The holiday season in Mount Pleasant
December in Mount Pleasant fills with parades, holiday bazaars, 5Ks, and the kind of community gatherings that remind you what the season is supposed to feel like—organized by the people who live here, attended by the people who live here.
The holiday season in Mount Pleasant doesn’t need a marketing campaign to fill a calendar. The Chamber of Commerce, the city, the library, and a handful of community organizations each put something on the schedule, and the result is a December that feels full without being overwhelming. For anyone spending time in Titus County during the holidays, the calendar tells you something about the community: it shows up, it organizes, and it treats the season as something worth gathering around.
Past events
These events have already taken place in prior years. They’re included here so you can see what the seasonal calendar looks like.
Deck the Halls Holiday Bazaar
Mount Pleasant Civic Center
The Chamber of Commerce’s annual two-day holiday shopping bazaar with local vendors, artisan crafts, and community shopping. See our dedicated Field Note.
Upcoming events
The December calendar fills in as the season approaches. These are the events confirmed so far.
Mount Pleasant Christmas Parade
Downtown Mount Pleasant
The city’s annual Christmas parade brings floats, marching bands, and holiday decorations through downtown Mount Pleasant. A Titus County holiday tradition. Check with the <a href="https://www.mtpleasanttx.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="underline hover:text-accent transition-colors">Mount Pleasant–Titus County Chamber of Commerce</a> for the confirmed 2026 date and parade route.
Holly Jolly Hustle 5K
Mount Pleasant, TX
A holiday-themed community 5K race through Mount Pleasant. The event draws runners, walkers, and families for a festive morning that kicks off the December calendar. A good way to start a Saturday in the holiday season.
Library Christmas Open House
Mount Pleasant Public Library
The Friends of the Library host an annual Christmas Open House at the Mount Pleasant Public Library from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. An evening of community, seasonal refreshments, and the kind of event that reminds you the library is more than books.
Getting there from the property
Mount Pleasant sits ten minutes from the property on County Road 1070, and every December event happens within town limits. The Christmas Parade runs through downtown, the Holly Jolly Hustle winds through residential streets, and the Library Open House is on the main drag. Parking is available at each venue, and the events are spaced through the month so nothing conflicts.
For anyone already on the property during the holidays, Mount Pleasant’s December calendar is the kind that rewards showing up without requiring much planning. Walk the pastures in the morning, drive into town for an event in the afternoon, and be back on the porch before dark. The holidays out here don’t need to be complicated. They just need to be present, and Mount Pleasant delivers that.
A note on timing
Community events in Mount Pleasant don’t always publish their schedules months in advance. The Christmas Parade date shifts from year to year, and the Deck the Halls Holiday Bazaar (covered in a separate Field Note) runs in November rather than December. The Holly Jolly Hustle 5K is confirmed for December 5, 2026, and the Library Open House is set for December 18. If you’re planning a visit around a specific event, check with the Mount Pleasant–Titus County Chamber of Commerce or the City of Mount Pleasant for the most current information.
Pair any of these events with a visit to Mount Vernon’s Christmas on the Square (covered in a separate Field Note), and you get a holiday season that stretches across two towns, fifteen minutes apart, both of them doing the same thing: showing up for each other.
Plan a visit
Spend the holidays on the land.
Walk the 8 acres in the morning, catch the Christmas Parade or a holiday event in the afternoon, then back to the porch with the pasture lights off. That’s December out here.
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