# Christmas on the Square and Weatherford Lights the Night Parade > Event for families in the Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington area (TX). Times are Central Time. - When: Sat, Dec 5 · 10:00 AM - Where: Historic Downtown Weatherford — Parker County Courthouse square, 1 Courthouse Square, Weatherford, TX 76086 - Ages: All ages - Price: No admission price printed; Gingerbread Contest family entry $10 (business entry $20) - Organizer: Weatherford Chamber of Commerce - Official page: https://pci.jotform.com/form/262324971179060 - Last checked: Tue, Oct 27 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 2, 2026, with more added regularly. About: https://grassyknees.com/about Freshness: listings are re-checked on a daily research run (latest check 2026-11-01), 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/dallas-fort-worth/activities/christmas-on-the-square-and-weatherford-lights-the-night-parade--listing-e9045183122f451bc2f3c12a ## About Weatherford's downtown Christmas day runs around the historic Parker County Courthouse square. The 2026 theme is Gingerbread Christmas: by day the square fills with local shops and vendors, festive food, holiday entertainment, family activities and visits with Santa Claus, and the first Gingerbread Christmas Contest puts families' and businesses' gingerbread creations on display for judging (houses, barns, churches, historic buildings and more; family entries compete for cash prizes and a People's Choice trophy). After the square winds down, Weatherford Lights the Night begins: a lighted parade of floats and decorated vehicles with the Roo Marching Band, the Weatherford Blue Belles and Santa at the end, starting at the Ninth Grade Center and looping through downtown. Families can make a whole day of it, or come in the evening just for the parade; bring chairs or a blanket for a curbside spot. Groups can still register a float or decorated vehicle, and families can enter the gingerbread contest through the Chamber's online forms. ## Similar picks in Dallas–Fort Worth - [The Colony Christmas Spectacular Light Show](https://grassyknees.com/dallas-fort-worth/activities/the-colony-christmas-spectacular-light-show--listing-115bb3165b6b018cb500d63c) — Dec 5 – Jan 3 · 5:30 PM – 10:30 PM · The Colony Central Firehouse (Firehouse 1) · checked Oct 24. The Colony's Christmas Spectacular is a free-to-view holiday light show at the Central Firehouse on Blair Oaks, with displays choreographed to music. 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