Christmas Holiday Events 2009
Downtown
Belton, South Carolina
Sponsored by City of Belton, Belton Area Partnership,
Belton Area Museum Association & Belton Center for the Arts

Belton Christmas Tree Lighting & Festivities
Saturday, December 5, 2009 at 6:00 P.M.

2009 Photos of Festivities  (2 Pages)

An activity filled night for children and adults was held in Belton on the square on the night of Saturday, December 5 at 6:00 P.M. at the annual Christmas Tree Lighting in Downtown Belton.  More than 150 people turned out for the tree lighting.  Christmas Carols will be performed by Marshall Primary students.  Singer Loretta Holloway entertained everyone as well as Brian Sprague from Melbourne, Australia who was visiting friends in the area.  Horse-drawn carriage rides will be on the square from 6:00 - 9:00 pm.

The Belton Area Museum's Christmas Wreath Auction was held from 5:00 - 8:00 pm at the art center.

At the Art Center, a new exhibit was opened for the adults and children visited with Santa and had their photo taken.  The children also enjoyed cookies and hot chocolate.

Merchants located on the square were also open after normal hours for holiday shopping.

Nancy's Fancies on the square in Belton was the first-place winner of the window decorating contest.

Belton Children's Christmas Parade &
Standpipe Star Lighting
Saturday, December 5, 2009 at 3:00 p.m.

2009 Photos of the Christmas Parade  (5 Pages)

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           Photo by Debbie Rogers                       
 

2009 Belton Christmas Parade Application  [pdf file]

The Belton Children's Christmas Parade was held downtown Belton on Saturday, December 5, 2009 at 3:00 pm on Main Street.  Thousands of children and adults came to see bands playing, floats, cars, etc. including the annual visit by Santa Claus.  People lined both sides of the street to see more than 40 entries in the parade.

Groups (bands, churches, dancers, service organizations, etc.) participated with floats, cars, etc.  Lineup for the parade took place on North Main Street near the Farmer's Market.  Awards were named in categories as listed below. 

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Winning top awards for the Belton Children's Christmas Parade 2009

     Dance Group Competition:   1st Place -  Dancer's Edge
                                                 2nd Place - BHP Step Team

     Band Competition:  Belton-Honea Path Band

     Best Church Entry:  Pleasant View Wesleyan Church

     Best Marching Group:  Belton Middle School Cheerleaders

     Best Retail/Business Entry:  Kenney Boy's Barbecue

     Best Wheeled Entry:  Boy Scout Pack 20

     Most Enterprising Entry:  BDG Electrical

     Most Original Entry:  Blake Children

     Best Shriner Unit Entry:  Shriners' Fireman unit

The judges were Carol Brooks, Alda Smith and Debbie Kellett.

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Leading the 2009 parade were the Grand Marshalls Betsy and Tommy Chapman.  Santa Claus was on hand for the 2009 Parade and riding on the Belton Fire Truck.

It has become traditional to light the star on the Standpipe in the evening following the Christmas Parade.

The sponsors of the parade expressed their thanks to all participants and volunteers for a great event.  They were especially pleased to have so many churches enter the parade and so many fantastic floats!

Join the Christmas Festivities & have fun Shopping in Belton

If you have any questions about the Christmas Parade, call Gina Clary at 934-3744 (email gina1420@aol.com) or Dave Jones at 226-8799 or 940-3106 (email davidj@superioreng.com).