The City of Cumming and Forsyth County will usher in the holiday season today, Saturday, December 5, 2009, beginning at 3:30 p.m., when the Cumming Christmas Parade & Festival rolls along Market Place Boulevard complete with colorfully decorated floats, high school marching bands, dancing elves, smiling children dressed in their holiday best, festive music, dance troupes, local dignitaries and organizations and, at last, a visit from Santa Claus. “The Market Place thoroughfare will transform into a magical winter wonderland!,” says H. Ford Gravitt.
Presented by the City of Cumming and Cumming-Forsyth Chamber of Commerce, the parade attracts residents and visitors alike as they line the streets in anticipation of traditional holiday enjoyment with family and friends. “The Cumming Christmas Parade and Festival is an excellent way to highlight our community to the many residents and visitors who come to kick off the holiday season by participating in a day of fun and, hopefully, shopping with our local businesses,” said James McCoy, President and CEO of the Cumming-Forsyth County Chamber of Commerce. Promoting the great assets we have in Cumming and Forsyth County and showcasing our tireless and welcoming citizens is a natural fit for the Chamber.
The parade will flow along Market Place Boulevard, culminating at Highway 20 at which time parade spectators and participants are invited to continue celebrating at the annual holiday tree lighting event, Northside Hospital Celebration of Lights benefiting the cancer care program at Northside Hospital- Forsyth. Refreshments, entertainment and the tree lighting ceremony will begin at 4:30p.m. At the commencement of the tree lighting ceremony, grab your friends and family and continue celebrating this wonderful day with dinner and shopping at your local vendors along Marketplace Boulevard and around Cumming. Don’t miss out on these events that promise to bring the Christmas spirit out in all of us.
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Bring your family and friends this Saturday, December 6th for fun and festivities as the Christmas tree atop of Northside Hospital - Forsyth is set aglow! The free event will bring more than 3,500 people together for an afternoon of fun and celebration. Activities will include food, face painters, clowns, local school bands, choral performances and dancers. Santa Claus will also be on hand to take pictures and visit with the children.
Lights on the trees can be purchased in honor or memory of family and friends. Festive cards will be sent to honorees and families of those memorialized. All gifts are tax-deductible and benefit Northside Hospital’s Cancer Care Program. For more information visit
www.northside.com or call 404.851.8389.
ActivitiesFrom 4:30-6:30 p.m:
- Entertainment from local schools and dance groups - West Forsyth High School, Lanier Middle School, Settles Bridge Elementary School and Sawnee Ballet
- Photos with Santa
- Face Painters
- Clowns
- Balloons
- Caricatures
- Cookie Decorating
- Arts & Crafts
- Storytelling
- Petting Zoo
- Refreshments
- National Marrow Donor Program registration T-shirt sales
6:30 p.m.
And don't forget to come out early for the 2008 Cumming Christmas Parade & Festival Parade on Market Place Blvd from 3:30-4:30 p.m.! The parade starts on MarketPlace Blvd and ends at Northside-Forsyth. See you there!
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