Street closings for Hollywood Santa Parade

To accommodate the bands, floats, horses and Santa himself during the Hollywood Santa Parade, some roads along the route will be closed and no parking allowed on them during the festivities.

Road closings are:
-- Hollywood Boulevard from Orange Drive to Highland Avenue is closed starting Saturday, Nov. 24.
-- North and southbound ramps on the Hollywood Freeway at Cahuenga Boulevard and Highland Avenue are closed from 3 -10 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 25.

All streets along the U-shaped parade route are also closed with no paking or stopping on Sunday. The route kicks off on Hollywood Boulevard at Orange Drive and heads east to Vine Street. From there, the celebration heads south to Sunset Boulevard and then west to Orange Drive, where the parade ends.

The parade starts at 5 p.m. This is the first year for the Hollywood Santa Parade, following in the footsteps of its predecessor the Hollywood Christmas Parade. For more information, click HERE.

Holiday revelers are encouraged to use public transportation to see the fun. Metro's Red Line stops at Hollywood Boulevard and Highland Avenue.