Kannapolis recently celebrated the holidays with the Annual Christmas Parade. The special nighttime event featured over 130 holiday themed and lighted entries and marching bands. 

Entries competed for prizes in four categories of judged entries for this year’s parade: Civic, Church, School, and Band.

The judging criteria included: Originality, Creativity, and Presentation.

Winners:

School Category:

1st - AL Brown JV and Varsity Cheerleaders

2nd – Kannapolis City Schools Transportation

3rd – AL Brown Women’s Basketball Team

Civic Organization:

1st - Oasis Buccaneers

2nd – UNC Nutrition Research Institute

3rd - Boogerwoods Haunted Holidays

Church Category:

1st - Bethpage Presbyterian

2nd – First Presbyterian Church of Kannapolis

3rd – Carolina Deliverance

School Band Category:

1st - AL Brown Marching Wonders

2nd – Lake Norman Charter Knight Band

3rd – Koontz Elementary Marching Band

Check out photos for the parade HERE.