The Santa Barbara 4 wheel drive club again joined in for the 2025 Goleta old town holiday parade. The parade was held on Saturday night. December 6th.
The Grand Marshall this year was Mr. James Marchiando. He is a lifelong Goleta Valley resident with deep roots in local agriculture and was honored for his dedication to farming, family and community. He drove his 1959 John Deere tractor in the parade, carrying four generations of his family.
With spirits high & Christmas music abounding, and with 73 entry’s and 1,766 total participants and an estimated 5-6,000 spectators we entered on to Hollister Avenue from Orange Avenue and proceeded up the packed parade route through old town to the Goleta community center.
Our group included Fifteen members from our club that participated in this year’s event, our riggs included a combination of TJ’s, JK’s, Gladiators, and several different makes of pickups. Matt even joined us on his Birthday.
Decorations included lots of Christmas lights, garland large lighted ornamental figures & inflatables of several different kinds.
Our decorated caravan was even accompanied with some all time favorite Christmas carols to boot.
The Goleta Old Town Holiday Parade is a wonderful community event that celebrates the holiday season and brings people together.
We were proud to be a part of it and look forward to participating in the future.
Thank you to all the incredible volunteers, sponsors and the Greater Goleta Santa Barbara Lions Club for organizing this event.