Annual Christmas Parade Takes over Downtown Hopkinsville | NewsRadio 1230 AM/99.3 FM | Hopkinsville's News Leader | Hopkinsville, Kentucky

Annual Christmas parade takes over downtown Hopkinsville | NewsRadio 1230 AM/99.3 FM | Hopkinsville's News Leader | Hopkinsville, Kentucky

The frigid temperatures did not kill the holiday spirit as folks still crowded downtown Hopkinsville for Parks and Recreation’s annual Hopkinsville Electric System Nighttime Christmas Parade and the tree lighting ceremony on Saturday. The parade included a wide variety of participants, including local companies, school organizations and political candidates. Parks and Recreation Superintendent Toby Hudson says both events were beautiful, and the…

Hopkinsville's Christmas parade: One of the best ever

It was a big night all around for the city water utility and its employees. HWEA’s float received the grand champion award for a parade float. And retiring general manager Derrick Watson was the parade grand marshal.

2025 Hopkinsville HES Christmas Parade

The 2025 Hopkinsville HES Christmas Parade featured 102 entries and 22 floats that traversed the route from Glass Avenue to downtown Hopkinsville. Here are some of the images from this year’s parade and Christmas tree lighting.   2025 Hopkinsville HES Christmas Parade dsc_4980 dsc_4984 dsc_4…