It’s billed as a trot back in time.

More than 300 horses will parade up Massachusetts Street next month in the 15th Lawrence Old-Fashioned Christmas Parade.

“It helps me reconnect with my childhood and the past in Kansas,” said Phil Bradley of the Kansas Licensed Beverage Association. Bradley is an organizer and emcee for the event.

The parade is set for 11 a.m. Dec. 1.

The route will begin at Seventh and Massachusetts streets and continue along Massachusetts to the intersection of 12th Street.

An open house at the Douglas County 4-H Fairgrounds will follow the parade, which features a variety of horses and wagons, stage coaches, carts and sleighs.

“It’s a great way to get your family together and come down and enjoy downtown Lawrence,” said Jana Dobbs, CornerBank community bank president and one of the principal organizers of the parade.

Leading the way will be the Express Personnel Clydesdales, a six-horse hitch of black and white horses that will make an appearance fresh from the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York.

Following close behind will be about 100 different entries coming from Kansas and the Midwest.

Dobbs said the goal this year is to maintain and enhance the quality of the event. Only the most unique and beautiful entries have the opportunity to participate, she said.

The parade will include Fort Riley’s Commanding General’s Mounted Color Guard, the Saddle and Sirloin Club Riders of Kansas City, and majestic Friesian horses with their thick, black manes.

Bradley said organizers are working to bring bleachers to South Park for people to watch the parade.

“You get to see things that you could see locally, and you also get to see some amazing things that come from far away,” he said.

The parade is presented by the Lawrence Old-Fashioned Christmas Parade LLC. CornerBank is the company’s managing partner.

Other members are Downtown Lawrence Inc., Lawrence Chamber of Commerce, Zarco 66, Eldridge Hotel, The World Company, Kennedy Glass Inc., Bradley Farms and Schumm Foods.

Allen Prell, of Oketo, has participated in the event since its first year when about 20 entries took part.

“The more you have it, the better it gets,” he said. “It’s just kind of like a big family gathering.”