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The Annual Andalusia Christmas Parade is scheduled to take place on Thursday, Dec. 2, with the Downtown Tree Lighting Ceremony beginning at 6 p.m. with the parade to follow at 7 p.m.

This year’s theme is “Merry and Bright.”

Line up for the parade will be at the Andalusia High School stadium parking lot and the route will be from the First Baptist Church on East Three Notch Street, through the Court Square, and ending on River Falls Street.

The Grand Marshalls for the parade this year are members of the World Series Champion Andalusia 10U baseball team.

For those that would like to stay home and watch the parade, the Andalusia Area Chamber of Commerce will be live streaming the parade on their Facebook page.

Simultaneously, the Andalusia Area Chamber will be lining up float and vehicle entries for the annual Christmas parade in the AHS stadium parking lot.

Fans should note that once the parade begins moving from the line-up to East Three Notch at approximately 6:45, traffic will be blocked on First Avenue, part of Third Street, and on Third Avenue. This will include the entrance to the AHS parking lot on the east side (gymnasium side) of Old Main.

Fans are encouraged to make plans to arrive early and find a good spot to watch the parade from.

For more information email Executive Director Laura Wells at laura@andalusiachamber.com or Director of Membership Services Maggie Holmes at maggie@andalusiachamber.com.

Opp Christmas Parade:

The Opp Christmas Parade is scheduled for Fri., Dec. 3, beginning at 6:30 p.m. on Main Street.

This year’s theme is “Christmas is in the Books.”

The lineup will be at Channell-Lee Stadium and only floats, cars, and trucks that are participating in the parade will be allowed to enter through the visitors’ gate at the stadium.

No other vehicles will be allowed through the visitors’ gate.

No people who are not located on/in the floats, cars, or trucks will be allowed through the visitors’ gate.

Following the parade, there will be Cookies, Coloring, and Photos with Santa at the Opp Depot.

Florala Christmas Parade:

The Tri-Cities Chamber of Commerce will have a Christmas Parade on Dec. 11.

This year’s theme is “Anything Goes.”

Those participating need to be ready to be placed in the parade lineup by 5:15 p.m. There will be no pre-event registration. The parade will begin at 6 p.m.

Florala will also host a “Shop the Blocks” event Saturday, Dec. 4 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. downtown for the entire family to enjoy. Those participating include Plum Krazy Boutique, Woodpecker Pickles, Paparazzi by Sparkle and Sass, and Scentsy.

For more information call 334-858-6252.

Following is the lineup for the 2021 Andalusia Christmas Parade provided by the Andalusia Area Chamber of Commerce:

Red – First Baptist Church Parking Lot

Green – Vehicles/Floats at AHS Stadium Parking Lot – Walkers at First Baptist

The lineup starts at 5:30 p.m. Please enter from the back of your designated parking lot.

1. Andalusia Police Department
2. Grand Marshall 10U World Series Baseball Team
3. Alabama State Troopers
4. Covington County Sherriff’s Department
5. Luminary Entertainment
6. City Officials Train
7. Representative Mike Jones
8. Ben Bowden
9. Andalusia Classics and Street Rods
10. Memolusia AJHS 7^th Grade Jaidyn Berry
11. Memolusia AJHS 7^th Trinite Bryant
12. Junior Miss Memolusia Lexi Stallworth
13. Memolusia 9^th Grade Nataleigh Brown
14. Memolusia 10^th Grade Beauties Catherine Pettie & Olivia Mikel
15. Smile Fairy Queens
16. Memolusia 11^th Grade Beauty Takia Stoudemire
17. Memolusia 11^th Grade Beauty Emma Taylor
18. Miss Memolusia Audrey Danford
19. Andalusia High School Marching Band
20. Smash Mouth Foods
21. Buzz Broadband/CEC
22. Shaw
23. Josh Carnley for Senate
24. Pilot Club of Andalusia
25. Outlaw Realty
26. All In Credit Union
27. First Baptist Church
28. Andalusia Ballet
29. Southeast Gas
30. LHC Homecare of South Alabama – Andalusia
31. Andalusia Marine and Power Sports Inc
32. Gantt Area Fire Rescue
33. LBWCC
34. Hall’s Country Store
35. Jim Ed Jams
36. Bonnie Edson Family
37. Piggly Wiggly
38. Southern Equipment Company
39. CCB Community Bank
40. Meredith’s Miracles
41. The Company Performance Center
42. Covington County 4H
43. Sanders Sound
44. Mainstreet Family Care
45. Powersouth Energy Cooperative
46. The Oaks Family RV Park and Campground
47. Loango Volunteer Fire Department
48. Sheila Faulkner
49. Mae’s Mutts Pet Grooming
50. Southside Baptist Church
51. Straughn High School Marching Band
52. Crusty Baits
53. Archie’s Custom Car Audio
54. Walt Massey Andalusia
55. Voice for Autism Pageant Queens Kaleigh Rae & Kaitlin
56. Addalyn Boutwell & Isabella Grissett
57. Covington County Children’s Policy Council
58. Andalusia Drug Free and Andalusia City Schools Peer Helpers
59. ADTC
60. VFW Post 4388
61. Boggs and Boulders
62. Boggs and Boulders
63. Boggs and Boulders
64. Boggs and Boulders
65. Lady Braves Fast Pitch Softball
66. New Song Baptist
67. Florala High School Marching Band
68. Andalusia Ford
69. Dennis Meeks for Sherriff
70. Miss Pleasant Home Queens
71. Pleasant Home FFA
72. King’s Welding and Trailer Repair
73. Sanford Volunteer Fire Department
74. Hammett for House Campaign
75. Covington County Commission
76. Golden Rule
77. McDonald’s
78. Wing Fire Department
79. South Alabama Regional Airport
80. Straughn High School Art Guild and Drama Club
81. Straughn Freshman Cheerleaders
82. Roger’s Refrigeration
83. Andalusia Health
84. H&H Truck and Outdoor
85. Pugh and Son Inc.
86. Blake Turman for Sherriff
87. Blake Turman for Sherriff
88. Elite Welding and Mechanical LLC
89. Florala Health and Rehabilitation
90. Empower Nutrition
91. West Highland Assembly of God Church
92. Encompass Home Health
93. Andalusia Animal Clinic and Pet Resort
94. Guardian Angel Christian Daycare and Academy
95. Andalusia Full Gospel
96. FOXX 107.7
97. Carter Insulation LLC
98. Road Mart Tire
99. Greg White Campaign
100. Comfort Care Hospice
101. Coca Cola United
102. Kindred at Home
103. Pretty Clean LLC
104. Dollar General
105. Nutrition Shack of Andalusia
106. Opp High School Marching Band
107. Big Mike’s Steak House
108. Red Oak Volunteer Fire Department
109. Southern Engineering Solutions
110. Howell Insurance Agency/Miss Covington County and Little Miss Covington County
111. Mary Ann’s Florist
112. Outhoust Port-A-Potty
113. Andalusia Medical Group
114. Covington County Alabama Democratic Conference
115. Style Studio
116. Hammond Funeral Home
117. Kyle Dalton
118. Marion Starnes DYW
119. Advanced EMS
120. Shriners Club
121. 10U State Soccer Team
122. AYFL
123. AYFL
124. AYFL
125. AYFL
126. AYFL
127. Horse Tambri Shows
128. Horse Cameron Woods
129. Sherriff Posse
130. Andalusia Fire Department/Santa

If you don’t see your entry, please email laura@andalusiachamber.com or maggie@andalusiachamber.com at the Andalusia Area Chamber of Commerce.