| Date: | December 17, 2018 |
| Time: | 6:45 - 8:00 PM |
| Venue: | Downtown Christiansburg |
| Organizations: | Town of Christiansburg |
| Description: |
The Town of Christiansburg presents the 2018 Christmas Parade and Annual Tree Lighting on Monday, December 17, 2018 in downtown Christiansburg, VA. Note: The events were originally scheduled to occur on Friday, December 14th, but have been postponed until Monday due to potential inclement weather expected on Friday. Schedule: • 6:45 pm: Annual Tree Lighting • 7:00 pm: Christmas Parade starts This year's parade theme is "Santa's team makes Christmas dreams." You can also expect a special surprise at the tree lighting ceremony which will take place in Town Square. The parade will begin near the intersection of Main Street and Pepper Street and end at the intersection of Radford Street and College Street. Please note that Hickok Street will be closed at 10:00 am and there will be no parking on Main Street after noon on Monday, December 17th. The complete list of streets and intersections affected by the parade: · The length of Main Street between Park Street and Radford Road will be closed to traffic during the parade. · Main Street from Franklin Street to Park Street will close at 5:30 pm for parade entrant staging. The staging area will also include: · Roanoke Street from Main Street to First Street. · Pepper Street from First Street to Hill Street. · The municipal parking lot in front of Town Hall. · The parking lot between Pepper Street and Roanoke Street behind the Courthouse. These intersections will be closed to through traffic at 5:30 pm: · Main Street (between Park Street and Franklin Street) · Colhoun Street & Main Street · Montague Street & Main Street In case of inclement weather, the decision to reschedule the parade will be made at noon on Friday, December 14th. The rain date will be Monday, December 17th. The Christiansburg Farmers' Market will hold its annual Christmas at the Market event from 4:00-8:00 pm. For more information, visit: http://www.nextthreedays.com/FeaturedEventDetails.cfm?E=495102. For more information, visit: https://www.christiansburg.org/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=1639 or https://www.facebook.com/CburgVAGov/ or contact Charlton McCoy by email at clmccoy@christiansburg.org or by phone at 540-382-2349, extension 2005. |