City of Palestine issued the following announcement on Nov. 26.
The City of Palestine has regretfully made the decision to cancel the Christmas Parade of Lights and Palestine Main Street Wine Swirl. It is never an easy decision to cancel an event, especially those that so many of our residents enjoy attending. “Due to the continuing rise in COVID cases and our hospital nearing capacity before the holiday season begins, I have chosen to close certain group events that have been sponsored by the city,” said Mayor and Emergency Manager Steve Presley.
In lieu of the Christmas Parade of Lights, the City of Palestine will be hosting a Christmas Light Tour and decorating contest for residential and commercial properties within the city limits. There will be two prize categories for residential properties: Traditional and Eclectic (think Griswold) and one prize awarded for commercial business properties. In an effort to encourage the Christmas spirit, a driving tour will be designed from the submissions for the contest. Entries need to be submitted by December 11th at noon and judging will take place on December 12th. To submit your property, please complete the form at www.visitpalestine.com/f/60. A cash prize of $100.00 per category will be awarded to the top winner in each of the three categories. You do not need to enter the contest to have your home or business featured as a destination on the tour. If you do not want to be judged, please email your property address to heritage@palestine-tx.org or call 903-723-3526.
To view the submissions and enjoy a night on the town looking at the decorated homes and businesses, download the Visit Palestine, Tx app in Google Play or Apple Store and choose “Tours” at the top right. From there, you will be able to choose Christmas Light Tour.
Refunds for tickets purchased for the Wine Swirl event which was scheduled for December 12, 2020, will be issued automatically. Ticket holders will receive an email beginning next week notifying them that we are processing the refund and it is requested that you please allow for up to 10 days for the refund to process.
We want to extend our appreciation to our Grand Reserve sponsors Palestine Toyota and Shelby Savings Bank. In addition, the following local businesses committed to sponsoring this year’s event: Pumping Services Inc., Commercial Bank of Texas, Charles E. Dickens Fine Jewelry & Gifts, Prosperity Bank, Rutledge Auto Group, Oncor and Palestine Air & Heat LLC. We are hopeful that they will be able to support the event in the future.
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