You're in the Saint Nick of time for these Christmas parades in Upstate SC

Tamia Boyd, Greenville News
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The Greenville Poinsettia Christmas Parade will be held Dec. 7.
The Greenville Poinsettia Christmas Parade will be held Dec. 7.

Your presence is requested as holidays are near and Christmas festivals and parades are making a comeback in the Upstate.

After many cities cancelled their parades in 2020 because of COVID-19, cities across South Carolina have lifted restrictions and are bringing back Christmas parades — though masking is still recommended.

Here's a list of upcoming parades and festivals in the Upstate.

2021 holiday parades and festivals

  • The City of Greenville Poinsettia Christmas Parade, Dec. 4 at 6 p.m., at Downtown Greenville

  • Spartanburg Jaycees Christmas Parade, Dec. 14 at 6:30 p.m., at Downtown Spartanburg

  • The City of Anderson Christmas Parade, Dec. 5 at 3 p.m., at Greenville St.

  • Annual Easley Christmas Parade of Lights, Dec. 11 at 6 p.m., at Downtown Easley

  • Light up Landrum Christmas Parade, Dec. 2 at 6 p.m., at Downtown Landrum

  • Christmas in the Country Fork Shoals Christmas Parade, Nov. 28 at 3 p.m., at Downtown Fork Shoals between McKelvey Road and Cedar Falls Road.

  • Pacolet Christmas Parade, Dec. 11 at 10 a.m., between Pacolet Elementary and T.W. Edwards Center

  • Mauldin Beachin' Christmas Parade, Dec. 4 at 2 p.m., at East Butler Road.

  • Town of Duncan Parade, Dec. 4 at 10 a.m., at 121 S. Spencer St.

  • Kringle Holiday Village, Dec. 11 and Dec. 12, times vary, at Fluor Field

  • Liberty Christmas Parade, Dec. 4 at 6 p.m., location to be determined.

  • Greer Christmas Parade, Dec. 5 at 2:30 p.m., at Poinsett Street and Memorial Drive

  • Simpsonville Christmas Parade, Dec. 5 at 3 p.m., at N.E. Main Street and S.E. Main Street

  • Fountain Inn Christmas Parade, Dec. 8 at 5:30 p.m., at a location to be determined.

  • Williamston Christmas Parade, Dec. 11 at 3 p.m., at Hamilton Street and Greenville Drive.

  • Slater-Marietta Christmas Parade, Dec. 12 at 3 p.m., location to be determined.

  • The City of Clemson's Magic of Christmas Parade, Dec. 7 at 6 p.m., at College Avenue to Strode Circle

  • Pickens Christmas Parade, Dec. 10 at 6 p.m., location to be determined.

  • Clinton Christmas Parade, Dec. 4 at 10 a.m., N. Broad Street.

  • Pendleton Christmas Parade, Dec. 12 at 3 p.m., location to be determined.

  • Greenwood Christmas Parade, Dec. 5 at 2:30 p.m., at Cambridge Road and West Cambridge

  • Woodruff Christmas Parade, Dec. 12 at 3 p.m., at Main Street.

  • Chesnee Christmas Parade, Dec. 12 at 3 p.m., at Main Street.

  • Travelers Rest Christmas in America, Dec. 11 at 10:30 a.m., at Plaza Drive

This story will be updated as plans develop. Bookmark this page, and check back for more.

Tamia Boyd is a Michigan native who covers breaking news in Greenville. Email her at tboyd@gannett.com, and follow her on Twitter @tamiamb.

This article originally appeared on Greenville News: Christmas parades in Upstate SC: Here's what's planned

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