The annual Weaverville Christmas Parade is this Saturday, December 5, 2009.  The Parade will begin on North Main Street at 1 p.m. and end at Yost Street. They have at least 70 entries, and it usually lasts about an hour and a half.  The Boy and Cub Scouts will once again be pushing shopping carts and collecting canned goods along the parade route.  More details:

Parade Route

• 1 p.m.: Begin at North Main Street-Monticello Road-Dula Springs Road intersection
• Follow Main Street past Weaver Blvd., through downtown Weaverville to Yost Street
• Floats will then turn up Merrimon Avenue to find their way home, but will no longer be in parade formation

Road Closures

• 12:55-1:45 p.m. – North Buncombe School Road; North Main Street at the intersection of Monticello Road and Dula Springs Road
• 1:15-1:50 p.m. – Main Street at Weaver Blvd.
• 1:15 until parade ends – Main Street and all adjoining streets through the downtown area; Merrimon Avenue and all adjoining streets between Main Street and Banks Town Road.

No Parking
Parking will not be allowed on the East side of Main Street (the Weaverville Library side) beginning Saturday morning until the roads reopen after the Parade.

Canned Goods Drive
Cub Scout Pack #15 and Boy Scout Troop # 15 will be picking up canned goods during the Parade.  Both groups will be pushing grocery carts along the parade route beginning at 1 p.m.  They encourage people to contribute goods to help the needy at Christmas.

I know it’s a little early to be talking about Christmas, but I’ve gotten quite a few e-mails lately asking about this year’s Christmas Parade. Here’s what I know so far:

The Parade is scheduled for Saturday, December 5, 2009, beginning at 1 p.m.  It will follow the same route as last year:

• 1 p.m.: Begin at North Main Street-Monticello Road-Dula Springs Road intersection
• Follow Main Street past Weaver Blvd., through downtown Weaverville to Yost Street
• From Yost Street, floats will then turn up Merrimon Avenue to find their way home, but will no longer be in parade formation

If you are interested in being the Parade, entries are already being accepted.  To enter, contact Dottie Sherrill at 645-7579.  There’s no charge but they’ll take only the first 100 entries.

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One other Christmas festivity to note: the Weaverville Business Association will hold the annual Candlelight Stroll on Friday, December 11, 2009, 6-9 p.m. Details are still TBA, but expect street carolers, horse and buggy rides, and Santa to make appearances again this year.

If you missed the 2008 Weaverville Christmas Parade, or would like to relive it, AskAsheville.com was there taking video. They posted it on their YouTube channel, which has a 10-minute maximum for video, thus it’s in three parts:

Part 1

AskAsheville is all over the place lately taking pictures and video.  They also have a Weaverville blog at weavervillenorthcarolina.blogspot.com

The annual Weaverville Christmas Parade takes place this Saturday, December 6.  The Parade will begin on North Main Street at 1 p.m. and end at Yost Street. They have approximately 76 entries in this year’s parade.  More info:

Parade Route

• 1 p.m.: Begin at North Main Street-Monticello Road-Dula Springs Road intersection
• Follow Main Street past Weaver Blvd., through downtown Weaverville to Yost Street
• Floats will then turn up Merrimon Avenue to find their way home, but will no longer be in parade formation

Road Closures

• 12:55-1:45 p.m. – North Buncombe School Road; North Main Street at the intersection of Monticello Road and Dula Springs Road
• 1:15-1:50 p.m. – Main Street at Weaver Blvd.
• 1:15 until parade ends – Main Street and all adjoining streets through the downtown area; Merrimon Avenue and all adjoining streets between Main Street and Banks Town Road.

No Parking
Parking will not be allowed on the East side of Main Street (the Weaverville Library side) beginning Saturday morning until the roads reopen after the Parade.

Canned Goods Drive
Cub Scout Pack #15 and Boy Scout Troop # 15 will be picking up canned goods during the Parade.  Both groups will be pushing grocery carts along the parade route beginning at 1 p.m.  They encourage people to contribute goods to help the needy at Christmas.

Weaverville Library Box Sale
The Friends of the Weaverville Library will be holding their annual “Box Sale” before, during and after the Parade (10 a.m.- 3 p.m.). For $5 you get a box which you can fill with used books, tapes, videos, novels, biographies, children’s books, and more.

The 2008 North Buncombe High School Homecoming Parade is Friday, October 17.  The Parade will start at North Buncombe Middle School at 4:30 p.m., and Main Street will be closed from 4:30 p.m. until approximately 5:15 p.m. for the parade.  This year’s theme is Blockbuster movies.

North Buncombe (6-2) takes on undefeated Tuscola Friday night for Homecoming.  Game time is 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $6.