The parade is scheduled to start at 6 p.m. It will travel eastbound down Park Boulevard, running between 58th Street and 40th Street.
PINELLAS PARK, Fla. — Drivers in Pinellas Park should plan ahead as several road will be closed for the 52nd annual Pinellas Park Christmas Parade Saturday.
The parade is scheduled to start at 6 p.m. Officials said it will travel eastbound down Park Boulevard, running between 58th Street and 40th Street, and can only be viewed from the south side of Park Boulevard.
The Pinellas Park Police Department said they will begin the process of shutting down the parade route at 12:30 p.m. Saturday, beginning at Park Boulevard and 66th Street.
The closures will proceed eastbound on Park Boulevard and be completed at the following “estimated” times:
66th Street – 1:00 p.m.58th Street – 1:30 p.m.49th Street – 2:15 p.m.40th Street – 3:30 p.m.
Officials said you will not be able to cross Park Boulevard between 66th Street and U.S. 19 after 3:30 p.m. Once the route is shut down, expect delays westbound on Park Boulevard between 1 p.m. and 11 p.m. Additionally, expect congestion eastbound and westbound on 70th and 78th avenues.
According to officials, roads will reopen once the parade and cleanup is over.