Mayor's Christmas Tree Lighting & Main Street Light Parade

Next date: Saturday, November 23, 2024 | 05:00 PM

Join us November 23, 2024 for the Annual Mayor's Christmas Tree Lighting & Light Parade

Mark your calendar and join us on Main Street for the Mayor's Christmas Tree Lighting and Light Parade, a benefit for the Belton Welfare Association's Operation Santa. Download the flier here.(PDF, 266KB)

• 5:00 pm - free hot dogs and bottled water will be available while they last.
• 5:30 pm - the light parade will begin! Download the parade map here.(PDF, 158KB)
• Immediately following the parade, Mayor Larkey will present the Welfare Association with a check from our sponsors and will light the tree at the corner of Main St & Chestnut St.
• There won't be a raffle this year, but after the lighting, kids are encouraged to visit with Santa and Mrs. Claus and receive a sweet treat!

Each year the Mayor's Christmas Tree lighting ceremony partners with the Belton Welfare Association. The Belton Welfare Association assists area residents throughout year with paying utility bills, family emergencies, and the back-to-school backpack program. One of their biggest events is Operation Santa! Operation Santa provides families with holiday gifts for children, groceries for a holiday meal, and warm gloves/scarves/hats. Operation Santa depends on community donations of non-perishable food and new unwrapped toys!

Donation bins will be on-site for non-perishable, unexpired food. Especially needed are canned fruits & vegetables, soup, applesauce, stuffing, instant mashed potatoes, cereal, and canned meats.

Donation bins will also be on-site for new, unwrapped toys. All ages are needed, but especially toys for 10+.

Let's show our holiday spirit by giving back to our community and helping those less fortunate experience a wonderful holiday! Every donation to the Belton Welfare Association & Operation Santa assists area residents. You can make a difference right here and spread holiday cheer!

If you wish to give a monetary gift or adopt a family through Operation Santa, please contact the Welfare Association directly at 816.805.7624.

Questions? Need more information? Ready to donate? Contact the Belton City Clerk or Mayor Larkey. 

THANK YOU to our 2024 Sponsors!

KMT Services; Wilson & Company; Kat Excavation; K Jett Services; Brackmann Construction; Lights Snack Shack; Brite Car Wash; Osage Valley Electric Cooperative; Beacon Mini Storage; Northpoint Development; Elevate Missouri; Benjamin Equestrian Center; SFE Enterprises; Manning General Contractors; Williams & Campo; Gordon Light; Midwest Cutting & Coring, Inc; Trekk Design Group; Piper Sandler; Pearce Photographics; Y-Belton, LLC Christie Development; Rausch Colemen Homes; J.A. Lillig Excavating; Bel-Ray Sunrise Lions Club; Belton Park Department; Belton Fire and Police Departments; Belton Public Works; Mayor Larkey and the Belton City Council

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Location

Belton's Main Street, Main Street, Belton, View Map