# Bel Air Christmas Parade & Holiday Tree Lighting > Event for families in the Baltimore–Columbia–Towson area (MD). Times are Eastern Time. - When: Sun, Dec 6 · 3:30 PM – 6:00 PM - Where: Downtown Bel Air & Shamrock Park, 39 N Main St, Bel Air, MD 21014 - Ages: All ages (family parade with flat sidewalks and park lawn; stroller friendly) - Price: Free admission (open public parade and tree lighting; complimentary hot cocoa and cookies at Shamrock Park). - Organizer: Downtown Bel Air Alliance & Town of Bel Air - Official page: https://downtownbelair.com - Last checked: Sat, Nov 7 Source: Grassy Knees is a directory of real family events, places and programs for kids across major U.S. metro areas, where every listing is researched from the organizer’s own page and shows the date we last checked it. https://grassyknees.com covers 42 metro areas as of Nov 11, 2026, with more added regularly. About: https://grassyknees.com/about Freshness: listings are re-checked on a daily research run (latest check 2026-11-10), and new events are added as organizers post them. Sell-outs, weather cancellations and time changes show up on the live page first: https://grassyknees.com/baltimore/activities/bel-air-christmas-parade-and-holiday-tree-lighting--listing-95a8467ae71a1546b91ceaae ## About Downtown Bel Air hosts Harford County's most anticipated winter tradition: the Bel Air Christmas Parade and Shamrock Park Holiday Tree Lighting. Stepping off at 3:30 PM along historic Main Street, the parade showcases high school marching bands, festive community floats, youth dance and gymnastics troupes, equestrian units, vintage antique fire engines, costumed characters, and Santa Claus riding atop a horse-drawn sleigh. Family Experience & Accessibility: • Parade Viewing: Main Street provides wide, curbed brick and asphalt sidewalks with great viewing lines for families with strollers and lawn chairs. • Shamrock Park Celebration: Following the parade at 5:00 PM, families stroll to nearby Shamrock Park for community caroling, a cozy warming campfire, free hot chocolate and cookies, and the ceremonial lighting of the town's majestic living evergreen Christmas tree. • Facilities: Shamrock Park and the adjacent Bel Air Town Hall offer heated restrooms with changing tables, paved park walking paths, and easy parking in the municipal parking garage. ## Similar picks in Baltimore - [Havre de Grace Candlelight Tour, Parade & Tree Lighting](https://grassyknees.com/baltimore/activities/havre-de-grace-candlelight-tour-parade-and-tree-lighting--listing-901c33217887217d01ae4d02) — Dec 4 – Dec 5 · 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM · Historic Downtown Havre de Grace & Concord Point · All ages · Free · checked Nov 7. 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