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Light Up the Night Christmas Parade & Christmas Lights Contest

Merry Christmas & Happy New Year!


Christmas Lights Contest Contestants 2024

Go on a self-guided tour of Christmas lights around the Bull Shoals Lake - White River Area.

Here is a list of locations that have entered our contest!  The judges will pick a winner from the residential and business categories.

You can also view the locations via a Google Map through the link below.

Christmas Lights Tour Map - TBD

Saturday, December 7th: Light up the Night Christmas Parade & Tree Lighting

Let's light up the night to celebrate the season! 

Businesses, organizations, boats, bikes, bicycles, ATV's, classic cars, churches, individuals...come one and all to join us for this parade! 


The theme is LIGHT!  Get creative to see how your float can shine!


The route is below.  No signup is needed.  Lineup is at 5pm on Marilyn Avenue.

We have a special presentation this year - The Santa Shuffle! Businesses can be represented by one of the 12 dancing Santas! To enter a Santa, just sponsor a costume for $35 (the Chamber will order them) and provide a special someone from your business to wear it and strut his (or her) stuff down 178 to holiday tunes! Call Tim at 870-445-4443 to reserve your suit!

The Tree of Lights will be lit at 5:30 p.m. at the Kirby & Family Funeral Home lawn with Christmas Carols and Hot Cocoa provided by First Baptist Church of Bull Shoals! 

You can be at the tree lighting and still watch the parade!  Merry Christmas!

Ham and Bean Luncheon & Raffle Fundraiser at the Bull Shoals Library from 2-4pm

Christmas Lights Contest

The Bull Shoals Lake White River Chamber of Commerce would like to invite you to enter the Christmas Lights Contest for residents and business of Bull Shoals and Lakeview! We will have residential and commercial categories. Prize baskets will be given to winners in each category.

To enter by Dec. 14, fill out a form on bullshoals.org or visit the office in the Bull Shoals Library for a paper copy. Judging is on December 16th!

Online Entry and Sponsorship Form


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