Holiday Magic to Return with Kenton Christmas Parade Set for November 25

The Kenton Lions Club Ohio’s Biggest Small Town Christmas Parade is less than a week away.

The parade will arrive at the courthouse square at 6:30 PM on Tuesday, November 25.

The community is invited to join them at 5:30pm for exciting events taking place prior to the parade. Before the parade kicks off,  there will be performances by Cynergy Dance Academy and Main Attraction Baton Corps, the magical unveiling of the Window Wonderland, and the lighting of the Hardin County Courthouse.

As of today (11/19/25), they have surpassed entries from last year with over 60 entries in the parade.

There is still time to register your holiday floats and walking groups by clicking here.

The Kenton Historic Courthouse District invites the community to enjoy an evening filled with over 60 dazzling floats, festive entertainment, and holiday cheer, including:

-Parade appearance by Santa, followed by Meet-N-Greet at the caboose after the parade, Santa’s Carriage Sponsored by: AEP Ohio

-The Amazing Giants parade appearance & meet-ups after the parade, Sponsored by: Invenergy and Hardin Solar Energy Center

-FREE train rides for children, Sponsored by: Kenton Moose Family Center #428

-Live reindeer parade appearance, Sponsored by: Stillwater Metal, LLC

– Parade commentary provided by WKTN, Your Region Your Radio

There will also be food vendors available to purchase delicious meals and sweet treats.

Fork in the Road Food Truck – Offering a variety of delicious gourmet grilled cheese sandwiches!

Valentine Polar Treats – Offering lemonades, cotton candy, mini donuts, and hot chocolate!

The Pit Stop Food Truck – Offering tasty fresh-cut fries, pulled pork sandwiches and more!

Residents are also invited stay Downtown after the parade and check out all of the fun family-friendly activities, enjoy the delicious food vendors and complete some holiday shopping.

KHCD Reminder: 𝘐𝘯 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘦, 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘦 𝘯𝘰 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘮𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘲𝘶𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝟥:𝟢𝟢𝘱𝘮 𝘰𝘯 𝘛𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘥𝘢𝘺, 𝘕𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳 𝟤𝟧. 𝘗𝘢𝘳𝘬 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘞𝘢𝘵𝘤𝘩 𝘷𝘪𝘦𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘱𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘦 𝘢𝘷𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘰𝘯 𝘢 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦, 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘦 𝘣𝘢𝘴𝘪𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘊𝘰𝘭𝘶𝘮𝘣𝘶𝘴 𝘚𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘵 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘏𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘪𝘯 𝘊𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘺 𝘔𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘓𝘰𝘶 𝘑𝘰𝘩𝘯𝘴𝘰𝘯 𝘓𝘪𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘚𝘶𝘣𝘸𝘢𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘯 𝘕𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘩 𝘋𝘦𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘪𝘵 𝘚𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘵 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘊𝘰𝘭𝘶𝘮𝘣𝘶𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘊𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘰𝘭 𝘚𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘵𝘴.