Old-time Christmas parade turns Jacksonville festive
Crowds lined the streets of downtown Jacksonville Saturday morning, many in Victorian garb, for the annual Victorian Christmas Parade.
The Saturday event may be over, but the season continues in the old gold mining town where history lives on into the present. Residents and visitors can catch Father Christmas from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. every Saturday and Sunday through Dec. 18, at the Beekman Bank, on the corner of California and Third streets. There is no charge for taking your own photos with Santa.
Special activities and tours will continue each weekend through Dec. 18, including wagon and trolley rides. For more information, see jacksonvilleoregon.org or call 541-899-8118.
Crowds line the street in downtown Jacksonville Saturday for the Victorian Christmas Parade. [Andy Atkinson / Mail Tribune]
A Minion hands out hugs during the Jacksonville Victorian Christmas Parade Saturday morning. [Andy Atkinson / Mail Tribune]
People turn out in Victorian garb for Jacksonville’s Victorian Christmas Parade in downtown Jacksonville Saturday morning. [Andy Atkinson / Mail Tribune]
The South Medford High School Marching Band marches in downtown Jacksonville Saturday morning. [Andy Atkinson / Mail Tribune]
Jacksonville’s Victorian Christmas Parade in downtown Jacksonville Saturday morning.[Andy Atkinson / Mail Tribune]
Jacksonville’s Victorian Christmas Parade in downtown Jacksonville Saturday morning.[Andy Atkinson / Mail Tribune]
Jacksonville’s Victorian Christmas Parade in downtown Jacksonville Saturday morning.[Andy Atkinson / Mail Tribune]
Jacksonville's Victorian Christmas Parade in downtown Jacksonville Saturday morning.[Andy Atkinson / Mail Tribune]
Jacksonville’s Victorian Christmas Parade in downtown Jacksonville Saturday morning.[Andy Atkinson / Mail Tribune]
Jacksonville’s Victorian Christmas Parade in downtown Jacksonville Saturday morning.[Andy Atkinson / Mail Tribune]
Jacksonville’s Victorian Christmas Parade in downtown Jacksonville Saturday morning.[Andy Atkinson / Mail Tribune]
Jacksonville’s Victorian Christmas Parade in downtown Jacksonville Saturday morning.[Andy Atkinson / Mail Tribune]
Jacksonville’s Victorian Christmas Parade in downtown Jacksonville Saturday morning.[Andy Atkinson / Mail Tribune]
Jacksonville’s Victorian Christmas Parade in downtown Jacksonville Saturday morning.[Andy Atkinson / Mail Tribune]
Jacksonville’s Victorian Christmas Parade in downtown Jacksonville Saturday morning.[Andy Atkinson / Mail Tribune]
Jacksonville’s Victorian Christmas Parade in downtown Jacksonville Saturday morning.[Andy Atkinson / Mail Tribune]
Jacksonville’s Victorian Christmas Parade in downtown Jacksonville Saturday morning.[Andy Atkinson / Mail Tribune]
Jacksonville’s Victorian Christmas Parade in downtown Jacksonville Saturday morning.[Andy Atkinson / Mail Tribune]
Jacksonville’s Victorian Christmas Parade in downtown Jacksonville Saturday morning.[Andy Atkinson / Mail Tribune]
Jacksonville’s Victorian Christmas Parade in downtown Jacksonville Saturday morning.[Andy Atkinson / Mail Tribune]
Jacksonville’s Victorian Christmas Parade in downtown Jacksonville Saturday morning.[Andy Atkinson / Mail Tribune]
Jacksonville’s Victorian Christmas Parade in downtown Jacksonville Saturday morning.[Andy Atkinson / Mail Tribune]
Jacksonville’s Victorian Christmas Parade in downtown Jacksonville Saturday morning.[Andy Atkinson / Mail Tribune]
Jacksonville’s Victorian Christmas Parade in downtown Jacksonville Saturday morning.[Andy Atkinson / Mail Tribune]
Jacksonville’s Victorian Christmas Parade in downtown Jacksonville Saturday morning.[Andy Atkinson / Mail Tribune]
Jacksonville’s Victorian Christmas Parade in downtown Jacksonville Saturday morning.[Andy Atkinson / Mail Tribune]