yulefest kicks off the holiday season with musicians, storytellers, and demonstrators in the cabins of the fort and in the historic home. Visitors can take their time listening to the sounds of yesteryear as they tour the sites and take in the beauty of simple, natural decorations.
Yulefest takes place on Saturday December 3, 2016 at 5:00pm and concludes at 8:00pm. This event is free and is for all ages. Parking for Yulefest is available at the Visitor’s Center and in Moss-Wright Park.
The Rose Mont Restoration Foundation plans and coordinates this event during the winter holidays, with a tradition of fine wine and holiday hors d’oeuvres. Each room of the historic home will be adorned with holiday decor reminiscent of the period.
The Annual Christmas Parade which includes over 90 Entries from Schools, Boy Scouts, all the area companies, horses and antique Cars make this a very big and special Parade. Santa ends the festivities. This years Theme is “Dashing Through The Snow” and is presented by U.S. Pest, McDonald’s, Kimbro Air, Wyndham Professionals and others. Holly Thompson is one of the Celebrity Judges. FORMS at Chamber Office and City Hall.
Historic Cragfont invites the public to its annual Christmas Open House! The house is decorated in nineteenth century touches, and homemade treats and cider will be served throughout the event. Santa Claus will even make a stop at the Historic Cragfont Christmas Open House, so make sure you’re there to tell him your Christmas wishlist!
A visit to Cragfont is a step into the past, combining cultural and architectural history. Started in 1798, Cragfont was built for General James Winchester and was the finest mansion house on the Tennessee frontier when it was completed in 1802. The house typified the grandeur and style of the late Georgian period homes. The General named his mansion “Cragfont” as it stood on a rocky bluff with a spring at its base.
Other interesting features of the great house include the original stenciling on the parlor walls, the stippling on the parlor mantel and stair risers, the original woodwork and flooring, and the second floor ballroom, the first in the Tennessee country. The galleries on each side of the ballroom present beautiful views of the old garden, which as been restored, and the magnificent rolling countryside that the General himself would have gazed at through his mansion windows.
Are you the master Gingerbread House builder and decorator among your family and throughout your social circles? Then this is one event you don’t want to miss! Put your creative talents to good use during the 10th Annual Gingerbread Competition at Bluegrass Yacht and Country Club and claim your title!
Gingerbread Houses will be presented during the St. Nicholas Ball where they will be auctioned off.
Details:
PRESENTATION: Thursday, December 8th 10am to 7pm
JUDGING: Friday, December 9th, 2016 3pm
Entry Fee:
• PROFESSIONAL $ 25.00 FEE
• AMATEUR $ 20.00 FEE
• YOUTH (age 13-18) $ 15.00 FEE
• YOUTH (age 12-under) $ 5.00 FEE
Gingerbread House Competition Prized Will Be Awarded in Each Category
Professional • Amateur • Youth (13-18) • Youth (12-under)
Enjoy an evening of enchantment with the holiday sounds of Nashville’s premier community hand-bell ensemble, Music City Bronze. Performers bring all size bells for a beautiful evening of music. At the intermission, ask questions of the performers during the interactive portion of the show.
The Palace seats 200 people and tickets are $10.00.
About the Organizer:
Music City Bronze is fully affiliated with the Handbell Musicians of America and are a non-profit organization. A repertoire is available across a variety of musical styles and genres.
Our mission is “to reach for higher levels of musicianship in handbells/chimes, and to promote, educate, and share the passion of handbell/chime music with the community.
Enjoy food, fun and fellowship as we celebrate our customers and community this holiday season. Join Simmons Bank at either one of our Hendersonville locations.
291 E. Main Street
615-264-5000
1040 Glenbrook Way
615-822-8787
The Sumner County “Deck the Hulls” Christmas Boat Parade is a family fun, holiday spectacular for all ages and attracts thousands of spectators to enjoy the boats showcased at Old Hickory Lake.
Proceeds benefit Mary’s Magical Place.
Gallatin Christmas Parade, presented by the Gallatin Chamber of Commerce
Saturday, December 10th, 2016 at noon, Rain or Shine
The parade can be watched anywhere along the parade route. If you want to get an up close and personal view, watch from the Gallatin Public Square. Starting at 10:45am, Gallatin’s own, Danny McCorkle will be performing holiday music from the balcony of the Gallatin Public Library. As the parade begins, H.D. Wheeler, with ServPro and Cathy Martindale, host of “Tennessee’s Wildside” and “Racing County”, will be our Master of Ceremonies. You will get a play by play of the parade as it passes by.
Lineup Location: Steam Plant Road – Participants must enter from Airport Road!
Line up for floats: No later than 10:30 AM
Walker/Performer Line up (without a float)11:00 AM
All Others: No Later then 11:30 AM
Entries MUST BE at least 50% decorated
No Performance Stops Allowed.
Parade Route: Steam Plant Road to Hartsville Pike, down Main Street, Down Broadway and ends at the Gallatin High School
Applications will be available in September 2016.
If you are a Gallatin Chamber of Commerce Members, Sponsorships are Available, call 615.452.4000 for more information. .
Share this great Christmas tradition with your entire family! It is a not to be missed event!