Street closures for Winchester, Old Town Holiday Parade

WINCHESTER –   The holiday season officially kicks off in Winchester on Monday, November 28^th, with the annual Old Town Holiday Parade and Tree Lighting.  A number of street closures will be in place to allow the bands, floats, and of course Santa Claus, to make their way through the city.  The following streets will be shut down at 6:00 p.m. and will reopen immediately following the parade:

• Cameron Street from Fairfax Lane to Monmouth Street
• Piccadilly Street from Cameron Street to Braddock Street
• Braddock Street from Piccadilly Street to Cork Street
• Cork Street from Braddock Street to Kent Street
• Boscawen Street from Braddock Street to Kent Street
• Indian Alley from Piccadilly Street to Cork Street

Traffic will be diverted one block from each of the closures.  Parking restrictions go into effect at 4:00 p.m. in areas marked with “No Parking” signs.

Parade Route

The parade begins at 7:00 p.m.  The parade route is from Cameron Street to Piccadilly, to a left on Braddock Street, to a left on Cork Street, and will finish at Loudoun Street. The Tree Lighting ceremony will be held on the Loudoun Street Walking Mall in front of the Old Court House Civil War Museum at approximately 8:00 p.m.

Parking

Parking is available for $5 at any of the four downtown Autoparks:

• George Washington Autopark – Use Kent Street entrance/exit only
• Court Square Autopark (on Cameron St). – Use Kent Street entrance/exit only
• Braddock Street Autopark – No exit allowed until parade in finished
• Loudoun Autopark – No access restrictions

We wish everyone a safe holiday season!

Jennifer Hall
Winchester Police Department
Community Relations/Crime Prevention Specialist
231 East Piccadilly Street
Winchester, VA 22601
Office (540) 545-7548
Cell (540) 771-7642
Jennifer.Hall@Winchesterva.gov