Cartersville Christmas Parade Set for Thursday, Dec. 5

Cartersville this week will be host to the largest Christmas parade in northwest Georgia as the annual Cartersville Exchange Club Christmas Parade winds through its streets on Dec. 5.  More than 100 floats, marching bands, fire trucks, horses and antique cars will be featured and a special appearance by Santa Claus is guaranteed. 

The parade will begin at 6 p.m. from the Tabernacle Baptist Church and will cross the Church Street Bridge, go past the courthouse before turning down Main Street.  

It will be lead off by members of the Exchange Club in the “Bucket Brigade” collecting donations from spectators. The Bucket Brigade will be giving out glow bands for a $1 donation per band. The money raised from entry fees and the Bucket Brigade will be donated to two children-related charities in Bartow County.  

Last year the Cartersville Exchange Club donated more than $4,000 each from the proceeds of the parade to the Advocates for Children and the Boys and Girls Club.

Entry applications and information are available at the Exchange Club website at www.cartersvilleexchange.com or by calling 770-608-7009.

The Cartersville Bartow County Exchange Club’s mission is to create greater public awareness of the seriousness of Child Abuse and what can be done to prevent it by partnering with like-minded organizations and to make our community a better place to live. It meets every Thursday at noon at Stonewall Manor and welcomes visitors interested in joining.

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