Old-Fashioned Christmas Parade Lawrence, Kansas 11AM December 7, 2024 First Saturday in December  Festival of the Nativities Lawrence Christmas Display Tour

Grand Marshal Allen Prell & the Commanding General's Honor Guard from Fort Riley

The Lawrence Old-Fashioned Christmas Parade in Lawrence, Kansas was founded in 1993, with 21 horse drawn vehicles as the "Eldridge Hotel Old Fashioned Christmas Parade." The Old Fashioned Christmas Parade in Lawrence is something special and worth reserving the date (December 3, 2022) in advance. Participation in the parade is limited to horse drawn vehicles only with a limited number of outriders. All outriders are supposed to be dressed in costume to match the entry.

These photographs are from the 2012 parade when 113 entries took 50 minutes to pass the reviewing stands. One of the nice features of this large parade is that there are multiple reviewing stands with their own announcers and sound systems.

Participation in the parade is limited to horse drawn vehicles only with a limited number of outriders. All outriders are supposed to be dressed in costume to match the entry, but that rule wasn't always followed. With few exceptions, the horse drawn entries are authentic and/or high wheel type (no balloon tires or pneumatic wheeled vehicles).

Riding group entries are limited and only applicants that have at least six riders in the group and have a unique appeal are considered
for entry.

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