By Pamela Dodson
Staff Reporter

pdodson@thepccourier.com

COUNTY — Christmas parades around Pickens County will continue this week as Easley, Six Mile, Central and Liberty are all set to welcome Santa Claus to town on Saturday.

The city of Easley has scheduled its parade for 10 a.m. Saturday. The parade will be on Main Street, and the theme is “Christmas: Past, Present, and Future.” For more information, call Dunburks Premier Events at (864) 423-4344. Pre-parade activities are planned as well.

Six Mile is next in the lineup, as it has also scheduled its parade for Saturday, with a 10:30 a.m. start time. All entries must have a Christmas theme, and there is no entry fee. The parade route will be on Main Street. Parade organizer Dora Jane Duncan announced this week that Wallace Merck, a Six Mile native and actor who appeared in films such as “Fried Green Tomatoes, “Super Mario Bros.” and “RoboCop 2,” will be the grand marshal for the parade. For more information, contact Duncan at (864) 868-2349.

The annual Central parade is also planned for Saturday and will start at 1:30 p.m. The parade will travel down S.C. Highway 93. There is free registration on the day of the event, beginning at 12:30 p.m. at Mt. Zion Cemetery. Call the Central Fire Department for more information at (864) 639-5608.

Liberty will hold an evening parade, also on Saturday, starting at 6 p.m. The parade will be downtown, with the theme “Light my Liberty.” Registration is free, with forms available at libertysc.com. Contact Jamie Burns for more information by calling (864) 843-3177 ext. 6, or by email at jburns@libertysc.com. A tree-lighting ceremony is set to follow the parade.

Pickens will hold its Christmas parade on Dec. 11 at 7 p.m. downtown. Applications are available online at historicpickens.com or cityofpickens.com under the community event calendar, at the PRA/Chamber office and at City Hall. Entry is $10 for nonprofit organizations, $20 for individuals or business and commercial entries and free for bands or dignitaries. Deadline for entry is Tuesday, Dec. 8, at 5 p.m.

Norris will have its parade on Dec. 12, starting at 11 a.m. The parade route will be on S.C. 93. This year’s theme is “Old-Fashioned Christmas.” Registration is free. If you want your entry to be judged, the deadline to register is Dec. 9. Contact (864) 639-2033 for more information.

Dacusville will round out the Pickens County parade season on Dec. 12 as well. The event will start at 2 p.m., with a rain make-up date of Dec. 13 at 2 p.m. This year’s theme is “Christmas in the Country.” There is a $15 entry donation for registering in advance and a $20 entry donation on the day of the parade. For more information, contact Randy at (864) 270-1599, David at (864) 855-2920, Betty at (864) 201-5678 or Teresa at (864) 419-6621. The Dacusville tree-lighting ceremony is set for Dec. 11 at 7 p.m. at the Dacusville Community Center.