Reisdents gather around the bonfire at Oak Park during the town's annual Fire and Ice celebration. Credit: COURTESY

Greenfield’s annual Fire and Ice parade lit up the downtown on Saturday, Dec. 6. The event, created by the Greenfield Fire Department during the pandemic as a way to bring people safely together, has become a highlight of the year in Greenfield.

Volunteer Stephanie Cowart said the Fire and Ice committee spends about 10 months each year organizing the event each year.

She said the committee is grateful for help from the Greenfield DPW, Greenfield Police Department, and Greenfield Firefighters Association; Warren Aldrich, who organized the cooking; and the “Ungrateful Colonists” group of volunteers who organized the fireworks at Oak Park.

Families check out the craft table at the Fire and Ice celebration in Greenfield. Credit: COURTESY/Justin Dole
A youngster meets Santa and Mrs. Claus in the bandstand at Oak Park. Credit: COURTESY

Parade judges were the Rev. Daniel Osgood, Joe Ellis, and Ella Cademartori, director of the Stephenson Library. The 2025 Parade Grand Marshall was Catherine Shaw, who recently retired after 29 years working in the Town Offices.

2025 float winners were:

Judges choice: Greenfield Fire Department ladder truck

Best fire apparatus: Lyndeborough Fire Department

Best personal vehicle: Dave Raymond

Best commercial vehicle: DS Stone

Best float: Greenfield Girl Scouts

Greenfielders watch the Fire and Ice parade pass Stephenson Memorial Library. Credit: COURTESY
Dave’s Raymond won a prize for “Best Personal Vehicle.” Credit: COURTESY
The reindeer arrive on a Greenfield fire truck. Credit: COURTESY
Stephenson Library lit up for the parade. Credit: COURTESY
“Fire Dancer” Hannah Banana and partner Heather McCormick (not pictured) performed their “Sacred Fire Dance” at Oak Park. Credit: COURTESY
Lyndeborough Engine 82 in the parade. Credit: COURTESY