Merry Christmas!!! The 2021 Lisbon Christmas Parade Raised over $24K to Feed the Local Hungry!

Lisbon, Maryland . April 25, 2022  |

The Lisbon Christmas Parade
Committee is celebrating the success of The 2021 Great Lisbon FARMERS FEED THE HUNGRY Christmas Parade.

​We’ve wrapped it up for you below, like a Christmas gift tied with a red ribbon bow!

Photo Courtesy of Sam Kaiulani

Amazing Turnout!

The Lisbon Christmas Parade Committee and Howard County Farm Bureau are delighted to announce that The 2021 Great Lisbon FARMERS FEED THE HUNGRY Christmas Parade a tremendous success!   ​

We bounced back festively in 2021 with an immense turnout of parade participants and patrons!​ An estimated 3000 parade patrons lined the route in anticipation of the parade! 

In the spirit of the season, our local farmers and equestrians used their creative talents to showcase their tractors, horses, goats, dogs and more. Over 35 local farmers from Howard and Carroll counties, and beyond drove their festively decorated tractors and farm equipment, and antique farm trucks in the parade. More than 160 horses, under saddle and pulling carriages and wagons, proudly made there way up the parade route! 

​In addition, Days End Farm Horse Rescue held their annual Santa's Village with "Reindeer Rides" which drew more than 40 vendors for patrons to do their holiday shopping and find some delicious treats.

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The Numbers Are In!
The numbers are in! Thanks to you - our community sponsors and tractor and equine participants - the  parade raised over $24,500! Our beneficiaries were presented checks at the Annual Legislative Howard County Legislative Dinner held on April 21.  ​

• $7,400.90 to the  Howard County Food Bank 
• $7,400.90 to the Carroll County Food Sunday
• $4,933.94 to the Farmers & Hunters Feeding the Hungry
• $4,933.93 to the Lisbon Volunteer Fire Company

In addition, over 3,100 pounds of nonperishable canned foods was collected and donated to feed the local food banks in Howard and Carroll counties! Thank you to all those who participated in the food drives this parade season! ​

To view the 2021 Lisbon Christmas Parade recorded live on Facebook, please click here.

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Plans for 2022
Mark your calendars! The Great Lisbon FARMERS FEED THE HUNGRY Christmas Parade presented by the Howard County Farm Bureau is scheduled to kick off on Saturday, December 10, 2022. Stay tuned and learn more by visiting www. LisbonChristmasParade.org.
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The Great Lisbon FARMERS FEED THE HUNGRY Christmas Parade presented by The Howard County Farm Bureau,  benefits The Howard County Food Bank, Carroll County Food Sunday, Farmers & Hunters Feeding the Hungry, and Lisbon Volunteer Fire Company. Since its inception in 2011, the parade has raised more than $150,000 to date for the parade’s beneficiaries and collected many thousands of pounds of nonperishable canned food donated to our local food banks in Howard and Carroll counties. ​

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