Sparkle Sandy Springs to bring holiday wonder in December

SANDY SPRINGS, Ga. — Sparkle Sandy Springs will transform the City Springs District into a winter wonderland from 4 to 7 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 6. The annual holiday celebration will feature a parade, gift market and the lighting of a Christmas tree and menorah around 6:50 p.m. Kids can meet The Grinch and Cindy Lou Who at Sparkle Wonderland along the parade route on Mount Vernon Highway. There will also be inflatable Christmas characters, carolers and artificial snow. Local businesses will be selling handmade goods and seasonal gifts at Sparkle Village , a gift market on the City Green Plaza. Food vendors will be located along Blue Stone Road. The Sparkle Parade , featuring floats, marching bands and dance groups, will step off at 6 p.m. from the intersection of Lake Forest Drive and Mount Vernon Highway. It will travel down Mount Vernon Highway, turn onto Galambos Way passing City Hall and end at Sandy Springs Circle. Visit sandyspringsga.gov/sparkle-parade to learn more about the parade’s viewing areas. Appreciate the work? Help us keep this reporting available to all by joining the Appen Press Club. Your support makes all the difference. Chip in!