Looking for a unique way to celebrate the holidays and have delightful Christmas celebrations near Bellingham, Washington, great for the entire family. The Northwest Lynden Lighted Christmas Parade is very popular in this small town. The parade is brought to the community by our local sponsor Edaleen Dairy!

Downtown is a short 3-minute drive from the Farmstead. I recommend going in early and parking near Rustlers.  Some of the streets will be blocked, but there is ample parking if you arrive early. You can spend some time walking down Historic Downtown on Front Street, stop in a few shops, and of course, check out Village Books or the Lynden Pioneer Museum, which might be a treat. Then have some dinner before the parade, (it might be busy, so hop on over first, and check their wait times)

NORTHWEST CHRISTMAS LIGHTED PARADE:

***NOTE this is 2021 information, we will update as soon as we know more for 2022.”

“Welkom” in this Holiday Season Saturday, TBA, with the Northwest Lighted Christmas Parade in Lynden, presented to the community by title sponsor Edaleen Dairy!

Starting at 6 pm., a lighted menagerie of cars, pick-ups, trucks, floats, wagons, farm equipment, and more light up Front Street!

The Parade starting point is at the Fairway Shopping Center, located at Front Street and 18th St., heading east on Front St. into beautiful downtown Lynden, ending at 3rd St. 

A SURVIVORS GUIDE FOR THE 2021 Northwest Lighted Christmas Parade: Presented by Edaleen Dairy:

Bundle up, Patience, and Spread Some Christmas Joy Edition
( A special request at the bottom, for those that know the rest)
IN WHAT could turn out to the most unhelpful idea ever, except for inside-out hot dogs, Chia pets, and last year’s parade and parking lot extravaganza, we’re re-using this little map and text to give you an idea of what’s to be expected and how to prepare for the Northwest Lighted Christmas Parade tomorrow evening.

*DRESS WARM, BRING BLANKETS, AND MITTEN UP! Temps should be around freezing by the 6 p.m. parade start, with mostly clear skies and a slight breeze from the northwest. Great ambiance, but a bit chilly on the bones, especially for the young youngsters. Hand warmers are a wonderful thing!

* BRING THE GIFT OF PATIENCE! There is a number of fellow spectators expected, and with all the street closures, traffic flow becomes a bit of a challenge. Don’t be a Grinch, come early and walk around Fairway and downtown, DO NOT BLOCK DRIVEWAYS OR ALLEY’S, expect to play hide and seek for parking, and after the parade, enjoy the conversation in the car about which entry was best.

* PARK NORTH OF GROVER: When looking for a place to park, think north of Grover Street. The area between 10th and 15th is usually pretty “light” (Get it? We make this same joke every year) on people, so not only is parking generally easier to find, you can land your posterior under the trees, in case some sprinkles arrive.

* KOK ROAD/ 17th St. IS LIMITED ACCESS: Kok Road through to 17 St. and across Front St. is a bit of a bugger, as it crosses the Parade route. BUT, you can park in the Lettered streets (C, D and E) between B.C. Avenue and Stremler, and view the parade from the south side of Front St., and still be under the trees!

* HERE COMES THE BRIDE! For you wedding shindig attendees heading to the Mt. Baker Rotary building at the Fairgrounds. Front St. will be closed, so take Kok Road to 17th St, then left on C, D, or E Street’s, to Stremler Drive and the Rotary Building Parking lot.

*START TIME: Lighted entries start leaving the Fairgrounds promptly at 6:00 p.m. They reach downtown around 6:10 p.m. EXPECT CROWDS & ARRIVE EARLY! Yes, even earlier than that. There’s cocoa to be drank, treats to be eaten, gifts to ponder and purchase, and friendly people to visit!

* PLEASE EXIT WITH CAUTION! There are lots and lots and lots of really excited little and sugared up people darting around, and SLOOOOWWWW is the safest speed, so drivers PLEASE use EXTRA caution as you wouldn’t want a bag of coal this year!

*THANKS TO ALL THE ENTRIES AND VOLUNTEERS! We have about the perfect number of entries, and we are very grateful to all those who take the time to decorate a unit, and those that take the time to help with safety and staging of the units before hand, for each helps to make this “Kick-Off to Christmas” happen! Please share your appreciation when you see them!

* HAVE FUN!!! If we need to explain this, well, you’ve got bigger issues than we are prepared to deal with right now. So shake off the sad, cloak yourself in glad, forget about the outside stuff, and have soak in some hometown fun!

* AND NOW, by the power invested in us by no legal authority whatsoever, and under rules we totally made up, each of you are asked, in a really nice way, to greet those you know, and those you don’t know, with a hearty “MERRY CHRISTMAS!”!