# [Lighting of Wake Forest & Downtown Christmas Parade](https://wknd.app/r/zhcpna/lighting-of-wake-forest-downtown-christmas-parade)

- When: 2026-12-12 13:00-15:30 (America/New_York)
- Scarcity: one_day
- Cadence: once
- Where: Centennial Plaza & Downtown Wake Forest, 301 S Brooks St, Wake Forest, NC 27587 (35.9727925, -78.5103394)
- Ages: all ages
- Price: free
- Category: festival
- Topics: parade, christmas
- About: A daytime Christmas parade down South White Street with more than 100 entries - marching bands, floats, antique fire engines, cheer squads, equestrian groups, and Santa - plus plaza festivities.
- Source: https://grassyknees.com/raleigh/activities/lighting-of-wake-forest-and-downtown-christmas-parade--listing-19bc2c9c1872b7faf5cf0e8d
- Feed: [Raleigh family events](https://wknd.app/f/k5ghbc/raleigh-family-events)

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