Nashville Christmas Parade: Route, Road Closures And More

NASHVILLE, TN -- The 64th Annual Nashville Christmas Parade presented by Piedmont Natural Gas and Tootsie's Orchid Lounge steps off at 8:30 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 2.

The parade begins at First Avenue at the Woodland Street Bridge, proceeds down First Avenue to Broadway and then turns up Broadway to Eighth Avenue. This year's grand marshal is former Nashville Predators captain Mike Fisher.

Musical performers include Adairs Run, Benita Washington, Debbie Gibson, Evin, Halfway to Hazard, Jessica Baeder, Josh Gallagher, Levon, Maggie Rose, Mari, Mary Murphy, MercyMe, Rachel Potter, Shenandoah, Temecula Road, and Ty Herndon.

Road closures begin Friday and are as follows:

Friday, Dec. 1

• All day – Fifth Avenue will be closed from Demonbreun to Broadway
• 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. – Broadway will be closed from Fourth Avenue to Sixth Avenue

Saturday, Dec. 2

• 2 a.m. to 3 p.m. – Fifth Avenue will be closed to unauthorized traffic from Demonbreun to Commerce Street
• 2 a.m. to 3 p.m. – Portions of Broadway will close to traffic from Fourth Avenue to Eighth Avenue
• 7 a.m. to noon – Portions of Broadway will begin closing to traffic from 13th Avenue to Eighth Avenue
• 8:30 a.m. to noon – Commerce Street will be closed on the block between Eighth Avenue and Ninth Avenue. Portions of
• Ninth Avenue between Broadway and Commerce Street also will be closed during this period
• 5 a.m. to noon – Woodland Street Bridge to Interstate Drive will be closed for parade assembly
• 4 a.m. to 11 a.m. – Union Street and Brandon Street between First Avenue and Second Avenue will be closed for assembly
• 8 a.m. – Side streets from Demonbreun to Church Street will begin closing systematically, along with First Avenue
• 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. – The remaining parade route will reopen behind the last parade element on a rolling basis as the parade progresses to the corner of Eighth and Broadway

All other streets leading to the parade route are expected to be closed throughout the day based on rolling closures with regard to volume of traffic and traffic flow. Parade officials anticipate the parade to last approximately two hours. Streets will reopen immediately following the parade.

The parade can be seen on WKRN.

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