Event Schedule
Below is the schedule from the 2019 parade, for your reference.
4p | Event Begins
- Holiday Shopping – Eat, drink and shop local handmade goods from various vendors at the Holiday Market located on 4th Street & Mill Ave!
- Entertainment – Enjoy live music from local artists at the main stage near 7th Street & Mill Avenue.
- Eat + Drink – Grab a snack from one of our vendors scattered throughout Mill Avenue.
- Give Back – Bring an unopened jar of peanut butter to donate to Tempe Community Action Agency's Peanut Butter Drive – just drop your jar off at one of the donation receptacles near Centerpoint Plaza!
5p | Centerpoint Plaza
- Entertainment – Enjoy live music from local artists!
- Holiday Shopping – Eat, drink and shop local handmade goods from various vendors!
- Eat + Drink – Grab a snack from one of our vendors scattered throughout Mill Avenue.
6p | Parade Begins
7p | Centerpoint Plaza
- Tree Lighting Ceremony – Join Santa Claus and Tempe City Council as they open the holiday season with the lighting of Downtown Tempe’s 40-foot holiday tree!
- Santa Claus – Bring your cameras and snap your holiday pics in Santa’s tent!
- Entertainment – Enjoy more live music from local artists!
- Holiday Shopping – Continue to eat, drink and shop local handmade goods from various vendors!
- Give Back – Here's your last chance to donate to the Tempe Community Action Agency’s Peanut Butter Drive – just drop your jar off at one of the donation receptacles near Centerpoint Plaza!
9p | Event Concludes