The Oak Ridge Chamber of Commerce announced that its annual
Christmas Parade will be held this year, but with a twist. This year’s offering will be a “reverse”
parade. The event will be held on Saturday, December 12 from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. The theme of this
year’s “reverse” parade is “It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas.”

A “reverse” parade is a parade where the floats are stationary and spectators drive the parade route.
The night of the parade, floats will line the northbound lanes of Lafayette Drive (heading towards
Oak Ridge Turnpike) and spectators will drive down the southbound lanes (heading towards Illinois
Avenue) to enjoy the festivities from the safety and comfort of their own cars. The decision to move
to a “reverse” parade was made in consultation with Chamber staff and leaders from the City of Oak
Ridge because of COVID-19 concerns.

Each entry will have an assigned space along Lafayette Drive for its float/display. At 6:00 p.m. on
December 12, vehicles will be led by members of the Oak Ridge Police Department down the
opposite side of Lafayette Drive to view all of the beautiful and creative entries they have come to
expect from our parade.

The Chamber will be accepting entries online through Friday, December 4. Register by visiting the
Chamber’s website: www.oakridgechamber.org .

More details will be announced soon.