Join us on December 6th, 2026 for Christmas on Green Street!
Join the City of Gainesville for our annual Christmas on Green Street celebration! This magical event includes a parade of antique cars, holiday floats, and marching bands starting at the Gainesville Civic Center and continuing all the way down Green Street!
Before the parade, Green Street will be closed while people visit the historic homes and enjoy musical group performing on front porches, magicians, face painters, balloon artists, story teller, jugglers, Santa Claus, miniature train rides, and food trucks. The night will end with the Christmas on Green Parade and the traditional lighting of the Rotary Tree at approximately 5:30 p.mp at the interscetion of Green Street and West Academy street!
TENTATIVE 2026 Timeline:
- 12pm: Street closures Begin
- 1pm: Food Trucks Open
- 2pm: Floats / Cars begin lining up for parade
- 2-4pm: Activities and Performances at the Historic Homes on Green Street
- 3:00pm: Floats and Antique Car Judging Begins
- 3:30pm: Walking Groups Stage at Civic Center
- 3:45pm: Road clears for pedestrians
- 3:50pm: Green Street Santa Sprint Begins!
- 4:00pm: Christmas Parade Begins (Reminder: No candy is allowed to be thrown or passed out during the parade.)
- 5:45pm (or whenever the parade is finished): Rotary Tree Lighting
- 7pm: Roads reopen (or whenever roads are cleared)
Green Street Santa Sprint!
The Green Street Santa Sprint. Kick off Christmas on Green Street with this festive one mile run down historic Green Street, before the parade begins! The race is organized by Big Peach Running Co. Braselton and we cannot wait to see the community join in the fun.
