Road Closures for Sarasota Christmas Parade – Saturday, December 7, 2024
Francesco Abbruzzino, The Uncensored Report, LLC
SPD
The annual Downtown Sarasota Holiday Parade will be held on Saturday, December 7, 2024, at 7 p.m. The parade will begin at Main Street and U.S. 301 in downtown Sarasota. The parade will end at J.D. Hamel Park at Main Street and Gulfstream Avenue.
There will be multiple street closure notices and vehicle tow-away zones in effect for the following times and locations:
- 9 a.m. Saturday to 12:30 a.m. Sunday: Main Street closed from U.S. 301 to U.S. 41
- 9 a.m. Saturday to 12:30 a.m. Sunday: Main Street closed from Orange Avenue to Osprey Avenue
- 11 a.m. Saturday to 12:30 a.m. Sunday: Main Street closed from U.S. 41 to Orange Avenue
- 12 p.m. Saturday – 12:30 a.m. Sunday: Main Street closed from U.S. 301 to School Avenue
- 12 p.m. Saturday – 12:30 a.m. Sunday: Fletcher Avenue closed from Main Street to Fruitville Road
- 12 p.m. Saturday – 12:30 a.m. Sunday: Wallace Avenue closed from Main Street to Fruitville Road
- 12 p.m. Saturday – 12:30 a.m. Sunday: East Avenue closed from Fruitville Road to Ringling Boulevard
- 12 p.m. Saturday – 12:30 a.m. Sunday: School Avenue closed from Main Street to Fruitville Road
- 12 p.m. Saturday – 12:30 a.m. Sunday: Audubon Place closed from Main Street to Fruitville Road
- 12 p.m. Saturday – 12:30 a.m. Sunday: First Street from Audubon Place to East Avenue
- 2:30 p.m. Saturday – 12:30 a.m. Sunday: Lemon Avenue closed from First Street to Main Street
- 3 p.m. Saturday – 12:30 a.m. Sunday: Gulfstream Avenue closed from U.S. 41 to McAnsh Square
- 5:30 p.m. Saturday – 12:30 a.m. Sunday: U.S. 301 closed from Fruitville Road to Ringling Boulevard
- 7 p.m.: Sarasota Holiday Parade begins
Roads will re-open once the end of the parade reaches a two-block distance from each road closure. Vehicles not removed by the posted time will be towed at the owner’s expense. For information on towed vehicles, contact Upman’s Towing at 941-365-7084.
