For the second time this season, the weather has dampened Toccoa’s holiday plans.
A rainy night kept crowds at bay during the town’s Christmas Fest earlier this month. Now, the threat of rain has forced organizers to reschedule the town’s Christmas parade. They rescheduled the parade, which was to take place this evening, for 7 p.m. on Thursday, December 14.
“Due to this weekend’s lovely weather, we’re making the call to postpone the Christmas parade,” organizers posted to Facebook.
Christmas in Cornelia to proceed with changes
While the weather put the kibosh on Toccoa’s plans, Cornelia is forging ahead with its planned Christmas event this evening, Saturday, December 9.
“We know that some people think we are crazy for not canceling our Christmas in Cornelia event tonight. That’s okay! We understand that our visitor count may be much lower than usual. However, our city staff, our business owners, and our vendors have put in too much time, money, energy, and planning to just cancel it,” organizers said on social media.
Event organizer Cornelia Main Street posted an updated activity schedule and map. They moved the street vendors indoors and canceled the hay ride, train ride, and kids zone.
Cornelia still hopes that people will attend, encouraging the community: “If you’re looking for a great way to make some memories (possibly wet ones), dress warm, bring an umbrella, a poncho, and your rain boots, and we will see you in downtown Cornelia tonight!”
