NOVEMBER 21, 2024 | 5:30pm – 8:00pm

Historic Downtown Mount Pleasant will be a joyous place to visit this holiday season as the City presents the 5th Annual Boots & Bells: An Olde West Christmas beginning with Opening Night Lighting Festivities on Thursday, November 21, 5:30 to 8:00 p.m.

Come enjoy an evening featuring the Downtown Lighting Ceremony, live music, Cowboy Santa’s arrival, complimentary cocoa and cookies, food vendors, free games and prizes, photo opps including festive mini burros with their own supply of candy canes, and miniature train rides in Caldwell Park!

The Mount Pleasant High School Jazz Band and Choir will start the evening off at 5:30 p.m. with a holiday performance, followed by the Lighting Ceremony at 6 p.m. with music by Memphis Soul.

Visit Santa’s Souvenir Shoppe hosted by the Mount Pleasant/Titus County Chamber and buy your 2024 custom ornament and other City “swag” items that make perfect holiday gifts.

Horse drawn carriage rides will be available all season on Fridays and Saturdays from 6 to 10 p.m. Check-in will be at the festive Hot Beverage Stand.

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“Downtown Mount Pleasant is one of our greatest assets, and we are excited to continue the Boots & Bells tradition for the forth consecutive year,” said Mayor Tracy Craig, Sr. “Each year we have such a great response from the community and also welcome so many new visitors. It is truly a wonderful season for our hometown.”

COME HUNGRY:  We’ve got some great food trucks lined up:

• Dirty B’s Food Truck
• La Dona
• Allan Dennis Concessions, Inc (aka the “corn dog” stand!)
• The Crawfish Bandits LLC
• Mac Daddy TX Eats
• Tacos by Queen, LLC

TRAFFIC ALERT

There will be traffic detours around Downtown on Thursday, November 21, 7 a.m. through 10 p.m. to allow for a safe, expanded event. Local traffic will be allowed in and out until 4:30 p.m. Please allow a little extra time if traveling through the area on November 20.