Christmas on Central Holiday Spectacular & Parade

Dunkirk’s Christmas on Central Holiday Spectacular and Parade is slated for Saturday, December 5 in downtown Dunkirk.

Christmas on Central (11 a.m. – 7 p.m.), presented by APG, Van Buren Drive-In, Refresco Beverages, Putnam Record Agency & J.F. Grant Consulting Services, includes merchant/vendor holiday shopping throughout downtown Dunkirk, live music (11 am - Footsteps, 1 pm - Slim and Red and 3 pm - DJ Joe Gould), free horse drawn wagon rides, Santa Claus/Mrs. Claus/Rudolph visits, holiday ice sculpture demonstration, free hot cocoa, children’s activities, holiday dancers, annual tree lighting and the holiday parade.

The Dunkirk Holiday Parade is also on December 5 at 6 p.m. on Central Avenue from Third Street to Fifth Street. The theme is “Winter Wonderland” with 5 p.m. pre-parade entertainment at City Hall and parade lineup with check-in at Robin Street and Third Street.