Leesburg Christmas & Holiday Parade 2019: Parade Route, Schedule

LEESBURG, VA — The holiday spirit will be in full swing on Saturday, Dec. 14 as Leesburg hosts its annual holiday parade starting at 6 p.m. The parade will feature Santa and his friends coming down King Street through downtown Leesburg. The parade, hosted by the town of Leesburg, will kick off at Ida Lee Park and and travel south on King Street, ending at the intersection of Fairfax and South King Streets.

About 75 groups will be participating in the parade, including marching bands, civic groups and local businesses. The parade, which has been taking place for about 20 years, will happen rain or shine. However, the amount of precipitation will determine the staging area for the parade. Traditionally, the parade is staged in the Ida Lee Park Festival grounds. But the town may need to stage along the paved areas of Ida Lee Park if the town gets significant amount of rain Friday and Saturday morning, according to Chris Madison, events coordinator for the town of Leesburg's Parks and Recreation Department.

At 3 p.m. on Saturday, gates will open at Ida Lee Park for parade participants. Participants should access the park from King Street; no access will be available from Ida Lee Drive. At 5 p.m., all participants are expected to be in Ida Lee Park. By 5:30 p.m. all streets along the parade will cose for the parade. At 6 p.m., the parade procession is scheduled to begin.

The Leesburg Parks and Recreation Department will host Santa in the parade. No other individuals will be allowed to dress as as Santa. The throwing of candy, food items, toys, or any other object from floats, decorated vehicles, walking entries, or any parade participant is strictly prohibited. Participants wishing to distribute such items must designate walkers to accompany their entry and hand the items to spectators. Violators will be asked to leave the parade.

Parade officials reserve the right to remove entries from the parade lineup for unsafe or inappropriate behavior, or for use of inappropriate or potentially disruptive signage and language.

All parade entries should be decorated in a holiday or winter theme. The parade organizers strongly encourage music, lights and other decorations be used by parade participants. Lighted Float Participants will be automatically entered in the Holiday in Lights Contest to be awarded to the best overall light-decorated float. The winner will have their name engraved on the Holiday in Lights Trophy, which will be displayed at Leesburg Town Hall at 25 West Market Street.

Several parking garages and lots will be available to spectators, including:

• Town Hall Garage, 10 Loudoun St SW. The Town Hall Garage, located beside the Leesburg Town Hall, has over 300 parking spaces and is available for public parking at all times.
• Church Street Parking Lot, 61 Church St SE. The Church Street parking lot offers 44 spaces, including two handicapped accessible spaces, available for public use.
• Loudoun County Garage, 146 Loudoun St SE. The Loudoun County Garage, located behind the County Government Building, has over 400 parking spaces. All day on weekends and on holidays, parking is available and free to the public.

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