Thanksgiving is already in the rear-view mirror. Did you eat all the stuffing you could? It's time to deck the halls, bow down to our consumerist gods and get stuck in traffic as the 85th annual Hollywood Christmas Parade shuts down the heart of Hollywood. On a day most of us will be driving back into to town, no less.The festivities start at 5 p.m. with a pre-parade concert, and the parade itself starts at 6 p.m., beginning at the intersection of Hollywood Boulevard and Orange Dr. and continuing east down Hollywood until it hits Vine Street. At Vine, the parade heads south for two blocks until it hits Sunset Boulevard, where the parade will go back west down Sunset until it hits Orange Drive again.
This year's grand marshall of the parade is the one and only Olivia Newton-John, and hosts are Erik Estrada, Laura McKenzie, Dean Cain and Montel Williams. If you're going, it's definitely advised that you #GoMetro.
Here's what streets will be closed for the parade and the staging area—this also includes 101 freeway off-ramps! Plan accordingly!
Saturday at midnight
- Hollywood Boulevard between Highland Avenue and Orange Drive
- Orange Drive between Hawthorn Avenue and Hollywood Boulevard
Sunday at 6 a.m.
- Hollywood Boulevard between La Brea Avenue and Orange Drive
Sunday at 1 p.m.
- De Longpre Avenue between La Brea and Highland avenues
- Fountain Avenue between La Brea and Highland avenues
- Hawthorn Avenue between La Brea and Highland avenues
- Sunset Boulevard between La Brea and Highland avenues
- Lanewood Avenue between La Brea Avenue and Orange Drive
- Sycamore Avenue between Franklin and Fountain avenues
- Orange Drive betweetn Franklin Avenue and Santa Monica Boulevard
- the east side of La Brea Avenue between Hollywood and Sunset boulevards
- El Cerrito Place between Franklin Avenue and Hollywood Boulevard
Sunday at 3 p.m.
- northbound and southbound off-ramps of Cahuenga Boulevard and Highland Avenue will be closed until 10 p.m.
Sunday at 3:30 p.m.
- Hollywood Boulevard between Highland Avenue and Gower Street
- Vine Street between Yucca Street and Santa Monica Boulevard
- Sunset Boulevard between Highland Avenue and Gower Street
There will also be altered parking restrictions in the area over the weekend from the parade. If you must park in the area, our best piece of advice would be to read all the signs carefully before leaving your car.
"Tow-Away No Stopping, 12 AM Saturday (11/26/16) to 6 AM Monday (11/28/16)"
- Hollywood Boulevard between Highland Avenue & Orange Drive
- Orange Drive between Hollywood Boulevard & Hawthorn Avenue
"Tow-Away No Stopping, 6AM to Midnight, Sunday (11/27/16)"
- Hollywood Boulevard between La Brea Avenue & Orange Drive
"Tow-Away No Stopping, 11AM TO Midnight, Sunday (11/27/16)"
- Hawthorn Avenue between La Brea Avenue & Highland Avenue
- Sunset Boulevard between Highland Avenue & La Brea Avenue
- De Longpre Avenue between Highland Avenue & La Brea Avenue
- Fountain Avenue between Highland Avenue & La Brea Avenue
- Lanewood Avenue between La Brea Avenue & Orange Drive
- El Cerrito Place between Franklin Avenue & Hollywood Boulevard
- Sycamore Avenue between Franklin Avenue & Hawthorn Avenue
- Sycamore Avenue between Sunset Boulevard & Fountain Avenue
- Orange Drive between Franklin Avenue & Hollywood Boulevard
- Orange Drive between Hawthorn Avenue & Santa Monica Boulevard
- Mansfield Avenue between De Longpre Avenue & Fountain Avenue
"Tow-Away No Stopping, 1 PM TO Midnight, Sunday (11/27/16)"
- Hollywood Boulevard between Highland Avenue & Vine Street
- Vine Street between Hollywood Boulevard & Sunset Boulevard
- Sunset Boulevard between Vine Street & Highland Avenue
- Franklin Avenue between La Brea Avenue & Highland Avenue
- Santa Monica Blvd between La Brea Avenue & Gower Street
- Highland Avenue between Franklin Avenue & Sunset Boulevard
- La Brea Avenue between Franklin Avenue & Fountain Avenue
- Cahuenga Boulevard between Yucca Street & Hollywood Boulevard (West side of street only)
- Yucca Street between Gower Street & Argyle Street (North side of street only)
