The Conroe Kiwanis Christmas Parade helped kick the holiday season into high gear on Saturday in downtown Conroe.
The parade featured the Conroe Tiger Band, floats, decorated cars and Santa.
SEE ALSO: Inside the world of Houston’s luxury Christmas light installers
Conroe also held its Christmas festival Saturday in Heritage Place Park with two snow hills, a train, pony and camel rides, a petting zoo and live nativity scene.Â
SEE ALSO: Hoping to leave plastic trees behind? Where to find a real Christmas tree near Houston
The event is named for the late Toby Powell who was the mayor of Conroe prior to the current Conroe mayor Jody Czajkoski. Powell died in September 2020. He had a love of Christmas and envisioned a home-town Christmas celebration for the streets of downtown.Â
The holiday celebrations kicked off Nov. 28 with the Conroe Christmas tree lighting and Christmas on Main in downtown Conroe.Â
