Jingle Thru North Plains
Downtown North Plains • North Plains, OR
📅 Dates
Thursday, December 3, 2026
Hours: About 30-minute parade; tree lighting and carolers until around 8 PM
💰 Cost
Free to watch
All ages
🎯 Best For
All ages
🅿️ Parking
The page gives the parade-entry and lineup location as the parking area between the medical office and La Lotería.
🍽️ Food & Drink
Refreshments are offered after the parade.
North Plains decorates anything that moves for Jingle Thru North Plains: trucks, trailers, family cars, golf carts, motorcycles and bicycles, all lit up and rolling through town in a parade of about 30 minutes. It ends at the North Plains Senior Center on Commercial Street with a community tree lighting, carolers, refreshments and awards for the best-decorated entries.
🌟 What You'll Experience
- Illuminated vehicle parade
- Community tree lighting
- Live carolers
- Decorated vehicle awards
- Watch the vehicle procession through town.
💡 Pro Tips
- Attach at least one or two lights to your vehicle before you join, because every wheeled entry needs its own lighting for the evening parade.
- Make sure your vehicle can hold about 10 miles an hour, because each entry is responsible for keeping pace with the procession.
- Reserve a golf cart early from J & S Golf Carts on Main Street if you don't have your own vehicle to decorate for the parade.
- Head to the North Plains Senior Center on Commercial Street when the parade ends for the tree lighting, carolers and refreshments.
- Register your entry for the Best Decorated Vehicle award, which a panel of judges hands out to one participant on parade night.
📞 Get More Information
Website: Visit Official Site
❓ Frequently Asked Questions ❓
❓ Who can be in the parade?
North Plains individuals, families, friends and organizations are all encouraged to decorate anything that moves and join the parade.
❓ What kinds of vehicles can join?
People decorate trucks and trailers or bring the family car. Many residents rent golf carts from J & S Golf Carts on Main Street, and motorcycles and bicycles can join too.
❓ What do parade entries need?
Your vehicle needs a light or two attached. You also need to keep up with the parade, which moves at about 10 miles an hour.
❓ What happens when the parade ends?
The parade ends in front of the North Plains Senior Center on Commercial Street. There's a tree lighting there with carolers and refreshments.
❓ How long is the procession?
The procession takes about 30 minutes. The tree lighting, carolers and refreshments continue afterward.