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Jingle Thru North Plains Parade and Tree Lighting

When
Thu, Dec 3 · 6:00 PM–8:00 PM
Where
Downtown North Plains — parade ends at North Plains Senior Center, Commercial StreetCommercial Street, North Plains, OROpen in Google Maps ↗
Ages
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Cost
Not stated
Organizer
North Plains Events Association

North Plains' small-town lighted parade, held on the first Thursday of December. Local families, friends and groups decorate anything that moves — trucks, trailers, family cars, rented golf carts, motorcycles and bicycles — with lights and roll through town at about 10 miles an hour; the procession lasts around half an hour. Judges pick a Best Decorated Vehicle, and decorated homes and businesses are judged too. The parade ends in front of the North Plains Senior Center on Commercial Street, where the town tree is lit between about 7 and 7:15 pm, followed by carolers and refreshments until around 8 pm. Commercial Street is closed between 313th and Main Street for the event. Watch from the route, or register to join the parade.

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Official sources checked2026-10-21

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Conflict: the page body still describes the 2025 parade (Dec 4, 2025), while the page's Upcoming Events sidebar lists 'North Plains Jingle Parade December 3, 2026 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm', which matches 'Always the 1st Thursday in December'. The Explore Tualatin Valley guide gives December 5. Route details and tree-lighting time are from the 2025 text.

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