DAPHNE, Ala.—The city of Daphne will hold its annual Christmas parade at 6:30 p.m. Thursday.
The city planned to hold the event on Friday, but it was moved forward one day because the Daphne High School Trojans football team reached the football state championship on Friday night and will play in Auburn this Friday against Hoover.
The city council voted at the Nov. 15 council meeting to move the parade up one day if the Trojans did in fact make it to the state championship, which would allow residents to attend both events, and with the 47-14 win against Davidson the parade will happen on Thursday.
“It’s an outstanding accomplishment for the Trojans to go to the state championship,” Councilman Derek Boulware said. “I think moving our parade one day back to facilitate the needs for our football team is an appropriate thing to say the least.”
The parade travels through downtown Daphne—passing City Hall on Main Street— and will involve participation from around 65 groups. The parade will comprise people throwing plastic cups, candies and beaded necklaces from floats.
The event will comprise a 5:30 p.m. open house at City Hall and a tree lighting before the parade begins, which is different from years past. There will also be Santa Claus photos for kids and refreshments for the public. The event is free to attend.
The W.J. Carroll Intermediate choir will sing a medley of holiday favorites before the parade, including: “Deck The Halls,” “Christmas Tree Feud” and “We Wish You A Merry Christmas.”
Participating in this year’s parade
- Baldwin County Alumnae, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority
- Lad Drago State Farm Insurance
- Cub Scout Pack 87
- Discover Dance Company
- Dan Mooney
- Mystic Order of Persephone
- The Little Gym of the Eastern Shore
- City of Daphne Employees Children’s Float
- Daphne Youth Football
- Chick-fil-A of Daphne
- Coastal Church
- Daphne Search and Rescue
- African Universal Church
- U.S.S. Alabama Battleship Memorial Park
- Eastern Shore Twirlers
- Media Services LLC
- J.H. Wright & Associates Inc.
- Mayor Fred Small
- Daphne City Councilman Bailey Yelding District 1
- Daphne City Councilwoman Cathy Barnette District 2
- Daphne City Councilman John Lake District 3
- Daphne City Councilman Kelly Reese District 4
- Daphne City Councilman Ron Scott District 5
- Daphne City Councilman Derek Boulware District 6
- Daphne City Councilman August Palumbo District 7
- Daphne Police Department Lt. Judson Beedy
- Daphne Police Department Capt. Scott Taylor
- Daphne Police Department Chief David Carpenter
- Daphne Police Department Lt. Ric Yelding
- Daphne Police Department Lt. Kenny Hempfleng
- Daphne Police Department Capt. Danny Bell
- Genesis Career College of Daphne
- Junior Miss of Baldwin County
- Lacy Hawthorne Service Center
- Baldwin County Humane Society
- Moms Club of Daphne
- Zaxby’s of Daphne
- Blazing Saddle Riding Club
- Loving Care Children’s Center
- The Haven
- Baldwin Special Needs Children
- Daphne Utilities
- Southern Glitter School of Dance and Baton
- Tiny Miss Pageant/Heavenly Miss Pageants
- Daphne East Elementary Citizenship Club
- Just Kid’n Around
- Crossroads Church of Belforest
- Daphne Recreation Cheerleaders
- American Lube Fast
- Civil Air Patrol
- Sertoma
- Girl Scout Troop 8168
- Daphne Volunteer Fire Department
- Home Instead Senior Care 228
- Dauphin Island Sea Lab/Mobile Manatees Sighting Network
- SCS Karate
- Riviera Utilities
- Daphne Gold Football Team 7- and 8-year-olds
- Eastern Shore Chamber of Commerce
- W.J. Carroll Intermediate School
- Lewis Capital Management LLC
- Shrine of the Holy Cross Catholic Parish
- Baldwin County Little Miss Strawberry Queen
- Papa Jam, pop rock band
- 4-H Creative and Performing Arts Club
- Daphne High School ROTC
- Dogwood Trail Court
- Lost Without You Animal Rescue
- Daphne High School Band
- Mercy Medical/Catherine’s Place
- Mount Aid Baptist Church
- Susan’s Academy of Dance
- Sunset Riders
- Raja & Co. Med Spa and Salon
