It was a cold but beautiful night for the 81st Annual Cannon Pharmacy Kannapolis Christmas Parade.
With over 100 entries the parade wound its way through downtown Kannapolis as thousands enjoyed holiday music by marching bands and festive holiday themed floats.
Awards were presented to the civic organizations, churches, schools and bands that had the best entries in the parade. Each entry was judged on originality, creativity, and presentation using the holiday theme as inspiration.
This year’s winners were:
Civic Organizations
1st Place – Booger Woods; entry 20
2nd Place – Pack 254 (Reelin’ in the Holiday Spirit); entry 63
3rd Place – Kannapolis History Associates; entry 34
Churches
1st Place – Jackson Park UMC; entry 22
2nd Place – Anchor Baptist Church; entry 33
3rd Place – New Life Church of Jesus Christ; entry 54
Schools
1st Place – AL Brown Karpentry; entry 103
2nd Place – Preschool of the Arts; entry 74
3rd Place – Concord Lake Steam Academy; entry 97
Bands
1st Place – Hickory Ridge; entry 100
2nd Place – Carson; entry 31
3rd Place – West Charlotte; entry 16
Hickory Ridge
Carson High School
West Charlotte High School