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Photos by Scott Krause Photography

The 57th Annual Carolina Carillon Christmas Parade will be held on Saturday, December 4th, 2010, on Gervais Street in downtown Columbia. The theme "12 Days of Christmas" will feature dozens of floats, marching bands, drill teams, and live performances.

The parade will begin at 9:45 a.m. at Gervais and Bull Streets and proceed west on Gervais, pass in front of the State House, and continue into the Vista to Park Street.

WIS-TV begins live coverage of the parade at 10 a.m. from their broadcasting area located on the corner of Main and Gervais, right across the street from the State House. This telecast reaches over 40 counties in South Carolina as the Carillon is considered not only the Capitol City's premier parade but the official holiday parade of South Carolina.

With nearly 100 entries, the Carillon featured a number of new entries last year, including Wells Fargo, and Miss Carolina Carillon. This year again, there will be high school drill teams & marching bands, local churches, clowns, dozens of beautiful floats, live animals, and, of course, the most important part of the parade, Santa Claus.

The Fourth annual "Jingle All the Way 5K" run and "Santa's Fun Run" for the kids begins at 9:45 a.m. to kick off the parade. Early registration for the race will be early November, 2010. On Sunday, October 4th, the Carillon hosted the 3rd Annual Miss Carolina Carillon Pageant. The 2009 Carolina Carillon Pageant winners were presented at the Carillon Holiday Parade!

Contact Us

Carolina Carillon Christmas Parade
PO Box 211974
Columbia, SC 29221

Phone
(803) 799-1216

E-mail
info@carolinacarillon.com

Our Sponsors:

Dance Station Inc
Damon's Clubhouse
Rosewood Florist
Mulkey, Inc. Engineers & Consultants
Chick-Fil-A
Budweiser of Columbia
Bruegger"s Bagels
McDonald's
City of Columbia
Garden Bistro
Wendy's
Publix
Columbia Museum of Art

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