Congress has cut federal funding for public media — a $3.4 million loss for LAist. We count on readers like you to protect our nonprofit newsroom. Become a monthly member and sustain local journalism.
This is an archival story that predates current editorial management.
This archival content was written, edited, and published prior to LAist's acquisition by its current owner, Southern California Public Radio ("SCPR"). Content, such as language choice and subject matter, in archival articles therefore may not align with SCPR's current editorial standards. To learn more about those standards and why we make this distinction, please click here.
Street Closures And Parking Restrictions For Sunday's Hollywood Christmas Parade
Christmas in Hollywood. (Photo by goalbert via the LAist Featured Photos pool on Flickr)
()
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
Support for LAist comes from
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
Support for LAist comes from
"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)
As Editor-in-Chief of our newsroom, I’m extremely proud of the work our top-notch journalists are doing here at LAist. We’re doing more hard-hitting watchdog journalism than ever before — powerful reporting on the economy, elections, climate and the homelessness crisis that is making a difference in your lives. At the same time, it’s never been more difficult to maintain a paywall-free, independent news source that informs, inspires, and engages everyone.
Simply put, we cannot do this essential work without your help. Federal funding for public media has been clawed back by Congress and that means LAist has lost $3.4 million in federal funding over the next two years. So we’re asking for your help. LAist has been there for you and we’re asking you to be here for us.
We rely on donations from readers like you to stay independent, which keeps our nonprofit newsroom strong and accountable to you.
No matter where you stand on the political spectrum, press freedom is at the core of keeping our nation free and fair. And as the landscape of free press changes, LAist will remain a voice you know and trust, but the amount of reader support we receive will help determine how strong of a newsroom we are going forward to cover the important news from our community.
Please take action today to support your trusted source for local news with a donation that makes sense for your budget.
Thank you for your generous support and believing in independent news.
Chip in now to fund your local journalism
(
LAist
)
Trending on LAist
-
UCLA and University of California leaders are fighting Trump’s demands for a $1.2 billion settlement over a litany of accusations, including that the campus permits antisemitism. -
Wasteland Weekend is all about souped-up rust buckets, spikey costumes and an ‘ideal apocalypse.’ -
The Shadow the Scientists initiative at UC Santa Cruz strives to demystify astronomical research. -
Some submissions to the Pasadena Humane Society were made by extremely talented artists. The others … tried their best. -
Isolated showers can still hit the L.A. area until Friday as remnants from the tropical storm move out. -
First aspiring spectators must register online, then later in 2026 there will be a series of drawings.
Best of LAist