2025 Mechanicsville Christmas Parade

Sunday, December 7th, 2025

Theme: A Candyland Christmas

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PARADE LINEUP:

PARADE DIVISION 1

Battlefield VFW Post 9808

Hanover County Sheriff - Lt. Colonel Greg Six

Hanover Fire/EMS - Fire Chief Chris Anderson

GRAND MARSHALL - Hanover County Sheriff's Office (McGruff)

Rotary Club of Mechanicsville President

Hanover Christmas Mother

Senator Ryan McDougle

Delegate Scott Wyatt

Makenzie Babichenko

Hanover County Treasurer

Ryan Hudson, Mechanicsville District Supervisor

Sean Davis, Henry District Supervisor

Miss Virginia/District of Columbia Ultimate USA

The Potomac Wheelmen

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PARADE DIVISION 2

All American & Mrs. All American Pageants

American Legion Post 175

Azure Flamez

Hanover Community Support Services / Miss & Jr. Miss Hanover Abilities

Old Dominion Air-Ventures

Eastern Hanover Volunteer Fire Department

Mechanicsville High School NJROTC

Atlee Marching Raiders

Cub Scout 553

The Lucky Paw Foundation

Atlee High School Air Force JROTC

PRD Concessions

Virginia Army National Guard

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PARADE DIVISION 3

Animalance RVA

Hanover High School FFA

Scout Troop 503 & Pack 503

Hanover 911

Commonwealth of Virginia Girls Scout Troop 198

Karnes & Stanley Heating & Air

Mechanicsville High School Marching Band "The Herd"

Operation Purple Heart Truck

The Forward Foundation

Pupz N Sudz

Susan Compton w/ LPT Realty

WPER (Radio Station 90.5)

Operation Paws for Homes

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PARADE DIVISION 4

Hanover County Parks & Recreation

Boy Scouts of America - Troop 544

Cub Scout Pack 544

Texas Roadhouse

Do Baton! Dance Twirl Team

Elrod & Dunham Dentistry

Girl Scout Troop 5492

Atkinson Insurance Agency

Highland Springs Marching Battalion

Mechanics of Faith

Premiere Cheer Xtreme Empire LLC

Cub Scouts Pack 502

TMG

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PARADE DIVISION 5

RVA United

Compass Christian Church

Adam Stewart

Innovation Dance

Bell Creek Middle & Mechanicsville High School FFA

Grace Communion Hanover

Ashcake Volunteer Rescue Squad - Hanover Station 13 (Rescue 407)

Hanover Patriots

Blue Star Football & Cheer

Screaming Hawks of Hanover High School

SAFE - Save Animals from Euthanasia

Mechanicsville Hornets Football & Cheer

Bill Talley Ford

Jump Start Dance Studio

The Zehringer Family

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PARADE DIVISION 6

East Hanover Volunteer Rescue Squad

Generation Church

David Martin

Grace Christian School

Seven Slot Crew

Central Virginia Antique Farm Equipment

C&W Hanover Septic, Well & Plumbing

Howard Tree Service

Bundle of Joy Child Development Center

Central Virginia Mustang Club

New Found Church of Christ

Richmond Metro Antique Car Club

Robinson's Towing & Recovery Inc.

David Kirk

Dennis Jones (2012 Corvette)

Lil' Mikes Kitchen

Top Tech Heating & Air

Gimme Pound Cakes

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PARADE DIVISION 7

Matthews Towing & Recovery

Richmond Twisters

Phillip Downey

All-Stars Pest Control

Virginia Power Solutions

ACCA Shriners

Mechanicsville Transmission

Gus' Italian Café

Rotary Club of Mechanicsville - Hanover Night @ the Park

Richmond Flying Squirrels

Ashcake Volunteer Rescue Squad - Hanover Station 13 (Engine 407)

Truth Baptist Church of Mechanicsville

Sam's Hot Dog Stand

Caliber Equipment, Inc.

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PARADE DIVISION 8

Gethsamane Church of Christ

RH Towing & Transport

Get Hitched Trailer Rentals

Harvest Time Community Outreach

Knights Towing & Offroad Recovery

Carter Machinery Rental Store

Marks Body & Paint

Ashcake Volunteer Rescue Squad - Hanover Station 13 (Ladder 407)

Hanover County Sherriff - LAST VEHICLE OF PARADE

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New This Year:

Registration Closes November 1, 2025
All Applications must be Postmarked by November 1, 2025 and mailed (USPS) to:
Rotary Club of Mechanicsville
PO Box 992
Mechanicsville, VA 23111
No e-mailed or faxed Applications will be accepted
 

Staging Times
Divisions 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 between 12:00 and 12:30
Division 6, 7, 8 between 12:45 and 1:15
Division 6 stages at Mechanicsville Elementary School
 

Drop Off and Parking

Parade participants may be dropped off at Hanover Green Drive and Mechanicsville Turnpike (the Post Office side). Only vehicles participating IN the parade are allowed on Hanover Green Drive. There will be no parking on Hanover Green Drive.

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Sirens on Units and Vehicles

Sirens are reserved for emergency purposes only. There are emergency vehicles in this parade and use of sirens is strictly prohibited before, during and after the parade.

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Unit Vehicle Count Limit

We have a limited amount of space for staging as well as a limit to the amount of time to complete the parade. For this reason, we must limit the size of any unit to 20 standard sized vehicles. Large vehicles might have to be limited as well on a case-by-case basis.

 

Street Closures
Hanover Green Drive will be closed to thru traffic at 12 noon.
The Parade Route will be closed to all traffic at 1:30 pm.​

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Applications are currently closed for the Parade, deadline was November 1st, 2025.

Parade lineup will be posted here 2 weeks prior to parade.

You can download the parade information packet by click the button below:​​​

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​​Have questions for the parade Organizers?

Feel free to email: parade@mechanicsvillerotary.org​​