Harrisburg’s Annual Holiday Parade
Cats: Events, Harrisburg|The merriment begins at 10:00 AM on City Island where you can listen to Harrisburg locals Kathleen Torchia and Lynn Panattoni belt out the National Anthem. Holiday Parade participants head off on their city-wide trek as the air force flies overhead; they’ll work their way downtown and back with a stop at Market Square. Listen as high school bands show off their school spirit; watch with honor as veterans march with pride; and gaze up as giant helium filled balloons soar over downtown Harrisburg. Be sure to get a peak of Hyleas Fountain, a Beijing Olympics medal winner.
If Olympic medalists don’t excite you, then you may be excited to know that Santa Claus makes his first visit to Harrisburg on Parade day. Beginning at 1:00 PM, children (of all ages) will be able to submit their requests to Jolly Ol’ St. Nick at Strawberry Square where their will also be complimentary refreshments.
Free parking will be available throughout the city, and why not take advantage of the Mayor’s gratuity by spending the entire day exploring Harrisburg? Dine at a downtown eatery, visit the Whitaker Center for an IMAX film, or even turn back time at the National Civil War Museum.
You do not want to miss this exciting opportunity to experience Harrisburg’s strong sense of community pride. Just a short trip from Gettysburg, you won’t be disappointed at what this tight knit, vibrant city has to offer, especially on Holiday Parade day 2008.
