Mayor's Holiday Tree Lighting, Lighted Parade and Holiday Mart scheduled for Nov. 22
November 15, 2024 | Public Information Office
All are welcome to join with the Leavenworth community for the City’s signature winter event, the Mayor’s Holiday Tree Lighting, Lighted Parade and Holiday Mart.
The event will take place Friday evening November 22 in historic downtown Leavenworth. The times and locations include:
A Lighted Parade that will begin 5:30 p.m. across from Leavenworth City Hall at Fifth and Shawnee Streets, move west on Delaware Street for two blocks, move south on Seventh Street to Cherokee Street, then back east on Cherokee Street where the parade will end at Haymarket Square.
A Holiday Mart will take place 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Haymarket Square, Seventh and Cherokee Streets. Vendors will have food and drinks for purchase, local honey, locally made craft items, hand-sewn designs, jewelry and many others.
The Mayor’s Holiday Tree Lighting will begin at approximately 6 p.m. with a short ceremony led by local dignitaries. Mayor Griff Martin will light the tree along with the winner of the first grade-coloring contest, who will be announced at the event. Evergy’s sponsorship of this event includes a light display along the creek at Haymarket Square that will remain lit throughout the holiday season. The lights coordinate with music played on a local FM radio station shown on the signage.
Wednesday, November 20 is the deadline to sign up to have an entry in the parade. See the Parks and Recreation Department’s event page for more information or to register - https://www.leavenworthks.org/parksrec/page/mayors-holiday-tree-lighting
For a list of free parking lots in downtown Leavenworth, see our website in the link https://www.leavenworthks.org/publicworks/page/public-downtown-parking-lots Haymarket Square will be unavailable for parking. The City Hall parking lot at Fifth and Seneca street will close at noon Friday, Nov. 22. Fifth Street in front of City Hall will close at 3 p.m. Friday Nov. 22.
Be sure to shop local this holiday season! The Leavenworth Convention and Visitors Bureau has a business directory of restaurants and businesses including a map online here https://www.visitleavenworthks.com/business-directory
