West Chester Christmas Parade

01/16/2018

By: Cara Garber

The West Chester Christmas Parade was December 1 at 7:15. It included a lot of dancers, marching bands, floats, and clubs. The Christmas Parade doesn't just celebrate Christmas you know but it also celebrates Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and other holidays, They show Mexican
dancers and Chinese singers. Before the Christmas parade even starts people hand out hot chocolate, mini candy canes and this year they even handed out Chick-Fil-A. There is a Jingle Elf Run at 6:30 where people run 5 miles in costumes such as Frosty the Snowman, Santa Claus, and elves. " The Christmas Parade is one of the top ten experiences to see Santa Claus.", states the West Chester website. Many marching bands played in the parade including are own East High School, Garnet Valley High School, Henderson High School, and Downingtown High School. This year was West Chester's 38th annual parade so if you missed this year's, well then you could see next year.