Kirksville Hometown Holiday
Kirksville's Annual Hometown Holiday
Saturday, November 28, 2026
2:00 - 6:00 pm
Parade registration form - CLICK HERE
New this year will be the Hometown Holiday Drone Show immediately following the parade and tree lighting.
Toasty Trails Fire Pit Area by Lemmon Landscaping. Located in the Adair County Courthouse. 
Main Street Kirksville Merry Market, Horse-Drawn Carriage Rides, S'mores and Window Wonderland
☃️ Kiwanis Christmas Parade 5:30 pm - "Holly Dolly Christmas" with Grand Marshal Larry Whitney
This year’s theme is “HOLLY DOLLY CHRISTMAS” in memory of Dolly Parton and her Imagination Library: a program that Kiwanis is proud to sponsor in our community!
The parade will be held Saturday, November 28th, 2026, at 5:30 PM starting along Franklin Street and traveling around the Square! This year’s Parade Grand Marshal is longtime community leader Larry Whitney!
In lieu of an entry fee, the Kiwanis Club of Kirksville asks parade participants to donate NEW children’s mittens, gloves, hats, coats, and scarves! This warm clothing will then be donated to children in need in our community. You can also bring warm children's clothing to the parade, which will be collected along the parade route.
You can also support our efforts to continue Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library in our community through a donation to the Kiwanis Club of Kirksville Foundation at:Kiwanis Club of Kirksville Foundation, P.O. Box 172, Kirksville, MO 63501
You may also donate online directly to the Dolly Parton Imagination Library Foundation by checking the box to designate the gift of any amount for Kirksville at donate.imaginationlibrary.com!
To register your business or organization for the parade, complete the form at the following link CLICK HERE. For all other questions or information, email kirksvillekiwanis@gmail.com!
🎄Tree Lighting and KV Winter Lights illumination done by Grand Marshal, Larry Whitney - immediately following the parade
🎅 Santa and MORE. Santa will be located in the Adair County Courthouse from 2:00 - 5:00 pm.