QUEEN CREEK, AZ – The Queen Creek Holiday Festival & Parade announces this year’s event will take place on Saturday, December 2, 2023 from 2PM – 6:30PM in the heart of downtown Queen Creek. Queen Creek Holiday Festival & Parade announces Hunter Contracting Co., San Tan Ford, Banner Ironwood Medical Center, Commercial Metals Company, Semper Fi Heating and Cooling, the Town of Queen Creek, and All About You Placement and Senior Resources, Jeremiah’s Italian Ice and ARISE Veterinary Center as event sponsors. Sponsorships are available for purchase online at queencreekparade.org.
Now in its 41st year, the annual event benefits the Queen Creek Chamber of Commerce and Kiwanis Club of Queen Creek. The highlight of the family-friendly festival is the parade, which will feature over 60 entries ranging from marching bands and dance troupes to floats and the big man himself, Santa Claus. Non-profit and kid groups are $40 and $200 for commercial businesses.
The parade will start at 3:30 PM and head north on Ellsworth Road, ending just south of the Hampton Inn. More than 15,000 guests are expected to attend and will also enjoy arts & crafts, entertainment from local dance groups, food, activities for kids, a tree lighting ceremony, and photos with Santa. The ceremonial tree lighting takes place at 6:00pm.
Queen Creek Holiday Festival and Parade is looking for specialty craft and food vendors.
Applications are being accepted through Friday, November 3rd and are $125 for a 10×10 space and $250 for a food truck.
This is an all-day event, and Queen Creek Holiday Festival and Parade is looking for 100+ adult volunteers to assist in making sure that the event is safe and successful. Volunteering is in 3–4-hour time slots between 10 am-9 pm (subject to change). Those interested can sign up at queencreekparade.org.
For more information, please visit: QueenCreekParade.org. Keep up to date with the Queen Creek Holiday Festival & Parade by following the Facebook page or downloading the mobile app: Explore Queen Creek.
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About Queen Creek Holiday Festival & Parade
The Annual Queen Creek Holiday Festival & Parade is a long-standing community event benefiting the Queen Creek Chamber of Commerce and Kiwanis Club of Queen Creek. The festival provides a fun, family-friendly community event while raising awareness and funds for local charities.
About Queen Creek Chamber of Commerce
The Queen Creek Chamber of Commerce solves problems so you can thrive because strong businesses create strong communities. For more information, please visit QueenCreekChamber.com.
About Kiwanis Club of Queen Creek
The Kiwanis Club of Queen Creek is a group of professionals from all industries: engineering, medical, real estate, education, legal and business. All are dedicated to making their community a better place. Among their numerous community initiatives, the Kiwanis award scholarships to local high school students, distribute dictionaries to all Queen Creek 3rd graders annually, sponsor local families in need during the holidays and so much more. For more information, please visit Queen-Creek-AZ.KiwanisOne.org.
