Seasonal & Holidays
Blackwood Christmas Parade Marches Down Black Horse Pike Saturday
The parade steps off at 6 p.m., and concludes with hot chocolate and cookies with Santa until 9 p.m.
GLOUCESTER TOWNSHIP, NJ — A longtime Christmas tradition returns to Gloucester Township on Saturday. The Blackwood Fire Company’s 31st annual Christmas Parade steps off on Saturday night, Dec. 7, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
The parade will start at the intersection of Davistown Road and the Black Horse Pike and travel North to Church Street. After the parade, children will have the chance to visit with Santa Claus, and share hot chocolate and cookies, until 9 p.m.
Registration begins at 4 p.m. at the C.W. Lewis Middle School on Erial Road. Lineup is expected to begin around 5:30 p.m.
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Anyone who registers is asked to bring one box of unwrapped Legos to be donated to CHOP in memory of Honorary Member Nico Cassabria, who passed away at the age of 10 in 2017 after a long battle with neuroblastoma. Neuroblastoma impacts about 700 children each year.
He was sworn in as an Honorary Firefighter with Blackwood Fire Co. Station 84, whose members, and their families, gave limitless support, encouragement and love to Nico and his family, according to his online obituary.
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On February 1, 2017, he was appointed as an Honorary United States Customs and Border Patrol Officer by its Director in Philadelphia, and on July 13, 2017, he was made an Honorary U.S. Sailor by the submarine crew of the USS Topeka.
During the parade the Black Horse Pike will be closed in both directions between Church Street and Davistown Road, according to the Gloucester Township Police Department.
Davistown Road will also be closed between Black Horse Pike and Argyle Avenue. Officers will be stationed at closure points to assist drivers.
Drivers are advised to use caution in the area of the Black Horse Pike and expect minor delays. The detour route is East Church St. to Erial Rd. then make a right on College Drive. Alternately you can utilize Lakeland Road to Woodbury Turnersville Road to Blackwood-Barnsboro Road to Church Street. See map below.
For questions regarding the parade, contact the Blackwood Fire Company at 856-227-7798.
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