This year’s Greater Cayce-West Columbia Chamber of Commerce Holiday Parade of Lights will be one for the ages. A full contingent of yuletide units are ready to go for the 5:30 p.m. parade. But it’s not just a parade.

“We promise you one of the best, complete Christmas experiences you can imagine,” said Tim James, Chamber president and CEO.

Saturday will offer a whole day of Cayce-West Columbia Christmas-related events.
The hop-on, hop off United Community Bank Parade Day Business Shuttle will run from 10 am to 4 pm. The shuttle will visit more than 35 local businesses, restaurants in shops, all offering fun, family friendly activities and holiday specials.

The main stop on the route is at the Peter Boulware Toyota of Columbia– North Pole located at the Chamber Office. Open 12 to 4 pm. It will feature: live music, visits from Santa, a Kid’s corner with canvas painting, a “mining” station with the Cayce quarry, face painting and more.

More than 20 businesses set up at the Chamber building with shopping and activities, including a holiday bouquet flower bar. Parade Day concludes with the finale – the “Holiday Parade of Lights” at 5:30 pm. Cayce businesses and stops listed below:

• Steel Hands Brewery on Foreman Street in Cayce
• State of the Art Gallery at 2007 State St. in Cayce
• Cayce Art Lot at 1908 State St.
• Cayce Historical Museum
• Tandy Leather at 823 State St. in Cayce,
• Guignard Park
• East Bay Deli in Parkland Plaza
• Kingsman Restaurant in Parkland Plaza
• Preferred Electrical Supply at 2210 Foreman St. in Cayce
• Granby Gardens and Granby Pavillion
• Piecewise Coffee Co. at 2001 State St. Cayce
• Henry’s of Cayce at 2108 State St.
• Martin Marietta Cayce Quarry
• Lifetime Insurance Agency
• Cayce Public Safety

West Columbia businesses included are listed below:

• Carolina Signs and Designs D Avenue in Triangle City
• Beckett Financial Group on Meeting Street
• Pedego Soda City on Meeting Street
• Preserve and Co. on Meeting Street
• Symphony of Aromas on Leaphart Road
• Barbara Jane’s Boutique in Granby Village Shopping Center
• Palms to Palmettos on Leaphart Road
• Old Mill Antique Mall on State Street
• The Warehouse on State Street
• State Street Trading Co. on State Street
• Thrifty Paws Boutique C Ave. – Triangle City
• Brickhouse Gourmet Coffee and Tea
• Ds Wings on Meeting Street
• Always Original Baker on Meeting Street
• Cafe Strudel on State Street
• Black Rooster in the Brookland development

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