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MILLSBORO, Del. \u2014 The Millsboro Police Department has canceled the town’s annual Christmas parade scheduled for Tuesday night because of heavy rain and safety concerns for participants and spectators. In a statement posted to the department’s Facebook page, officials said the decision was made out of caution due to expected wet conditions throughout the day that would make staging and parade operations unsafe. The cancellation affects participants, spectators, volunteers and staff who had prepared for the event. Police thanked community partners for their work in planning the parade and emphasized that safety remains the top priority. No makeup date has been announced.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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MILLSBORO, Del. \u2014 The Millsboro Police Department has canceled the town’s annual Christmas parade scheduled for Tuesday night because of heavy rain and safety concerns for participants and spectators. In a statement posted to the department’s Facebook page, officials said the decision was made out of caution due to expected wet conditions throughout the day […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":19533,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[29],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19530","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/millsboro-water-tower.jpg?fit=697%2C372&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pbtNqq-550","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":19327,"url":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/tvdelmarva-to-broadcast-four-delmarva-christmas-parades-as-holiday-season-begins\/","url_meta":{"origin":19530,"position":0},"title":"TVDelmarva to Broadcast Four Delmarva Christmas Parades as Holiday Season Begins","author":"admin","date":"November 21, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"GEORGETOWN Del. \u2013 Christmas parades will return across Delmarva in early and mid December, and TVDelmarva will feature four of the region\u2019s major events live. 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