2026 City of Bartlett Christmas Parade

About this event

The 2026 Bartlett Christmas Parade will be held on Saturday, December 5th. To celebrate our Nations’ 250 birthday this year, we have chosen “Christmas through the Decades” as the theme for this year’s parade. Applications: We will will once again be bringing the parade to the neighborhoods along Kirby Whitten & Yale. Bring your lawn chairs and blankets and kick off the Christmas Season with your family at the Bartlett Christmas Parade. Email for more information. STREET CLOSING: The parade staging area for participants on Yale will close at 1pm. Parade route on Kirby Whitten & Yale will close at 1pm, this includes the intersection of KW/Yale. Parade route is marked with Christmas banners on the light poles. Bartlett Baptist Church will be providing pre-parade entertainment at the stage/review area starting at 3pm with singing, reindeer races for kids, Christmas Trivia, Musical candy canes games and more until the parade starts at 4pm. These food vendors will be in the front drive of Bartlett Baptist - applications will be available in July of 2026 They will open at 3:00pm so you can get your snacks before the parade begins. Float Entry Application: https://www.cityofbartlett.org/629/Bartlett-Christmas-Parade#docaccess-35d480f088d574b73269372d69f29668 Band Application Form: https://www.cityofbartlett.org/629/Bartlett-Christmas-Parade#docaccess-402d892e46d94ebb7240d70d46c12f18

From City of Bartlett, TN Parks & Recreation Department