Pikeville celebrates 27th annual Christmas Parade on Nov. 25

PIKEVILLE, Tenn. (WDEF) — A small town celebrated their annual Christmas parade on Saturday with lights streaming down Main Street.

The city of Pikeville is known for their iconic Christmas parade each year.

“Pikeville, Tennessee… If you’ve never seen our Main Street, you don’t know what you’re missing. Especially during Christmas time,” Mayor Philip Cagle said.

The city celebrated its 27th annual Christmas Parade on Saturday night.

This has been a holiday tradition for many residents of the small town.

“You can’t do anything without a village… And this is an amazing village that we have that comes together every single year for every single holiday. And on Christmas we really shine,” Chair of the Main Street Committee, Jeania Lansing said.

The parade celebrated the start of the Christmas season with over 50 entries.

Floats were separated into different categories with first, second, and third place winners for each.

“It’s just so awesome to watch the community come together… and every club and school event. They all do floats and businesses. All of our first responders, our police officers… fire department. It’s just an awesome event to come to,” Lansing said.

Mayor Cagle and the City Council were honored as Grand Marshals of this year’s parade.

The mayor mentioned he was excited to drive his new Model T ‘toy’ in this year’s parade with his grandson riding with him.

“You know this thing, it’s gotten bigger every year. It’s continuing to get bigger. We have probably 3,000 to 5,000 people who will show up in town tonight. It’s great for our merchants… It’s great for our vendors… It’s just great for our town,” Cagle said.

The Bledsoe County High School football team rode in the parade coming off of their successful season this fall.

“You know I say this all the time, of course I’m partial, but we have the most beautiful little town in the country,” Cagle added.

Many folks came out to enjoy the elaborate floats and bright lights coming down Main Street on November 25.

The town welcomed the holiday season in style as they celebrated nearly 30 years of tradition.

“That’s what it’s all about. Our town is a family-oriented city.  That’s what our goal is. Families in our town come first,” Cagle said.

The city of Pikeville celebrated its 27th annual Christmas Parade on November 25.