Planning begins for holiday parade, tree lighting
BALLSTON SPA, N.Y. >> Planning is underway for the upcoming Ballston Spa Holiday Parade and Tree Lighting.
The Ballston Spa Business & Professional Association’s annual Ballston Spa Holiday Parade and Tree Lighting will take place at 6:30 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 7, proceeding on Milton Avenue and ending in Wiswall Park on Front Street with Santa lighting the Christmas tree.
The parade is a hometownstyle holiday tradition, with fire trucks, floats, animals, kids and Santa parading down the main street of the village.
Once again this year, the parade will spotlight the Toys for Tots campaign, in partnership with the Ballston Spa Community Emergency Corps, Saratoga County Sheriff Department, and U.S. Marine Corps.
Volunteers from these organizations will be on hand to collect donations of new, unwrapped toys from spectators along the parade route as well as at the tree lighting.
The Holiday Parade is a true community event, so parade participants are welcome. Organizations, groups or businesses that would like to take part in the upcoming parade can register at www.ballston.org to register, or contact Ellen Mottola at the Ballston Spa Business and Professional Association office by calling 518-885-2772 or emailing info@ballston.org.
The parade headlines a holiday-themed “First Friday,” Ballston Spa’s signature monthly event, which celebrates its 14th year in 2018. Home to unique shops, galleries, museums, and a host of popular restaurants, Ballston Spa pulls out the stops for December’s First Friday, aiming to fill the village with a merry atmosphere. Ballston Spa High School singers and musicians and Union Fire Company band members perform carols on the street corners. After lighting the village Christmas tree, Santa Claus heads to Ballston Spa National Bank on Front Street where he visits with kids of all ages.
The Ballston Spa Business and Professional Association, which hosts these community events, is a non-profit community organization committed to making the Village of Ballston Spa a great place to live and work, and to bringing quality arts and entertainment events for all ages to the community. More information about the Ballston Spa Business and Professional Association is available at www.ballston.org.