Ripley Christmas Parade Dec. 8: Christmas Through the Decades
The Ripley Christmas Parade returns to downtown Ripley on Tuesday, Dec. 8, at 7 p.m. This year’s theme is “Christmas Through the Decades.” Ripley Main Street shared the announcement on its Facebook page this week and is asking businesses, churches, schools and other groups to sign up for a free float spot.
The flyer says the City of Ripley presents the parade. Organizers want this year’s lineup to be the biggest yet.
Ripley Christmas Parade Theme: Christmas Through the Decades
For 2026, float builders are asked to pick a favorite decade and decorate to match. Ripley Main Street listed five choices:
- The 1950s
- The 1960s
- The 1970s
- The 1980s
- The 1990s
The theme leaves room for poodle skirts, tie-dye, disco and neon. The parade flyer shows a float with costumed riders from each era around a decorated tree, which gives entrants an idea of what organizers have in mind.
How to Enter a Float
There is no fee to enter, according to Ripley Main Street. Groups can register online through the association’s sign-up page at app.seemylegacy.com or by scanning the QR code on the parade flyer.
The announcement did not give a registration deadline, lineup location or route. Entrants should check the sign-up page and Ripley Main Street’s Facebook page for those details as the date gets closer. Questions can also go to Ripley Main Street, which has its office at 111 E. Spring St. in downtown Ripley.
Parade Details at a Glance
- What: Ripley Christmas Parade
- When: Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2026, at 7 p.m.
- Where: Downtown Ripley
- Theme: Christmas Through the Decades (1950s to 1990s)
- Cost to enter: Free
The parade flyer also carries the logos of Rotary International, the Tippah County Board of Supervisors, the Tippah County Development Foundation, Ripley Main Street, the City of Ripley and The Peoples Bank.
A Busy Holiday Season Downtown
The parade caps a full stretch of holiday events in Ripley. Downtown merchants kicked off the shopping season with the Ripley Holiday Open House on Nov. 1, and local families have the My Choices Family Christmas event coming up on Nov. 19.
Elsewhere in Tippah County, the Town of Walnut posted on Facebook this week that it is looking for churches, organizations and individuals to hand out Christmas treats or hot chocolate at its own parade. Walnut has not yet posted a date for that event, and Tippah News will share it once it is announced.
Source: Ripley Main Street on Facebook
