Downtown Racine will open its holiday season on Saturday, Nov. 14, 2026, with the annual Holiday Parade and Tree-Lighting Ceremony, listed among the Downtown Racine Corporation's current events.

The evening begins at 4:30 p.m., when carolers perform Christmas favorites on Monument Square as pre-parade festivities.

The parade itself steps off at 5:30 p.m. from the west side of the State Street bridge. Its route runs down Main Street to 6th Street, and the event listing runs to 7:30 p.m.

The parade is free to attend and is paired with the downtown tree-lighting ceremony the same evening.

The parade is one of several holiday events on the downtown calendar in the weeks ahead, including Ladies Day Out on Nov. 21, a bourbon and beer event on Black Friday, Nov. 27, Small Business Saturday on Nov. 28 and the First Fridays holiday edition on Dec. 4.