Concord tree lighting and Mooresville parade coming up

Concord’s 11th Annual Tree Lighting Ceremony will be on Friday from 6-8 p.m.

The location is Market Street and Cabarrus Avenue, across from the downtown parking deck.

Market Street will begin closing at approximately 1 p.m. from the intersections of Cabarrus and Market streets and Barbrick and Market streets.

Limited access will be available until 5 p.m. on Market Street.

After 5 p.m. Market Street will be closed to all through traffic.

Entertainment this year will feature the Choral Academy under the direction of Gary Shive; Cox Mill Elementary Chorus under the direction of Eric Bond; and acoustic guitar by Gary Gilmore.

Santa Claus will be on hand for the children to make a request for gifts. Children’s crafts, face painting and balloons will be available and free.

The Tree Lighting will take place at 6:30 p.m. with fireworks at 7:30.

 

Mooresville      parade Nov. 25

The 64th annual Mooresville Christmas parade will be Nov. 25, starting at 3:45 p.m. 

The route will state at the intersection of Statesville Avenue and Main Street, travel down Main Street and end just past Wilson Avenue at the old Burlington Mills plant.

Grand marshals of the 146-unit parade are members of the Mooresville Senior High cross country team in honors of their third state championship.

Participating bands will be Mooresville Senior High School Pride ’N Motion Band, South Iredell High School Marching Vikings Band, Brandy’s High School Trojan Band, Lake Norman High School Marching Wildcat Band and Pine Lake Prep School band. the Mooresville High Naval Junior ROTC will be the honorary color guard.