The spirit of Christmas will be in full swing this weekend in Calvert City.
Annual Calvert City Christmas festivities will kick off at 10 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 2 with a Christmas Bazaar in the Calvert City Civic Center. The event, hosted by the Calvert Area Development Association, will feature about vendors from around the area, selling handcrafted goods and more.
Proceeds from booth rentals at the event will go to benefit the Calvert City-Sharpe Family Resource Center.
The Christmas bazaar concludes at 4 p.m., but activities are far from completed for the day. The 58th annual Christmas parade, sponsored by the Calvert City Lions Club, will begin at 5:15 p.m. from Pathway Baptist Church on West 5th Avenue in Calvert City. Float lineup will begin at 4:15 p.m. At the church, and judging will take place from 4:30-5:15 p.m. Cash prizes will be awarded for the best floats, and additional prizes will be given for lighted floats, according to the Lions Club.
The theme for this year’s parade will be “Stories of Christmas;” Joe and Karen Owen of Calvert City will serve as this year’s grand marshals.
The parade route will conclude behind the Civic Center, where parade participants can park their floats on display. Residents will get the opportunity to view entries up close, drink hot cocoa and socialize.
The evening’s events will culminate in Memorial Park with the Christmas tree lighting, live music and Jolly Old St. Nick himself.
The Calvert City Christmas parade is credited as the longest continuously running Christmas parade in western Kentucky, according to the Lions Club.