11/15/2025
We have been asked why we have “A Claiborne County Christmas” Festival & Lighted Tractor Parade so early. The reason is two-fold:
1. There is a Christmas parade in every municipality in the county. (How awesome is that!!) We don’t want to take away from another parade by doing it on the same day. We tried to do ours the same day as New Tazewell’s Merchant Parade - one in early afternoon and ours at night. It was honestly just too much for those that did both. Kids were exhausted, parents were exhausted, etc. We ring in the holiday season and there’s something great happening all the time until Christmas in our beautiful county.
2. The lighted tractor parade is at night when the temperatures start dropping. Many of our drivers are on open tractors and not in a heated cab. Many of our drivers are older farmers who the cold at night bother. The later we do it, the colder it gets. Plus, kiddos LOVE this parade and earlier keeps them from colder temps, too.
Enjoy our newest county tradition and bring in the holiday season with us!!
Main Street in Tazewell is looking like a Hallmark movie!!
We sure hope to see you all tomorrow for good shopping, LOTS of food, great music, lots of FREE kids’ activities, and the absolute coolest lighted parade you will ever see celebrating our agricultural heritage.
The best place to view is in front of the stage in front of the courthouse complete with snow machine, a huge movie screen, Christmas music, narration about each participant, and with a cup of hot chocolate from one of our vendors! Come and cheer on our oldest farmers as they light up the courthouse! We promise a wonderful time!!
*The City of Tazewell will also have the old Gulf Station ready for Christmas and for tours!!* 😀
Saturday, November 15, 2025 Festival - 1:00 pm to 6:00 pm. Lighted tractor parade at 6:00 pm