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Milwaukie Umbrella Parade and Tree Lighting

When

Sat, Dec 5 · 4:30 PM–6:00 PMContest check-in by 4:15 pm at South Downtown Plaza (11222 SE Main St.); parade 4:30 pm; winners ~5:30 pm then tree lighting; ends 6 pm.

Where

Historic Milwaukie City Hall (parade from South Downtown Plaza)10722 SE Main St., Milwaukie, OROpen in Google Maps ↗

Ages

Everyone is welcome; contest prizes for both adults and children

Cost

No pre-registration; free treats, hot chocolate and cider

Organizer

City of Milwaukie

A rain-ready Oregon twist on the holiday parade: anyone can decorate an umbrella (or a bicycle) and march four blocks up Main Street in downtown Milwaukie to historic City Hall, where the city tree is lit. No pre-registration is needed. Participants gather at the South Downtown Plaza near the post office; anyone entering the umbrella contest should arrive by 4:15 pm, when volunteers from the Milwaukie Arts Committee begin judging in the Most Creative, Most Festive and Most Milwaukie categories, each with prizes for both children and adults, plus Best Decorated Bicycle. The parade steps off at 4:30 pm. At City Hall the Rotary Club of Milwaukie serves free treats, hot chocolate and cider, the Power Pep Band plays, winners are announced around 5:30 and then the tree is lit; everything wraps up at 6 pm. Main Street is closed to traffic, so park in downtown lots or take the MAX Orange Line or bus.