20th Annual Night of Lights Christmas Celebration and Parade
Date: Sunday, December 6, 2026 – Event Begins at 3:00 – Parade Start Time: 6:00pm
2026 Parade Theme is: ‘Sounds of the Season – Your Favorite Christmas Song’
NOTE – The Parade will be on Sunday evening.
Location: Main Street, Jasper, Georgia
Toys for Tots will be there, so don’t forget to bring new, unwrapped toys for them.
This year’s parade theme is ‘Sounds of the Season – Your Favorite Christmas Song’ – children are encouraged to come out and visit with Santa Claus from 4:00-5:45 in front of the Pickens County Courthouse. There will be Vendors, Food, Music and Entertainment on the stage in front of the Courthouse. Festivities start at 3 pm; there will be a reading of The Christmas Story, live music from local school chorus; the Christmas Tree Lighting is at 6 pm, followed immediately by the start of the parade.
Be a Vendor
Registration is coming soon for 2026.
Enter Your Floats
Registration is coming soon for 2026.
We are sorry, No livestock (horses, cows, sheep, pigs, etc.) are allowed to walk the parade route per City of Jasper guidelines. Dogs must ride in or on floats and be under the control of a handler at all times.
Please be sure to return your signed application, as well as the signed Waiver and Release of Liability pages. No one will be allowed to participate of we do not have these forms signed by the time of the Meeting on December 1.
Applications to enter your float Must be received no later than November 30, 2026. You will be required to attend a mandatory parade meeting on Tuesday, December 1 at 6:00 pm at Jasper City Hall to receive important parade information about where and when to lineup.
Congratulations to the winners of the 2025 Night of Lights Christmas Parade:
Theme: Frosty the Snowman
1st place – Amicalola EMC
2nd place – 1943 Hair Studio
3rd place – Angels on Horseback
Best in Show – Turner Tire
A huge ‘Thank You’ to our 2025 Sponsors: APEX Offroad, Salon 84, Cherokee Golf Carts, Georgia Delivers, CSR Computers, CF Printing and Promotion, the City of Jasper.
We hope to see you all again in 2026 for the 20th Annual Night of Lights Celebration!!!
Merry Christmas 🎄
Photos and Video courtesy of Know Pickens
Watch the Night of Lights Parade Video
