SpiritFest 2023 to be held Saturday, December 2nd

Clarksville, TN – On Saturday, December 2nd, Spiritfest 2023 will be held in downtown Clarksville from 2:00pm to 4:30pm. Come to the corner of Third Street and Main Street for holiday festivities!

At the Downtown Commons (215 Legion Street), there will be live music, Santa Claus, kids’ activities, and food trucks. At 4:30pm, Montgomery County Mayor Wes Golden will light the Christmas Tree.

Warm up inside Trinity’s Parish Hall (317 Franklin Street) with cookies and hot chocolate.

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Montgomery County Parks announces Santa to visit Wade Bourne Nature Center on Saturdays

Montgomery County, TN – Montgomery County Parks and Recreation Department will host their second annual Saturday with Santa series for the first three Saturdays of December from 11:00am to 2:00pm in the Wade Bourne Nature Center at Rotary Park.

Each week, a Santa representing a different nationality will be at the Wade Bourne Nature Center, bringing joy to visiting children.

Santa Shedrich Webster will kick off the fun this week. Children can speak Spanish or English with Santa Catarino Guzman on December 10th and visit with Santa Roger Lewis on December 17th.

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Clarksville Parks and Recreation’s Christmas on the Cumberland returns to McGregor Park

Clarksville, TN – The Clarksville Parks and Recreation Department announces that the banks of the Cumberland River will once again be lit with over a million dazzling lights as Christmas on the Cumberland, presented by Blue Cord Realty, returns to McGregor Park Riverwalk.

The grand opening will be on November 22nd from 5:00pm until 7:00pm at McGregor Park Riverwalk and Museum. The official lighting ceremony will begin at 6:30 p.m., with the lights being turned on shortly after.

 

 

The family-friendly event will include:

• Visit with Santa.

• Free cookies for the first 400 are provided by Chealsey’s Cookie Jar.

• Dance performances by Cast & Crowns and Natalie’s Dance Network. 

• Food vendors Countryside Coffee, Green Plantain LLC, Sassy’s, Poppin’ in the City, and Big Kahuna’s Island Grill LLC.

Following the grand opening, the light display will be open nightly through January 2nd, 2022.

• 5:00pm-10:00pm Sunday-Thursday

• 5:00pm-11:00pm Friday & Saturday

Christmas on the Cumberland is free and open to the public. 

Visit with Santa

An opportunity to visit with Santa will be available on two additional nights in December from 6:00pm-8:00pm.

• Saturday, December 10th

• Saturday, December 17th

About the Clarksville Parks and Recreation Department

Clarksville Parks and Recreation Department provides a variety of indoor/outdoor programs, facilities, nature activities and entertainment events for people living in Clarksville, Montgomery County and Fort Campbell. These free or reasonably priced, year-round experiences help residents enhance their health, wellness, and social engagement — resulting in a stronger, better community.

The Clarksville Parks and Recreation Department offers a wide variety of recreational facilities and activities for all ages, maintains more than 700 acres of parks and facilities, provides 22 park facilities that offer a variety of amenities, including playgrounds, picnic areas, walking trails and pavilions or picnic shelters and maintains three community centers with year-round programming for youth, adults and seniors, as well as four public swimming pools

The Clarksville Parks and Recreation Department is located at 102 Public Square, Clarksville.

To learn more call 931.645.7476.

Clarksville’s Christmas Parade brings holiday cheer to Downtown

Clarksville, TN – Clarksville’s Lighted Christmas Parade returned to the streets of Downtown Clarksville on Saturday, as thousands came out to watch local marching bands, and an array of floats portraying this year’s theme, Gingerbread House.

Prior to the start of the parade, the Downtown Commons ice rink was packed with skaters, Santa Claus visited with families near a giant Christmas tree, and First Presbyterian Church hosted its Sixth Annual SpiritFest.

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Fort Defiance to host 19th Century Christmas

Clarksville, TN – The Clarksville Parks and Recreation Department invites you to come out, grab a cup of eggnog and get ready for a 19th Century Christmas.

This outdoor historical event is on Saturday, December 11th, 2021 at Fort Defiance Civil War Park from 2:00pm until 3:30pm.

Visitors will be able to step back in time and create period decorations, visit with a 19th century Santa, decorate a Christmas tree, and enjoy eggnog, cakes, caroling, and more.

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Clarksville Parks and Recreation kicks off the holidays with Christmas on the Cumberland

Clarksville, TN – McGregor Park and the Cumberland Riverwalk had hundreds of visitors on a cool and crisp night just before Thanksgiving, including one very special guest, Santa Claus, as he and Mr’s Claus joined Clarksville Mayor Joe Pitts and his family to officially light 1,000,000 Christmas lights, a holiday tradition in Clarksville.

Tiffany Perkins, an event planning specialist with the Clarksville Parks and Recreation Department was one of the organizers of this year’s event.

“Tonight, we’re celebrating our Christmas on the Cumberland 2021 grand opening,” Perkins said. “We’ll have some dance groups out tonight, as well as the Rossview High School band. Clarksville Mayor Joe Pitts will be here, and our presenting sponsor for this evening is Blue Cord Realty. They’ll be providing free hot chocolate for everyone.”

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Altra Federal Credit Union to receive visit from Santa, December 20th

Clarksville, TN – Santa will be stopping by Altra Federal Credit Union, located at 2625 Wilma Rudolph Boulevard in Clarksville, on Friday, December 20th, 2019 from 3:00pm-5:00pm, giving parents and grandparents the opportunity to take photos with him! The event is free.

Santa will also be handing out a special gift to families, while supplies last.

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SpiritFest offers Fun, Family-Friendly Activities before Christmas Parade

Clarksville, TN – The Fifth Annual SpiritFest – a holiday event from 2:00pm – 5:00pm on Saturday, December 7th – will offer a bounty of free activities, including visits with Santa Claus, rides on the Express Bus, four kids’ inflatables, live music on the new Downtown Commons stage, ice skating, art and gift markets, food trucks and a live nativity with animals.

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101st Airborne Band rocks the Downtown Commons

Clarksville, TN – On December 2nd, 2017, the 101st Airborne Band played at the Downtown Commons as part of the Downtown Clarksville Christmas Celebration. The event was part of the 3rd Annual SpiritFest, a holiday event, that took place in Downtown Clarksville before the 58th Annual Clarksville Lighted Christmas Parade.

The Christmas celebration at the Downtown Commons featured live music on the new stage, art & gift markets, and ice skating.

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Rossview Signing Hawks took part in the Christmas Celebration at Downtown Commons

Clarksville, TN – To help celebrate the Christmas Season, the Rossview Signing Hawks performed at the Downtown Commons on December 2nd, 2017. The event was part of the 3rd Annual SpiritFest, a holiday event, that took place in Downtown Clarksville before the 58th Annual Clarksville Lighted Christmas Parade.

The Christmas celebration at the Downtown Commons featured live music on the new stage, art & gift markets, and ice skating.

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