Christmas parades and holiday events will take place this Saturday in Austin and Crothersville.
In Austin the 1 p.m. parade will start on W Frontage Road located in the Industrial Park along I-65 and travel east State Road 256 to the Jennings Township Volunteer Fire Department located west of Austin City Hall.
Following the parade there will be a holiday open house for the community at the fire station.
In Crothersville Christmas festivities begin with the lighting of the town Christmas tree at the stoplight at 5:30 p.m.
The parade will form in the south parking lot at the Crothersville School beginning at 6 p.m. going south on Preston Street to Moore Street will continue to U.S. Highway 31, turn north to the stoplight and east to Hamacher Hall.
Santa will greet youngsters at 6:30 p.m. with cookies and hot chocolate.
A Christmas auction at Hamacher Hall will begin at 7:30 p.m.