Road Closures for Sarasota Holiday Parade – Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025
Francesco Abbruzzino, The Uncensored Report, LLC
SPD
The annual Downtown Sarasota Holiday Parade will be held Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025, at 7 p.m. The parade will begin at Main Street and U.S. 301 in downtown Sarasota and will end at J.D. Hamel Park at Main Street and Gulfstream Avenue. Multiple street closures and vehicle tow-away zones will be in effect during the following times and locations:
7 a.m. Saturday to 12:30 a.m. Sunday: Main Street closed from U.S. 301 to U.S. 41
7 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
Noon Saturday to 12:30 a.m. Sunday: Main Street closed from U.S. 301 to School Avenue
Noon Saturday to 12:30 a.m. Sunday: Fletcher Avenue closed from Main Street to Fruitville Road
Noon Saturday to 12:30 a.m. Sunday: Wallace Avenue closed from Main Street to Fruitville Road
Noon Saturday to 12:30 a.m. Sunday: East Avenue closed from Fruitville Road to Ringling Boulevard
Noon Saturday to 12:30 a.m. Sunday: School Avenue closed from Main Street to Fruitville Road
Noon Saturday to 12:30 a.m. Sunday: Audubon Place closed from Main Street to Fruitville Road
Noon Saturday to 12:30 a.m. Sunday: First Street closed from Audubon Place to East Avenue
2:30 p.m. Saturday to 12:30 a.m. Sunday: Lemon Avenue closed from First Street to Main Street
3 p.m. Saturday to 12:30 a.m. Sunday: Gulfstream Avenue closed from U.S. 41 to McAnsh Square
5:30 p.m. Saturday to 12:30 a.m. Sunday: U.S. 301 closed from Fruitville Road to Ringling Boulevard
7 p.m.: Sarasota Holiday Parade begins
Roads will reopen once the end of the parade reaches a two-block distance from each 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.