{"id":5123,"date":"2026-11-01T17:44:00","date_gmt":"2026-11-01T22:44:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nateandrachael.com\/terrehaute\/?p=5123"},"modified":"2026-11-05T12:07:30","modified_gmt":"2026-11-05T17:07:30","slug":"wabash-valley-holiday-parades","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nateandrachael.com\/terrehaute\/wabash-valley-holiday-parades\/","title":{"rendered":"2026 Christmas Parades in Terre Haute and the Wabash Valley"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As the season changes, we&#8217;re busy working on over a dozen holiday posts! These posts remind us that it is TRULY the most wonderful time of the year!<\/p>\n<p>To kick off the holiday fun, today we&#8217;re sharing our list of 2026 Wabash Valley and Terre Haute holiday parades. Because what better way to kick off the season than by watching Santa float into town? (Don&#8217;t forget! Our nearby neighbors in Illinois operate on CENTRAL time.)<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nateandrachael.com\/terrehaute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/11\/Holiday-Parades.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Event coordinators and business owners, if you want to see your info in any of our holiday posts, we need you to use our <a href=\"https:\/\/nateandrachael.com\/terrehaute\/submit-holiday-and-christmas-events\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">FREE holiday submission form<\/a> to get your information to us. Santa sightings, meals with Santa, holiday lights, Christmas tree farms, and more! We can&#8217;t promote your event or activity if we don&#8217;t know about it!\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">2026 Terre Haute and Wabash Valley Christmas Parades<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Friday, November 27.<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.christmasinthepark.org\/events.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Parade in BRAZIL. <\/a>Line up starts at Vandalia Street at 5:00 PM-Parade starts at 7pm. Cookies and Hot Chocolate will also be given away at the courthouse. 8:45pm: Christmas Fireworks, followed by the lighting of Forest Park. Santa will be in his house in the park after the parade)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Saturday, November 28.<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/permalink.php?story_fbid=pfbid0uje56t63UytjepbrQRLoohf8qR7sw1EkApv9Q3iutRTwKDwB3Rz47qm9GgvY3N4nl&amp;id=100084689337274\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Lighted Parade<\/a> in Downtown Paris, IL.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Friday, December 4.<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.candycanesonmain.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Lighted Parade in Casey, IL<\/a> as part of their &#8220;Candy Canes on Main&#8221; event. Other highlights include ice skating, Santa, market, and more!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Saturday, December 5.<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/2246307026306727\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Light Your Way Miracle Parade<\/a> for Miracle on 7th Street. 6pm in Downtown Terre Haute.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13767\" src=\"https:\/\/nateandrachael.com\/terrehaute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/11\/864588336_1555035156664284_5220921244907618474_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"315\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nateandrachael.com\/terrehaute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/11\/864588336_1555035156664284_5220921244907618474_n.jpg 850w, https:\/\/nateandrachael.com\/terrehaute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/11\/864588336_1555035156664284_5220921244907618474_n-300x111.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nateandrachael.com\/terrehaute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/11\/864588336_1555035156664284_5220921244907618474_n-768x285.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Saturday, December 5.<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.coveredbridges.com\/events-calendar\/parade-lights-fl8p5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">MainStreet Rockville Parade of Lights<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Saturday, December 5.<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo\/?fbid=986815817813403&amp;set=a.161369737024686\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Hometown Holly Days<\/a> Lighted Christmas parade in Marshall, IL.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Saturday, December 5.<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/1392803102960515\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Rosedale Christmas Parade.<\/a> \u00a0Despite our town&#8217;s small size our parade typically features 80-90 illuminated floats that light up the town!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sunday, December 7.<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo\/?fbid=1169148288685482&amp;set=pcb.1169147128685598\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Lighted Christmas Parade<\/a> in Jasonville. Other event highlights include candy cane hunt, photo booth, musical storytime, tree lighting, sing-along, and more!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Saturday, December 12.<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/form.jotform.com\/232516473870156\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Sullivan&#8217;s Annual Downtown Christmas Parade<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;re waiting for confirmation on the following parades that have been hosted in the past:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/1252492442552464\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Cloverdale Christmas Tractor Parade<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/1149075823464684\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/1149075823464684\/\">CLINTON <\/a>Christmas Parade<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/1078820553821033\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/1078820553821033\">Parade of Lights<\/a> in MARTINSVILLE, IL.<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Farmersburg-and-Friends-428998720624819\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Lighted Christmas parade in FARMERSBURG.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6871\" src=\"https:\/\/nateandrachael.com\/terrehaute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/11\/Christmas-Parades-in-Terre-Haute-and-the-Wabash-Valley.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"940\" height=\"788\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nateandrachael.com\/terrehaute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/11\/Christmas-Parades-in-Terre-Haute-and-the-Wabash-Valley.jpg 940w, https:\/\/nateandrachael.com\/terrehaute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/11\/Christmas-Parades-in-Terre-Haute-and-the-Wabash-Valley-300x251.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nateandrachael.com\/terrehaute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/11\/Christmas-Parades-in-Terre-Haute-and-the-Wabash-Valley-768x644.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 940px) 100vw, 940px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nateandrachael.com\/terrehaute\/holiday-homepage\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Find more holiday fun in our Holiday Guide!\u00a0<\/a><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><strong style=\"color: revert; font-size: revert; text-align: center;\">As always, typos happen and event details change. Please confirm details with event coordinators before making your plans!<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As the season changes, we&#8217;re busy working on over a dozen holiday posts! These posts remind us that it is TRULY the most wonderful time of the year! To kick off the holiday fun, today we&#8217;re sharing our list of 2026 Wabash Valley and Terre Haute holiday parades. 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