Holiday festivities around the Greater Baton Rouge area

BATON ROUGE - It's the start of December, which means it's time for holiday season events. Here's a list of events to kickoff the festive season.

FRIDAY, DEC. 1

-- Downtown Festival of Lights

4 p.m.- 8 p.m.

North Boulevard Town Square

200 North Boulevard Baton Rouge, LA 70801

SATURDAY, DEC. 2

-- The Stay Fit & Jolly Christmas Parade in Baker

10:00 a.m.

Starts at Groom Rd. and Plank Rd. and ends at Baker City Hall

11:00 a.m.

Starts at Walker High School, and ends at Palmetto Rd.

8:00 AM - 12:00 PM

The parade starts at 11 a.m. on Joor Rd.

Map of road closures listed here

4:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

NEXT WEEK

DEC. 9TH

-- Classic Cars 4 Christmas Crusade

9 a.m. -2 p.m.

Cabela's

2200 W Cabela's Pkwy, Gonzales, LA 70737

4:00 p.m.

The parade starts at 5:30 P.M. at River Road at North Boulevard and ends at Lafayette Street.

DEC. 10TH

-- Morganza's 3rd Annual Country Christmas Parade

1 p.m., La. 3050, Morganza High School front lawn

*** WAS ORIGINALLY DEC. 3 BUT HAS SINCE BEEN RESCHEDULED***

DEC. 16

-- "A December To Remember" Christmas Tree Lighting Festival

5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., at the corner of North Sherwood Forest Boulevard and Big Bend Avenue.

*** WAS ORIGINALLY DEC. 2 BUT MOVED DUE TO BAD WEATHER ***

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