Holiday Parade delayed to Dec. 11 due to rain

Due to threat of rain, the annual Holiday Parade has been delayed from Dec. 4 to Dec. 11. Historic Mountain Brook Village will still be the host of the parade, which begins at 3 p.m., and Molly Wallace at the Mountain Brook Chamber of Commerce said she expects most of the participants will still be able to attend on the new date.

The parade will begin at Office Park and make its way down Cahaba Road, Culver Road and Petticoat Lane, according to Suzan Doidge of the Mountain Brook Chamber.

A big crowd — the event typically draws about 2,400 people, Doidge told Village Living — is expected to line the streets for the procession.

There will be a variety of live entertainment, booked by Mason Music, at the center stage in the Village, including bands and vocalists. The parade will also feature a Birmingham Barons float, as well as appearances by Frosty the Snowman, Rudolf the Red-Nosed Reindeer and Maggie the Mayfield Cow.

One highly anticipated element in the parade will be some elaborate floats from Mountain Brook resident Steve Shea. Shea provided “some incredible floats” for the city’s last two Halloween parades and will be participating in the Holiday Parade for the first time, according to Doidge.

“He is a force to be reckoned with,” she said. “He took the Halloween parade to another level.”

Mayor Stewart Welch and Santa Claus will ride on trucks provided by the Mountain Brook Fire Department.

Santa will also be available to pose for photos at the stage after the end of the parade.