# Hometown Holiday Lighted Parade and Tree Lighting — Downtown Northville > Event for families in the Detroit–Warren–Dearborn area (MI). Times are Eastern Time. - When: Fri, Nov 20 · 6:30 PM - Where: Downtown Northville and Town Square, Main Street & Center Street, Northville, MI 48167 - Ages: All ages - Price: Free to watch (no fee listed) - Organizer: Northville Chamber of Commerce - Official page: https://www.northville.org/ - Last checked: Sat, Oct 24 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 32 metro areas as of Oct 24, 2026, with more added regularly. About: https://grassyknees.com/about Freshness: listings are re-checked on a daily research run (latest check 2026-10-24), 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/detroit/activities/hometown-holiday-lighted-parade-and-tree-lighting-downtown-northville--listing-5400dd6e42ed4fda8c088127 ## About Northville's holiday season starts with a Friday-evening lighted parade through downtown, organized by the Northville Chamber of Commerce. Bands, dancers and lit-up floats roll through Downtown Northville, Santa rides along, and the 2026 theme is Home for the Holidays. The parade steps off at 6:30 PM and is followed by the official tree lighting in Town Square, scheduled for 8:00 PM. For children who are sensitive to flashing lights and loud noises, the Chamber and the Living and Learning Enrichment Center set aside a Sensory Zone along Linden Street, where parade units try to keep horns, sirens and flashing to a minimum. 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