Christmas parades and other revelry planned across CSRA this weekend

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – If you like Christmas events, you’ll have a lot of choices this weekend in the CSRA.

Here’s a look at what’s going on:

Saturday

The Jackson Santa breakfast will be Saturday at 9 a.m. at the Jackson Community Center, 104 Main St. Breakfast is $5 and all proceeds from the breakfast benefit Jackson Youth Sports. Santa will arrive on the firetruck and will remain at the breakfast for photo ops.

The 54th annual Christmas craft show in Aiken will be from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. at the H. Odell Weeks Activities Center. The juried show attracts artisans and shoppers from across the Southeast and is a wonderful opportunity for crafters to sell handmade treasures to thousands of potential customers.

Eudora Wildlife Safari Park, 219 Salem Lane in Salley, will open Santa’s Village, a festive holiday destination offering free admission and activities for the entire family, at 10 a.m. Saturday and Sunday. Visitors will enjoy an array of holiday experiences, including cookie decorating, ornament crafting, face painting and more. There will be special appearances by Santa, Mrs. Claus and the Grinch.

The city of Grovetown’s Christmas parade and festival are both planned Saturday. The parade will begin at 10 a.m., starting at Augusta Tech and ending at Grovetown Middle School. The festival will be from 5-9 p.m. at Liberty Park, with food and craft vendors onsite, along with games, music and other fun.

Waynesboro’s Christmas parade will start at 1 p.m. Saturday. The theme will be “Christmas Around the Globe.”

Augusta’s Christmas parade will take place downtown starting at 2 p.m. Saturday. The parade will start on 12th Street, then the Light Up Spectacular festivities will begin at 4 p.m. at the Augusta Common. There will be a kids’ Christmas village, train rides, photos with Santa, the mayor’s Christmas card contest, a kids’ zone with crafts and games, and live performances by Richmond County students. The tree lighting and fireworks show will start at 6.

A self-guided candlelight open-house style tour is planned Saturday from 5-7 p.m. at the Boyhood Home of President Woodrow Wilson. Volunteers will be on hand.

Santa will be riding through North Augusta neighborhoods in a fire engine starting at 6 p.m. Saturday. Santa’s location can be tracked on the North Augusta Department of Public Safety Facebook page at the beginning of the night, along with a map of the planned route. On Saturday, Santa will visit Riverside Village, Hammonds Ferry, East and West Buena Vista Avenue and The Rapids.

There will be a Christmas parade of lights starting at 6 p.m. Saturday in downtown Washington. The annual event is hosted by Wilkes County GA Emergency Services.

Meadow Garden, the historic home of Geroge Walton, signer of the Declaration of Independence, will welcome guests for a candlelight tour from 6-8: Saturday. It’s at 1320 Independence Drive.

Sharon Baptist Church will be holding a free gathering from 7-9 p.m. at the Columbia County Fairgrounds, 5462 Columbia Road in Grovetown. There will be hot cocoa, live music and a kids’ corner.

Sunday

Aiken’s Christmas parade will start at 2 p.m. Sunday. Presented by the Aiken Downtown Development Association, the parade in downtown Aiken will be themed “Holidays Around the World.” The parade will begin at the Aiken Visitors Center and Train Museum, travel southwest down Park Avenue, turn right onto Laurens Street, and continue to travel northwest to Barnwell Avenue. Patrons are allowed to set up on the sidewalks along the parade route. The outside parking spaces along Laurens Street northbound will be cleared of vehicles for patrons to set up chairs before the event.

The Jackson Christmas parade begins at 2 p.m. Sunday. The parade route is down Atomic Road, beginning at Jackson Middle School. This year’s parade lineup is strong, according to organizers.

The Columbia County Christmas parade will begin at 3 p.m. Sunday in the area surrounding Evans Towne Center Park. Here’s the route:

Cedar Creek Church, 3001 Banks Mill Road in Aiken, will host Jingle Jam – a free family-friendly, community event – on Sunday at 4 p.m. It will include music, creative storytelling, a Nativity-themed petting zoo, hayrides, hot dogs, carnival games, balloon artists, cookie decorating, airbrush tattoos, and more.

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