Festivals

• Overview Video
• Bragg Jam
• Cherry Blossom Ball Drop
• Cherry Blossom Festival
• Levee Fest
• Macon Film Festival
• Ocmulgee Indian Celebration
• Pan African Festival

Arts & Architecture

• Overview
• Fired Works
• Macon's Secret Garden Tour
• Mulberry Street Festival

Ongoing Events

• Overview
• Friday Fest
• Screen on the Green
• Second Sunday
• Third Thursday at Mercer Village

Film & Performing Arts

• Overview
• Christmas Parade
• Macon Film Festival
• Macon Shorts
• Nutcracker of Middle Georgia

Other Events

• Overview
• Central Georgia Greek Festival
• Crossroads Writers Conference
• 11th Hour Readers Choice Awards
• Foodie Awards
• Heart of Georgia Dragon Boat Races
• Magnolia Street Soapbox Derby
• Taste of the Arts

Christmas Parade

A downtown Macon, Georgia, tradition for more than 50 years, the annual Christmas Parade heralds the official beginning of Christmastime for thousands of middle Georgians. Close to 100 parade entries wind through the city’s historic business district during this free community celebration hosted by Main Street Macon, a National Trust for Historic Preservation program for urban revitalization. Complete with marching bands, elaborate floats, clowns, dignitaries and beauty queens, the festive spectacle is topped off by the arrival of the jolly old elf in red, Santa!

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