Despite unseasonably warm temperatures that saw many attendees dressed in t-shirts, the annual Christmas Parade in Jonesborough imbued Tennessee’s oldest town with the holiday spirit Saturday evening. Thousands of spectators watched and cheered as marching bands, costumed mascots, floats, tractors, and live animals from horses to llamas filed down Main Street. Departing from tradition, Santa Claus does not traverse the Jonesborough Parade route on a sleigh at the end of the festivities, but rather, kicks off the parade in a shiny convertible. This year’s parade was one of the largest in recent memory.
This little fellow played one of the animals in a
nativity scene.
A future voter sizes up Congressman Phil Roe before shaking his hand.
Miss Johnson City, Hannah Everhart, enjoys the festivities. Photos by Scott Robertson
Food City’s giant shopping cart wowed children along the parade route.
The mayor and first lady of Jonesborough had a fun-filled evening.
