Holiday Parade & Tree Lighting
Our 2024 Event:
Our 2024 Annual Holiday Parade and Tree Lighting took place on Saturday, December 7th in Downtown Saline! This year, we had over 70 entries who took part in this incredible celebration. Our event commenced with caroling from the Saline High School Ten Tones at our Tree lighting Ceremony! Soon after, Mayor Marl took over the mic to give seasons greetings. With Mayor Marl's help, we introduced our Grand Marshall and both of this year's emcees!
For the 2024 Holiday Parade, our Grand Marshall was Sue and Steve Whitner! This charming couple has lived in Saline since 1980 and have supported local charities through the Whitener Giving Fund. Sue graduated from SHS in 1973 and met Steve in a marching band at Olivet College.
 They married and raised 2 sons who also graduated from SHS and are both married and have recently had children of their own.
Sue worked for Consumers Energy while Steve owned 4 Michigan Auto dealerships including Briarwood Ford in Saline which was named Small Business of the Year in 2005 by SACC. Thank you Sue & Steve for your outstanding service to the Saline Community!
We had two wonderful emcees for this year's parade in Lucy Ann Lance and Annherst Kreitz (pictured below).
Lucy Ann Lance (left)Â is the host of a popular daily talk show on Ann Arbor's 1290 WLBY, and co-owner of Lance & Erskine Communications!
Annherst Kreitz (right) currently serves as the Director of Development and Community relations at Washtenaw Christian Academy.
We thank both of these ladies for their commitment and efforts throughout our parade and for providing an excellent experience to our community!
Float Contest Winners:
This year, we had three separate judging categories for our entries: Business Organizations, Charitable Organizations, and Youth Organizations! Floats were judged based on their use of our theme (winter wonderland), creativity, craftsmanship, and public appeal. With that being said, here are the winners of our 2024 Holiday Parade Float Judging Contest:
Business Organization Winner: Kelly Orthodontics
Charitable Organization Winner: Christ Our King Lutheran Church
Youth Organization Winner: Saline Area Girl Scouts Troop #40369
Holiday Raffle Winners
Throughout the Holiday Season, SACC was spotted selling tickets within Busch's Fresh Food Market in Saline! Through our raffle, ticket buyers had the opportunity to win up to $1000 in free groceries. See our winners and flyer details below for more information:
Congratulations to this years raffle winners:
$1000 Winner
Saline Social Services
$500 Winner
Steve Ley
$250 Winner
Michael Klein
$250 Winner
Jeff Van Overmeer
2024 Full Schedule
2024 Sponsors
Without our sponsors, this event would not have been possible. Please consider these businesses for your future needs and learn more by visiting our business directory linked at the top right of this page!
Looking for more information about the Saline Holiday Parade and Tree Lighting? Contact the Saline Area Chamber of commerce:
 Michelle Dugan
    Executive Director
 Director@Salinechamber.org
734-429-4494