Howe's annual Christmas parade is set for Saturday, Dec. 12, and the Howe Area Chamber of Commerce is now signing up floats, trucks and walking groups.
The parade, which the chamber is promoting as the Heart of North Texas Christmas Parade, steps off at 4:30 p.m. from the Charles R. Thompson Gymnasium parking lot at the Howe Middle and Intermediate school campuses. The chamber's schedule lists it as an hourlong event, ending about 5:30 p.m.
The route
According to the chamber, the parade will head south to Duke Street, then east toward Highway 5. It turns east on Davis Street in front of First Baptist Church, then north on Hughes Street up to Haning Street. From there it runs west along Haning through downtown before turning south on King Street and returning to the starting lot.
That loop puts the downtown stretch of Haning Street at the center of the event, so spectators looking for a spot near City Hall and the shops should plan around that section.
