The parade is the “ centerpiece ” of the overall Christmas on the Square festivities , all of which will take place on December 3 .
Christmas on the Square is a large-scale effort involving multiple organizations in the community . Clue pointed to the participation of Somerset 106 Radio , doing the Vendor Village on the Judicial Center Plaza , and a partnership with the Pulaski County Public Library to do a children ’ s “ Book Walk ” the day of the parade , with eight locations where kids can go to hear a favorite holiday story read to them .
“ This year should be the best ( Book Walk ) that we ’ ve ever had ,” said Clue .
Also the Chamber ’ s 2019
Leadership Lake Cumberland Class will be bringing back the ice skating rink on the plaza , starting December 1 , and running through December 31 .
And always , the Chamber is coordinating with Downtown Somerset Development Corporation for the storefront decoration contest .
But of course , the “ anchor is the Christmas Parade ” itself , noted Clue , which will start at 5 p . m . on December 3 , following the same route from Meece Middle School down East Mt . Vernon , turning at College Street , down Oak Street , and finally up Main Street and around the Fountain Square , ending off South Central Avenue . ( The route is also available on the Somerset-Pulaski County Chamber of Commerce ’ s web page .)
“ We ’ re going to have a massive parade ,” said Clue . “ Just based on entries that we ’ ve already received ... it ’ s been a lot . To have as many as we have for October 31 ,
I ’ m predicting that we ’ re going to have anywhere between 100 and 125 entries this year . That would be one of the , if not the , largest parade in southeast Kentucky .”
Registrations can be received all the way up to two or three days before the parade , so everyone can have a chance to participate , but the entry fee goes up to $ 125 after Friday , November 18 . Before that , the fee is $ 100 .
“ There ’ s plenty of time for people to get their applications in at a discounted rate ,” said Clue .
The parade will be livestreamed , with
8 • SEKY - Life in Southeast Kentucky December 2022