A Busy Saturday Incldues Numerous Events and the Crossville Christmas Parade.

Saturday, December 9 is set to be a busy and chilly day with a lot of events for the public including the annual Crossville Christmas Parade set for 4:30 PM through Downtown Crossville.

With the weather expected to be much more like winter, kids of all ages should dress warmly and in layers. There is a possibility of snow flurries and the high is only expected to be 38 degrees and windy on Saturday. Temperatures at the time of the parade could be falling toward freezing.

Santa Claus at the 2016 Christmas Parade

In addition to the parade, other Saturday Events include the Reindeer Run, a 5K fundraising event for the TAD Center starting at 8 AM. The entry fee is $25 and includes a t-shirt. Entry forms are available at the TAD Center and you can call them for more information.

The Crossville Breakfast Rotary Club annual Chili Cookoff is set for 11:30 AM to 1:30 PM raising funds for the scholarships and that is followed by the new Sweat and Sweet desert cookoff sponsored by the Young Professional's Alliance from 2-4 PM held at Social Brew.  

Members of the City of Crossville Police Department, Fire Department and the Cumberland County Sheriff's Office will be partnering with the Early Literacy Council to hold a 1st Responders' Reading Event at the Cumberland County Courthouse Gazebo, from 2:30pm to approximately 3:15pm. The event, designed to give children an opportunity to participate in readings from children's Christmas stories. The Christmas Parade Theme is Reading around the Christmas Tree.

The Cumberland Homestead's Tower Association will be hosting a Christmas Open House Saturday, December 9 from 2 to 6 PM at the Homestead Tower and the Homestead House Museum. Admission is free and donations will be accepted.

The Crossville Christmas Parade lineup starts at Cumberland County High School at 2:30 and steps off at 4:30 coming up Stanley Street then down Main Street.  

Final 2017 Friday at the Crossroads set for Friday December 1.

The last Friday at the Crossroads event for 2017 will be held on December 1.  The public is invited to come see Santa Claus and enjoy the Christmas Tree lighting at the Depot.  Many other attractions in Crossville's historic downtown will include great food and shopping too.

The next Friday at the Crossroads after December will be April 2018

Photos from the 2016 edition of Friday at the Crossroads

Downtown will be decked out for the holidays for

Friday at the Crossroads.

Santa Claus will be there to visit with the kids!

Festive Palace Theatre

Crossville Christmas Parade Saturday at 4:30 PM. Dress Warm!

The Annual Crossville Christmas Parade will be held Saturday December 10.  The parade steps off at 4:30 PM from CCHS and will come up Stanley Street to Main Street.  The weather is calling for cold temperatures topping out at 38 so dress warmly.

Santa and Mrs. Claus will be the part of the Crossville Christmas Parade

all the kids and kids at heart wait for. 

You are encouraged to spend part of your day in Downtown Crossville as there will be shopping and more to occupy you.  The 31st Annual Crossville Breakfast Rotary Chili Cook Off will be at the Crossville Depot from 11:30 to 1:30.  Once the judging is done you can get all you can eat chili for $5 and drinks are $1.  Chili would be a good thing on a chilly Saturday.  

Friday at the Crossroads, the Holiday Version. Cool and Christmasy

The weather was cooler for the December version of Friday at the Crossroads but that only kept the crowds down a little.  There were Christmas lights and shopping into the evening along with Christmas Music, Santa and Mrs. Claus for the kids, great food and fun.

Friday at the Crossroads will take February off and the next downtown street party will be April 7, 2017.

A warm jacket helped as folks walked along Main Street for Friday at the Crossroads.

Some of the downtown visitors did a little window shopping

Nearly everyone there had a smile on their face.

Fourth and Main was the center of the action.

There was free hot chocolate by the Courthouse and free popcorn at the Palace Theatre.

Kids lined up to see Santa and Mrs. Claus and get their picture made.

Santa knew who was naughty and nice.

The Community Band shared Christmas music

A variety of our food trucks included Brrr-ista

and Bushwhackers

along with the Grillisious Bus too.

The Depot was decked out for the Holidays

The CHristmas Tree at the depot was lit the night before.

Folks enjoyed the evening. 

And the Palace Theatre, the Jewel of Main Street tried to

outshine the quarter moon. 

Friday at the Crossroads Winter Wonderland coming December 2!

Plans are being finalized for the next Friday at the Crossroads event on Friday December 2 from 4 to 8 PM.

Bring the kids and stop by the Spirit Amphitheater to visit with Santa and Mrs. Claus and get a free photo taken.  There will be Christmas lights through out town, with food, music, shopping and more.

Christmas on the Mountain will be taking donations of toys for underprivileged kids so get into the sprint of the season!  If you've been before you know what a great event these are so bring someone along with you who has never been.  If you've never been, you owe it to yourself to see what all the excitement is about.