Billings Downtown Holiday Parade Back For 38th Year This Friday

Once again here in Billings, the Downtown Billings Alliance has teamed up with Community 7 Television along with many great community sponsors to bring the community the 38th Annual Downtown Billings Holiday Parade!

"Home For The Holidays"

For 2023, the Holiday Parade is featuring the theme "Home For The Holidays", so you can decipher that as you wish.

The parade is scheduled to begin at 6:30 PM this FRIDAY, November 24th in Downtown Billings. Remember that parking availability is plentiful in the downtown parking garages.

This year, the Holiday Parade is again a great way to celebrate the season by bringing the community together to view over 75 holiday floats decorated for this year's theme, with Santa riding through as the parade finale!

Pre-Parade Santa Photos

Also this year, thanks to TDS Fiber & Valley Credit Union, the family can take the kiddos to the Valley Credit Union branch on 2nd Avenue North for FREE pre-parade photos with Santa from 4:30 PM to 6:30 PM.

2022's Winners

The Downtown Billings Alliance selected the winners for 2022 after the parade, and here are the categories and winners:

• Best Overall: Advanced Employment
• Best Float: American Medical Response
• Best Musical Entry: Plenty Coups High School Indian Club
• Best Interpretation of the Theme: Cunningham Family
• Best Costumes: For The Blank
• Best Performers: Magic City Majorettes
• Most Original: Montana State University Billings
• DBA Staff Favorite: City of Billings MET Transit

What are your thoughts?

Do you attend the holiday parade yearly? Or is it too busy for you to bother? Let us know on App Chat or on Facebook!