Knoxville Mayor Bill Haslam on Thursday kicked off Christmas in the City, the two-month-long holiday celebration in Knoxville that begins in November. Advertisement This year’s celebration features a lineup of more than 60 different holiday events or attractions ranging from dazzling displays of Christmas lights to outdoor ice-skating to the WIVK Christmas Parade, dramatic performances, concerts and church services.
Community organizations, artistic groups, businesses, churches and the city sponsor the different individual events included in Christmas in the City. The City of Knoxville’s Office of Special Events coordinates the celebration. Christmas in the City begins Nov. 1, and continues until Dec. 31, though most of the events are set after the Regal Celebration of Lights on Market Square on Nov. 23.