AroundLou Special Edition

All of Louisville was able to experience the magic of the real Santa Claus arriving on Friday, November 25th to help us Light Up Louisville. Well, he's back and you and yours can watch as Santa travels by on his magic chair waving to all! 

The popular Santa Christmas Caravan returns this weekend for two days of fun and community engagement! The caravan will visit dozens of neighborhoods around the city and will make multiple stops each day for children and families to take pictures with Santa Claus*.

*Families will need to bring their own camera for photos with Santa, there will not be an event photographer for Santa photos.

On Saturday December 10th, the caravan will visit neighborhoods such as Phoenix Hill, the Highlands, Portland, Nulu, Park DuValle, Shawnee and more.

The caravan will be stopping at 5 different locations on day one. They are Lincoln Elementary School, Willow Park, the Shawnee Golf Course Clubhouse, Norton Healthcare Sports & Learning Center, and across from the Park Community Credit Union on 12th and Jefferson streets.

Sunday, December 11th, the caravan will travel through areas including Camp Taylor, Newburg, Buechel, Klondike and others. On day two, it will stop at 4 locations. Those locations are Male High School, Newburg Community Center, Eastland Center, and Atherton High School.

Louisvillians can watch the caravan make its way through the city with the Santa Tracker. Visit www.SantasChristmasCaravan.com to watch the Santa Christmas Caravan travel through town and make its way to your neighborhood.

Park Community Credit Union is a sponsor of this event and was the catalyst for bringing the Santa Christmas Caravan back to the city this year.

“We are so excited to bring this event back for 2022. As Kentucky’s largest Community Development Financial Institution, Park is dedicated to giving back to the communities we serve and collaborating with local partners to improve the lives of traditionally underserved,” said Tiffany Felts, VP of Marketing for Park Community Credit Union.

Kentucky health insurance marketplace, kynect, has also joined in co-sponsoring this event by adding a second day to the caravan.

Additional sponsors include: Byerly Ford Nissan, Jefferson County Sheriff's Office with special thanks to Sheriff John Aubrey, Kentucky Exposition Center, The Mower Shop, Visual Presentations Inc., and media sponsors Mix 106.9 and WLKY. Special thanks also to the Louisville League of Mascots.

The caravan is set to depart the Kentucky Exposition Center each morning at 11:30 a.m. The full caravan routes can be downloaded and printed here: Caravan Day 1 and Caravan Day 2. For more information visit www.LightUpLouisville.org, @AroundLou on Instagram and Louisville Metro Special Events on Facebook.