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Lincoln Christmas Parade
postponed, Santa still scheduled this Thursday
[December 02, 2025]
LINCOLN IL - The Lincoln
Illinois Office of Tourism has made the difficult decision to postpone
the Annual Lincoln Illinois Christmas Light-Up Parade this Thursday
(December 4), due to the expected extreme cold temperatures. The
parade will be held a week later, on Thursday, December 11, 2025,
with the parade kickoff at 6:30pm.
“Unfortunately, it’s just going to be too cold,” stated Scott McCoy,
Lincoln’s Director of Tourism. “It’s a safety concern and that will
always be our top priority.”
The good news is Santa will still be in town this Thursday, December
4th, to meet all of the children!
According to McCoy, when Santa was
notified of the parade postponement, he felt he should still stop in
Lincoln and be available to hear the wish lists of local children.
“I totally understand the weather isn’t going to cooperate there in
Lincoln, but I’m used to the cold up here in the North Pole,” Santa
said when asked why he was still planning to visit this Thursday.
“It will be nice and warm in the Lincoln Depot. We’ll have hot
chocolate and cookies, so it will be a fun time. But most of all,
it’s important to me to visit with the kids -- and I wouldn’t miss
it!”
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Mayor Tracy Welch
said the Lincoln Fire Department will be assisting with Santa’s
arrival.
“We have asked Santa to fly into a local farm where he can park
his sleigh in an available barn,” Mayor Welch said. “We didn’t
want his reindeer out in the extreme cold, so they will be
inside the barn during Santa’s visit. Then the Fire Department
will bring Santa to town.
Santa will be at the historic Lincoln Depot at Chicago and
Broadway streets, starting at 6:30pm this Thursday. For
additional details, visit
LincolnIllinoisTourism.com or find Lincoln Tourism on
Facebook.
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