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Bristol Christmas Parade
Saturday, December 5, 2026
State Street, Downtown Bristol
Free
Bristol's annual Christmas parade marches down State Street — the street that straddles two states — with floats, marching bands, community groups, and enough holiday cheer to light up the Appalachian night. It's a classic small-city holiday tradition, and the State Street setting (where Tennessee meets Virginia at the state line painted in the middle of the road) gives it a character that no other parade can match.