Throughout the holiday season, various Christmas parades are scheduled in the Upstate. These parades feature festive floats, marching bands, and Santa Claus, bringing holiday cheer to communities.

In all, roughly 80 volunteers work to keep the parade organized and carry banners for the floats. “St. Charles was one of the first cities to hold an Electric Christmas Parade, I believe.

Prattville Pride's Christmas Parade float seen Friday, December 6 in Prattville, Alabama. A U.S. District Judge ruled earlier that day that the city had to allow the LGBTQ+ pride float to take ...

Free Speech. City's Christmas Parade May Not Exclude Pride Float Because Risk of Thrown Objects or Slashed Tires The court rejects the City's action as implementing a "heckler's veto." ...

Children stand on All Hallows Academy’s float in a past La Jolla Christmas Parade. (File) With both schools having developed a reputation for elaborate floats, parade organizer Ann Kerr said ...

(This story has been updated to add more information and photos.) PRATTVILLE − A federal court ruled Friday that an LGBTQ+ group must be allowed to participate in Prattville's Christmas parade.

(This story has been updated to add more information.) PRATTVILLE − The City of Prattville has pulled a float sponsored by an LGBTQ+ organization from the city Christmas parade, which is set for ...

An LGBTQ group’s plans to participate in Prattville’s Christmas parade on Friday were nixed by the city on Thursday over what the mayor called “safety concerns.” Prattville Pride, which ...