Walnut Ridge's annual Christmas Parade was held Tuesday evening, December 5, 2006, with hundreds of folks lining the sidewalks and struggling to find a parking space prior to the parade's start.
The entries competed for cash and prized which included the following entries: Entry for the Most Enhanced was the Girl Scout troops #308 and #110 entitled "Christmas With the Troops". In the religious division, first place went to the Lords Ranch; second place went to the Hoxie Methodist Church with their float titled "All American Christmas"; third place went to the First Free Will Baptist Church's float titled "What's on Your Christmas List?".
Entries in the Commercial divisions included as first place, Dayspring Behavior Service titled "Christmas in Candyland"; second place went to the Walnut Ridge Nursing and Rehab titled "Santa's Workshop"; third place went to the Cub Scouts Pack #39 titled "Backwoods Christmas"