Special Events
"At the end of the day, if I can say I had fun, it was a good day!" - Walt Disney
Fall Festival & Witches Ride
Sunday, October 26
2:00pm - 5:00pm
Homewood Central Park
(Rides, games, food trucks, costume contest at 3 pm on the Central Park stage for ages 0-10)
The Homewood Witches Ride (HWR) benefiting, the O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center at UAB, begins after the festival at 5:30pm. This event brings together countless riders and members of the community for a great cause.
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Parade Registration
Parade is limited to 50 entries. Registration ends on Monday, December 1st or until full.
Homewood Organizations & Businesses
Registration opens Monday, November 3, 2025.
Non-Homewood Entries
IF SPACES REMAIN, registration for Non-Homewood entires will open Monday, November 24, 2025.
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Parade Award Categories
2025 Parade Award Categories
-Best of the Silver Screen Entry
-Best Scout Entry
-Best Entry by a Civic Organization
-Best Business Entry
Theme & Judging: We encourage all entries to be in the theme of the parade: “A Silver Screen Christmas.” Each entry will be judged for its theme, originality, personality, & presentation.
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Entries Lining up for the Parade
Approximately 5 days prior to the parade all registered entries will be contacted by email and given their assigned staging area, and logistic information for the line-up and parade.
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Entry Rules & Regulations
All entries must be registered to participate in the parade. Only a limited number of registration spots (50) are available for the Homewood Christmas Parade.
- No entry may include a person dressed as or representing Santa Claus. The City of Homewood will provide the official Santa for the parade.
- The City of Homewood and Homewood Parks and Recreation Board reserves the right to accept or deny any entry.
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Parade Route
The parade will begin at 6:30pm from Homewood Public Library and travel east on Oxmoor Road. Then it will turn left onto 18th Street South, travel under the Christmas Star and then turn right onto 29th Avenue. It will then turn left onto 19th Street, travel past city hall and turn left onto 28th Avenue.
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Parade Updates - Day of
Updates for Homewood Christmas Parade:
All updates the day of the event will be made via the Park’s Facebook page. These updates will occur if there are any changes, delays or cancellations due to weather or other unforeseen circumstances.
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Parade Features
The parade will feature the lighting of the Homewood Star on 18th Street as the parade enters Downtown Homewood. After the star is lit, the parade continues and then culminates with the lighting of the Christmas tree at City Hall plaza.
Special Events List
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Back to School Bash
Saturday, August 23, 2025
4:30pm-8:30pm at Patriot Park
This event kicks off the new school year with rides, bounce houses, food and live entertainment. There is no admission charge but to jump and play on the bounce houses and ride the mechanical attractions, you can pruchase a $10 wristband that will provide unlimited access to everything.
Proceeds from the wristband sales go to benefit the Homewood High School Band.
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Christmas Parade
Homewood Christmas Parade
Tuesday, December 9, 2025
The parade will begin at 6:30pm from Homewood Public Library and travel east on Oxmoor Road. Then it will turn left onto 18th Street South, travel under the Christmas Star and then turn right onto 29th Avenue. It will then turn left onto 19th Street, travel past city hall and turn left onto 28th Avenue.
The parade will feature the lighting of the Homewood Star on 18th Street as the parade enters downtown Homewood and then culminates with the lighting of the Christmas tree at city hall plaza.
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Easter Egg Hunt
Saturday, March 28, 2026
Patriot Park
*Don’t be late as it does not take long for all of the eggs to disappear and remember to bring your own baskets!
Ages: 0-3 (10:00am)
Ages: 4-5 (11:00am)
Ages: 6-7 (10:00am)
Ages: 8-10 (11:00am)
The Homewood Easter Egg Hunt is for toddlers and kids up to 10 years of age. Participants will hunt for eggs with children of their own age group. In addition to the hunt there will be games, prizes, and the Easter Bunny will make a visit for pictures.
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Fall Festival & Witches Ride
Sunday October 26, 2025
2:00pm - 5:00pm
Homewood Central Park
Rides, games, food trucks, costume contest
The Homewood Witches Ride (HWR) benefiting, the O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center at UAB, begins after the festival at 5:30pm. This event brings together countless riders and members of the community for a great cause.
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Holiday Open House
Thursday, November 6
5:00-8:00pm
Kick off the holiday shopping season with the Homewood Chamber of Commerce at our annual Holiday Open House. Shop at downtown businesses, enjoy refreshments, hors d'oeuvres, a trolley, shopping discounts, and much more!
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July 4th Festival
Saturday, July 4, 2026
The City of Homewood and the Homewood Parks & Recreation Board will celebrate the 4th of July in Downtown Homewood. Two blocks of 18th Street South & One block of 29th Ave South will be blocked for pedestrian traffic in Downtown Homewood to make way for rides and attractions.
Our event opens to the general public at 5:00pm.
There will be a combination of inflatables/rides placed in the streets that will appeal to children of all ages. A DJ will provide music and interactive activities for the patrons at the event. Downtown Homewood is one of the best locations in the entire metro Birmingham area to view the “Thunder on the Mountain” fireworks show from Vulcan Park. All of our activities will end at the beginning of the fireworks display.
There is no admission charge to enter the downtown event area but to ride and play on the attractions an unlimited attractions wristband ($10) must be purchased. A tent selling attractions wristband will be located near the intersection of 18th Street South and 29th Avenue South.
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We Love Homewood Day
Saturday, May 2, 2026
This event is our annual celebration of our community that includes a parade, 5k run and much more! The festival at Central Park offers a variety of inflatables, rides and activities for all ages to enjoy.
