Ready to start celebrating the holiday season? Check out the list below for upcoming holiday parades. As always, we highly recommend checking their individual websites or Facebook events for last-minute updates before heading out. Let us know if your favorite is missing!
November 22, 2025: Green Bay Parade
Experience the magic of the 41st Annual Green Bay Holiday Parade presented by HSHS St. Vincent Children’s Hospital on Saturday, November 22, 2025, at 10 am! Celebrate everything that makes Green Bay special during the holiday season with the theme Hometown Holiday. This theme honors our community’s cherished traditions and the unique spirit that brings us all together. It’s a tribute to the holiday magic that feels truly local, making Green Bay shine as a place we’re proud to call home.
November 25, 2025: Appleton Parade
The 54th Downtown Appleton Christmas Parade will begin at 7:00 pm on Tuesday, November 25, 2025. In front of 80,000 spectators, the City of Appleton hosts the biggest and best nighttime Christmas parade in the Midwest.
Annually, the Downtown Appleton Christmas Parade is scheduled for the Tuesday before Thanksgiving. The parade begins at the corner of State Street and College Avenue in downtown Appleton. It travels east on College Avenue to Drew Street.
The parade features about 80 units, including colorful floats, decorated vehicles, walking units, animals, and other unique entries. More than twenty marching bands from Northeastern Wisconsin/Upper Michigan high schools and area communities perform all of our favorite holiday tunes. Please check the links below for more specific information.
WFRV-TV will broadcast this year’s parade live. The broadcast typically lasts about 90 minutes, but it could run long.
December 1, 2025: Little Chute Parade
The Little Chute Community Band will again participate in the Little Chute Kiwanis Annual Christmas Parade. Kick-off is at 6:30 pm. The parade route is west on Main Street from Cypress St. to Grand Avenue.
December 2, 2025: Kaukauna Parade
Get in the Christmas spirit with holiday-themed floats entered by local community organizations and businesses. The Kaukauna Christmas parade takes place on Tuesday, December 2, 2025.
December 4, 2024: Oshkosh Parade
Kick off the Holiday Parade and holiday season downtown in Opera House Square! Enjoy live music from 5-6 pm and count down to the lighting of our holiday tree. The tree lighting will take place at 6 pm.
This year’s theme is “Stories that Spark the Season,” and the parade kicks off at 6:15 p.m. at Ceape and N. Main Street.
*Parade route begins at the intersection of N Main and Ceape and heads north until the intersection of N. Main and Irving.
December 5, 2025: New London Parade
Mark their calendars for the very merry Winter Wonderland on the Wolf event, taking place on Friday, December 5, 2025, in the heart of downtown New London. During this festive celebration, the city will be transformed into a magical Winter Wonderland.
The New London Area Chamber of Commerce would like to invite you to experience the magic of the Winter Wonderland on the Wolf season hosted by Familiar Grounds Coffee Shop.
December 6, 2024: Fond du Lac Parade
The Downtown Fond du Lac Holiday Parade of Lights is back again this season on Saturday, December 6, 2025, at 4:15 pm! This year’s theme is “Christmas at the Movies”! The parade begins at North Main Street and heads south toward Veteran’s Park for the traditional Santa’s holiday greeting and lighting of his own Christmas tree!
December 6, 2025: Chilton Parade
Chilton kicks off the holiday season with their Holiday Parade! Chilton will become a winter wonderland on Saturday, December 6. The Holiday Parade of Lights starts at 5:30 pm. The whole weekend will also be buzzing with holiday open houses and shopping, craft shows, cookie decorating, drive-through holiday light displays, a cookie walk, and more.
