The Holiday Parade is a long-time tradition for the Billings community to usher in the holiday season on the Friday after Thanksgiving. With families gathered for the weekend to eat and shop, the Holiday Parade is a great way to celebrate the season by joining the community to see over 60 holiday floats decorated for the holiday theme with Santa riding as the parade finale.
This year’s parade is presented by out team at the Downtown Billings Alliance and TDS Fiber.
Parade Registration Coming Fall 2022
Parade Theme
2022 theme TBD
The 2021 Parade theme was “A Cartoon Celebration”
All entries are required to decorate for the holiday theme. Avoid any plain vehicles or trailers from being part of your parade entry. DO NOT include a Santa in your entry as the one and only Santa in the parade sits on the float that closes the parade each year.
Parade Safety Message – Please Read!
Resources
The float staging are no longer takes place east of N. 27th St. The new staging area will take place on streets just west of the parade starting point (between Division and N. 32nd St.) A detailed map of the staging area will be emailed to each entry. Each entry is to be assigned a staging location prior to the parade start time.
- Detailed Participant Instructions
- Route & Staging Map
- Parade Line-Up COMING THE WEEK OF EVENT
2021 – Cartoon Celebration
- Best Overall Entry – Light the World
- Best Float – Sons of Norway, Jotunheimen Lodge
- Best Musical Entry – Caledonian Pipes & Drums
- Best Interpretation of the Theme – Altana Credit Union
- Best Costumes – City of Billings MET Transit
- Best performers – Plenty Coups High School Indian Club
- Most Original Entry – Optimist Clubs of Yellowstone County
- DBA Staff Favorite – Auto Recovery Towing
2019 – Let it Snow
- Best Overall Entry – KTVQ – Q2 News
- Best Float – Light the World
- Best Musical Entry – New Life Church Children’s Choir
- Best Interpretation of the Theme – KTVQ- Q2 News
- Best Costumes – St. Luke’s Episcopal Church
- Best performers – Movement Montana
- Most Original Entry – White Aspen Ranch
- DBA Staff Favorite – Big Sky Country RC Addicts
2018 – Holiday’s Around the World
- Best Overall Entry – Santa’s Sleigh, Darwin & Theresa George
- Best Float – Sons of Norway, Jotunheimen Lodge
- Best Musical Entry – Crow Fair, 2019 Crow Royalty
- Best Interpretation of the Theme – Pioneer Oil
- Best Costumes – Troy’s Grooming
- Best performers – Movement Montana
- Most Original Entry – Rivers Ridge Landscaping Co.