Christmas Parade is Thursday night
The Cairo Christmas Parade will step off at 7 p.m. tomorrow night, Thursday, Dec. 6, and will follow the traditional route from North Broad Street down through the central business district and end on South Broad Street at the First United Methodist Church.
There are 108 entries this year, including the man of the hour, Ole Saint Nick himself, who will make his first official visit of the season Thursday night.
This year’s parade will feature the Grady County Middle School Band, the Pelham High School Band, the Thomasville High School Band and the Cairo High School Syrupmaker Band.
The parade theme is “Christmas in Paradise” and Parade Chairman Michael Best says this year’s parade is shaping up to be one of the larger ones and, hopefully, most enjoyable.
While the mood is sure to be festive, the weather will be more seasonal than tropical with a high on Thursday predicted at 54 degrees and a low of 34 degrees, but thankfully, unlike last year, no rain is in the forecast.
This is the 2018 Cairo Christmas Parade Line Up:
CHS NJROTC
Washington Middle School Cheerleaders
Grady Co. Middle School Band
Chamber Ambassador of the Year
Grady Co. Man of the Year
Farm Family of the Year
Grady Co. Teacher of the Year
CYCG Cairo Youth City Government
City of Cairo
City of Cairo Natural Gas
Rep. Darlene Taylor
Office of U.S. Congressman Sanford Bishop
Grady Co. Board of Commissioners
Sole Mates Running Group (Hot Spot Tanning and Fitness)
Northside Elementary
Grady Co. Recreation Department
Stallings Motors
Southern Regional Technical College
United National Bank
Learning Adventures & Paramore Preschool
Dustin Thomas
Pine Level Baptist Church
Jackie Robinson Boys & Girls Club
Magnolia Place of Cairo
U Save It Pharmacy
Buddy’s Home Furnishings
Thomasville High School Marching Bulldogs
South Georgia Tractor
Kona Ice of Grady/Thomas County
The Ridley Law Firm
The Feed Store (Havana, FL)
Team 24
Circle B Angus Farm
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Collaborative
Hobson Chevrolet/Buick
Members of Tired Creek Golf Course
Capital City Bank
Rhythm of Heart Dance Studio
Georgia Forestry Commission
Southside Elementary School
Grady Co. Special Olympics
Dena Dixon/ Community Professional of the Year
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Flint River Ford Overflow
American Legion #122
Grady Co. VFD
Auntie Ann’s Daycare
First National Bank
City of Whigham Fire Dept./Boy Scout Troup #383
Whigham School Pageant Queen
Whigham School Pageant Queen
2018 Tiny Miss Whigham “Maddie Rae Davis”
Whigham School King and Queen
Whigham School Pageant
Whigham School Pageant
Whigham School Pageant
Whigham School Cheerleaders
Whigham School
Performance Food Service
Pelham High School Band
Girl Scout Troup #475
Camellia Gardens of Lifecare
Praise in Motion Dance Team
Housing Authority of Cairo
Pizza Hut
Grady EMC
Fresh Start Global Outreach
Pleasant Grove Baptist Church
Prince Auto Transport
Syrup City High Steppers
Cairo’s Ladies of Excellence
Jody Bill’s Barbershop
Washington Middle School
Washington Middle School Homecoming King and Queen
Eastside Elementary School
Flowers Nissan and Honda
Christ Gospel Church
Tender Hearts Preschool
New Hire Solutions
Bethlehem A.M.E. Church
Thomasville Scooter Club
Pathfinders and Adventure Clubs
Cairo Acrobatics
Decatur/Grady Head Start
Frontier Girls of Grady and Thomas Co.
Center Drugs
OBCDA|The Firm Dance Company
Knight Forestry
Jim Scarborough State Farm
Anointed and Appointed One Dance Team
New Jerusalem Church
Pro-Tech Cycles
Koyo Bearings
Shiver School
Shiver School FFA
Shiver School Pageant, Miss Spirituality
Shiver School Pageant Queen
MCF Equestrian
South Georgia Equestrian Association
Cairo High School Teacher of the Year
Cairo High School Student Council
Cairo High School “Art Club” Innovators
Cairo High School FCCLA
Cairo High School Homecoming King and Queen
Cairo High School Varsity Softball Team
Cairo High School Cheerleaders
Cairo High School Marching Syrupmaker Band
Santa Claus
