Story By Mary Bailey

Thursday night was picture perfect weather for the city’s annual Thanksgiving and Christmas Parade, “Turkey and Tinsel on Main” hosted by the Albertville Chamber of Commerce.

On Friday, businesses downtown kicked off “Pink Friday” with deals and door prizes for those shopping and supporting local business. 

Today the streets of downtown will be filled with Christmas joy and holiday magic for the Albertville Downtown Open House that will be from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. this afternoon.

Bring the entire family out for a fun-filled day of excitement filled with carriage rides, cookies with Santa, carolers and much more!

Farmer’s Market Parking Lot:

-Food

-Shopping

-Santa at the Depo

-Music and more

Albertville Train Depo:

-Cookies with Santa

-Holiday Express, trackless electric train rides through the parking lot

316 East Sand Mtn Drive:

-Horse drawn Carriage Rides through downtown, free to ride

Albertville Home Bakery, 212 N. Broad Street:

-Mrs. Claus will be giving away cookie decorating kits

Albertville Library, 101 W. Main Street

-Letters to Santa

write a letter to Santa and drop it in the North Pole Mailbox

Gordos Way, 212 E Main Street

-Free hot chocolate while supplies last

El Sol King Pollo, 113 E Main Stree

-Free tasting of Christmas Ponche while supplies last

Clover Tween

-Free Christmas tattoos while supplies last

La Michoacan, 107 S Carlisle Street

-Ice Cream Cone Crafts, design your own Christmas Tree with sugar

Local Joe’s, 1025 E Main Street

-Reindeer food stations, photo ops with a reindeer

Main Channel, 210 Sand Mountain Drive

-Christmas Arts & Crafts Table

Stach & Co, 112 E Main Street

-Spiked Coffee Bar while supplies last

Other participating downtown business will have shopping specials, deals and discounts:

Blossom, Bootleggers Italian Cookhouse, Bucci Boutique, Busted Oak Bourdon Society, Unique 4 U Design Studio and Taste & See Coffee.

The event is hosted by the Albertville Chamber of Commerce.