The holidays are a beautiful reason to visit cowan!

November 18:  Cowan Community Thanksgiving Service: Come ye thankful people come to a worship gathering of thankfulness and praise!  The various Cowan churches will gather on Sunday, November 18th, 6:00 p.m. at First Church of the Nazarene.  Rev. Bill Welch will be the speaker and special music will be provided by the Celebration Choir from Cowan First Baptist.  Rejoice, give thanks, and join us for worship!  1st Nazarene is located at 221 W Cumberland St.  For more information log on to www.cowanchurches.org. 
November 24: Small Business Saturday and Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony.  Avoid big city traffic and steer clear of Black Friday madness!  The specialty shops in Cowan are holding Christmas Open House on the Saturday after Thanksgiving.  Come to a hometown shopping experience with special sale items, unique gifts, refreshments, and door prize drawings.  Click here for details. 
November 30 & December 1:  Cowan Christmas Parade & Market.  One of the Tennessee's oldest & largest parades is here in the Cumberland foothills!  The 54th Annual Cowan Parade begins on Saturday, December 1 at 1:00 p.m.  The Cowan Market is held on Friday, November 30, from 3:30 to 9 p.m. and on Saturday, December 1, from 10 a.m. to 4 pm.  The Grand Marshall this year is the country music group Shenandoah.  For complete information visit the parade website at www.cowanparade.org.
December 8 and 9:  59th Annual Festival Service of Lessons and Carols at All Saints Chapel, Sewanee - one of the oldest musical traditions in the Anglican Communion is celebrated only 7-miles up the road from Cowan.  There will be three services this year, two on December 8 and one on December 9.  Tickets go away quickly, so you will need to click on the following website prior to November 21st: http://www.sewanee.edu/student-life/spiritual-life/festival-service-of-lessons-and-carols/
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