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Christmas on Green Volunteer Opportunities

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Deadline: Nov 01, 2026 12:00 am (GMT-04:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
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Christmas on Green
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Date: Dec 06, 2026 1:00 pm - Dec 06, 2026 7:00 pm (EDT)
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Green St, Gainesville, Georgia 30501, United States

About the event

Join us on December 6th, 2026 for Christmas on Green Street! Join the City of Gainesville for our annual Christmas on Green Street celebration! This magical event includes a parade of antique cars, holiday floats, and marching bands starting at the Gainesville Civic Center and continuing all the way down Green Street! Before the parade, Green Street will be closed while people visit the historic homes and enjoy musical groups performing on front porches, magicians, face painters, balloon artists, storyteller, jugglers, Santa Claus, miniature train rides, and food trucks. The night will end with the Christmas on Green Street Parade and the traditional Lighting of the Rotary Tree at approximately 5:30 p.m. at the intersection of Green Street and West Academy Street!
City of Gainesville CVB
City of Gainesville CVB
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City of Gainesville CVB
City of Gainesville CVB
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About the application

Please review the available slots below and click on the button to sign up to volunteer. We will have a mandatory volunteer meeting on Wednesday, Dec 2nd at 11:30am at City Hall to pick up volunteer vest and have a quick review roles for the event. If you have a conflict at this time, please reach out to Karen Diaz at kdiaz@gainesvillega.gov to arrange a one-on-one check in. Thank you! Event Overview: The Annual Christmas on Green Street celebration is a magical event with a parade and open houses at historic homes, with musical groups performing on front porches, strolling magicians, face painters, balloon artists, storytellers, jugglers, Santa Claus, miniature train rides, and food trucks. Website: https://www.exploregainesville.org/christmas-on-green-street/

Terms & Conditions

City Volunteer PTO reminders (Explore in detail @ https://www.gainesville.org/239/Employees) Volunteer PTO accrual applies only to time worked outside of regular work hours (based on employees working 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday) Participants will receive 1.5 PTO hours for every hour volunteered Employees flexing their time for an event are not eligible Employees eligible may receive a max of 22.5 hours of PTO per year through volunteering – it’s your responsibility to know whether you are approaching or have already met this limit

Shifts

Title Location Time Slots available Hours
Direct Traffic- Civic Center Dec 06, 2026 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm 7 2
message Assist Directing Traffic around Civic Center
Parade Line Up Dec 06, 2026 1:30 pm - 4:00 pm 6 3
message Assist with Parade Check in and Float/Car Line Up
Assist High School Band Parking Dec 06, 2026 3:00 pm - 6:00 pm 3 3
message Assuring no one parks in Bands Designated Parking at Pierce Auditorium ( 202 Boulevard)
Parade Volunteer Dec 06, 2026 3:00 pm - 6:00 pm 10 3
message Volunteers will spread out along the parade route, assisting the community with navigating around the parade line and answering questions.
Traffic at Glenwood/Civic Center Dec 06, 2026 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm 1 2
message Assist with traffic / people crossing Glenwood avenue at Ronnie Green

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Christmas on Green Volunteer Opportunities
Christmas on Green Volunteer Opportunities
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