Son of a Nutcracker! Evansville’s “Christmas on North Main” Parade is Back in 2024!

Dust off your Santa hats, elf ears, Rudolph antlers, and giant car bows, because Evansville's annual Christmas parade is making its grand return to North Main Street, following a 5-year hiatus. With twinkling lights, festive floats, and joyful music filling the air, this year's parade promises to be a heartwarming event for residents of all ages.

Evansville's Christmas Parade Has Been Gone a Long Time

Has it really been five years since we've had the Christmas on North Main Parade? Well, the Director of Jacobsville Development, which is organizing this year's parade, says the last parade was held in 2019 - so yeah, I reckon it has been five years. Wow!

The 2024 Christmas on North Main is scheduled for Sunday, November 24th at 12n. The parade will once again begin in the Civic Center parking lot (aka, the back forty) and will travel north on Main Street to Garvin Park.

There aren't a lot of other details available yet, but after being away for so long, I'm sure parade organizers have some big, fun surprises in store for us. I do know that Evansville's Christmas parade was always popular, bringing out a big crowd of onlookers along the Main Street route, along with a bunch of participating groups and organizations.

It's always been one of my favorite parades to be a part of because of all the smiling faces I see - some new, and some belonging to longtime times. The only drawback is that my left hand usually ends up frozen (that's the one sticking out the station vehicle window), but it is totally worth it to wave at everyone along the way.