Parade causes road closures Saturday

The Sarasota Holiday Parade will create downtown road closures starting at noon Saturday, Dec. 3.

The parade starts at 7 p.m., beginning at Main Street and Washington Boulevard and will travel west to Bayfront Drive.

Starting at noon, the following roads/areas will be closed for parade staging and will not reopen until 9 p.m.:

• Main Street from Washington Boulevard to School Avenue
• School Avenue from Main Street to Fruitville Road
• Audubon at Fruitville Road
• Fletcher at Fruitville Road
• Wallace at Fruitville Road
• East Avenue from Fruitville Road to Ringling Boulevard
U.S. 301 will also be shut down from Fruitville Road to Ringling Boulevard at 5 p.m.
The city anticipates the following areas will be reopened by 9 p.m.:
• Main Street from Washington Boulevard to Bayfront Drive
• Gulfstream Avenue from Tamiami Trail south to McAnsh
• McAnsh from Gulfstream Avenue to Pineapple

The 1600-block of Main Street will also be closed at 5:30p.m. to accommodate the First Baptist Church “Singing Christmas Tree.”

Orange Avenue will be used as the emergency route during this time.

All staging area and parade routes will be posted and vehicles parked in them upon closures will be towed.

Contact Kurt Schultheis at [email protected].