Winnsboro Christmas Parade Barbara Ball 3 years ago Saint Nick himself closed the Winnsboro Parade on Sunday in a sleigh atop a vintage fire truck, bringing with him the start of the holiday season in Fairfield County. A Wilkes Family Farm tractor, driven by Joe Wilkes.Mayor John McMeekin,right, SC Senator Mike Fanning (Dist. 17) and wife Stephanie Fanning lit the tree following the parade. Fanning and House Rep. Annie McDaniel were Grand Marshals of the 2021 Christmas parade.