Calhan Community Events

12/15/2025

Wow! We are absolutely blown away by the creativity and spirit at this year’s Calhan Christmas Parade. A huge THANK YOU to everyone who came out to celebrate, and an even bigger thank you to the local businesses, families, and organizations who spent so much time decorating and lighting up our streets. You are what makes our small-town Christmas so special! ❤️

It was incredibly hard to choose, but here are your 2025 Parade Winners:

🚜 Santa's Sleigh Award (Best Farm Machinery)
🏆 Bar NZ Excavation Inc

🛻 Yuletide Vintage Charm (Best Classic Vehicle)
🏆 Bill and Kathy Schwindt with their 1949 Dodge Truck

🐴 Country Christmas Carriage (Best Non-Motorized/Wagon)
🏆 Calhan Ranch Hands

🐮 Holly Jolly Handlers (Large Animals/Horseman)
🏆 A&M Repair featuring the 1962 F600 "TOW MATER" and cow

🐐 Tiny Trotters Tribute (Small Animals)
🏆 Interstate Roofing

🎅 Holiday Scene Setter (Best Scene/Story)
🏆 Jerry's Custom Concrete, Inc featuring the Life-Size Red Radio Flyer Wagon and Nativy Scene

💡 Parade Illuminator (Best Lighting)
🏆 Calhan Fire Department

⭐ Hometown Holiday Favorite (The Crowd Favorite!)
🏆 JCH2 Enterprises featuring Santa and his Reindeer

🏆 Award Information:
The awards are currently being engraved to commemorate your win! Once they are finished, they will be dropped off at NAPA for pickup. I will reach out to each winner directly as soon as they are ready.

🎥 Watch the Replay:
Missed a moment or just want to relive the fun? I’m posting a link to a YouTube video of the parade in the comments below. I really enjoyed watching it back—hope you do too!

Thank you again to all the businesses for participating and to the community for cheering them on. We hope you all have a very Merry Christmas! ❄️

12/08/2025

Big thanks to

Walter Chisman, Adam Tipton, Byron Wall

for all your support! Congrats for being top fans on a streak 🔥!

Everyone please share and spread the word so we can fill the streets for the parade!

01/03/2025

🎄✨ Calhan Country Christmas Parade Winners Announced! ✨🎄

A big thank-you to everyone who made the Calhan Country Christmas Parade magical this year! Here are the award winners who lit up the event with their creativity and festive spirit:
1. 🏆 Santa’s Favorite Tractor: HH Ranch Trucking LLC
2. 🏆 Farmyard Festivity Award: Rudolph and Friends
3. 🏆 Yuletide Vintage Cruiser: Lori Ellefson - 1963 Ford F100 Unibody
4. 🏆 Country Christmas Carriage: Shires and Sport-Horses of Wallaby Way
5. 🏆 Classic Christmas Cruiser: Bill and Kathy Schwindt - 1949 Dodge Truck
6. 🏆 Spirit of the West: Gretta Disckson - 2025 El Paso County Fair Queen
7. 🏆 Holly Jolly Herd: Kit Carson Riding Club
8. 🏆 Tiny Trotters Tribute: Buck N’ Booth Horse Training
9. 🏆 Nativity Scene Celebration: Living Word Community Church
10. 🏆 Holiday Glow Award: JCH2 Enterprise
11. 🏆 Parade Illuminator: Calhan Fire Department
12. 🏆 Hometown Holiday Favorite: Calhan Ranch Hands 4H

🌟 Have feedback or suggestions for next year? We’d love to hear from you! Share your thoughts here:
👉 https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1H59luIFhP7-jcWyq-ZKuhWV4bOMbqtbL5_x0LQwVHIE/edit

Thank you for your support and for making the parade so special. See you next year!

As the parade grows, we would like it to grow with the town and as such we are hopeful that you would fill out this feedback form. We are only a few volunteers so we would love suggestions on others that would like to help and get involved for next year.

11/14/2024

Have you gotten your registration submitted yet?

https://www.facebook.com/share/v/18Ek8hVBBh/?mibextid=WC7FNe

11/11/2024

🎄✨ Get Ready to Shine at the Calhan Country Christmas Parade! ✨🎄

We can’t wait to see all the creative floats and festive entries this year! As you start planning your decorations, we wanted to share a sneak peek at a couple of the special awards up for grabs:

🏆 Santa’s Favorite Tractor – This award goes to the tractor that brings the most holiday cheer! Whether it’s decked out in twinkling lights or transformed into a winter wonderland, we can’t wait to see what you come up with! 🚜🎅

🏆 Yuletide Vintage Cruiser – Calling all classic farm truck owners! This award is for the vintage ride that captures the nostalgic charm of Christmas past. Give your old truck a festive makeover, and let’s see those holiday lights and decorations shine! 🎁🚛

Feeling inspired yet? We sure are! 🤩 Don’t miss your chance to be part of this year’s parade — it’s going to be a magical day full of community spirit and holiday fun. Remember to get your registration (link in comments) in soon, and let the decorating begin! 🎅✨

Stay tuned for more award highlights and event details. Let’s make this a parade to remember! 🥳🎄

11/02/2024

We hope you have had a wonderful year! We are ready to kick-off the Calhan Christmas Parade.

Here are the details that you have been waiting for:

Click here for Guidelines, Awards, Next Steps, ALL the details that you could need! https://docs.google.com/document/d/1qdyT8qFXjcr9vaPQSMGqVmp_P8VXB0aBw7yuLAwUkZM/edit?usp=sharing

Click here for Electronic Registration https://forms.gle/frnSRpG1CGukLU4Q6

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11/01/2024

Calhan Country Christmas Parade details coming up! Follow our page and event to get all the details first!!