HATTERAS, N.C. — Sign-ups are open for the Hatteras Village Christmas Parade, which rolls through the village on Saturday, Dec. 12, at 2 p.m., and the Hatteras Village Civic Association is asking groups, businesses and residents to put in entries.
The civic association runs the parade, a holiday staple that pulls islanders and visitors into Hatteras Village for an afternoon of floats and candy. Winners in first, second and third place will take home cash prizes, and the best decorated golf cart gets its own award.
This year marks the 35th edition of the event, according to the civic association, which holds it on the second Saturday of December. The first parade, in 1991, featured local fire trucks and emergency vehicles, a few floats, a miniature horse and Santa Claus aboard a boat.
The parade has skipped only two years since then, in 2003 after Hurricane Isabel and in 2020 because of the pandemic. Over time the lineup has grown to include floats pulled by trucks, golf carts, boats, the Cape Hatteras Secondary School marching band, island fire trucks and local businesses and clubs.
The route has traditionally followed N.C. 12 through the village, starting near Teach’s Lair Marina and ending near the north end of Eagle Pass Road, with crowds lining the highway. Santa usually brings up the rear on a Hatteras Volunteer Fire Department truck.
Groups that want to take part can register through the civic association’s online form or by email. The parade is part of a larger run of holiday events in the village, which also include the lighting of the poles in November and a lighted holiday trail.
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