Christmas parade road closures and detours in downtown Lexington

LEXINGTON COUNTY (WACH) — Chief Terrence Green would like to advise the City of Lexington community that there will be road closures and detours on the afternoon of Sunday, December 4th for the City of Lexington Christmas Parade in downtown Lexington.

These road closures and detours will begin at 1:00 p.m. with the closure of West Butler Street from Columbia Avenue to North Church Street.

Additional closures include Haygood Avenue and part of Meetze Street to allow those involved in the parade to stage and prepare their floats.

The Lexington County Extension Office parking lot, located at 605 West Main Street, will also be closed all day for float installation and staging.

The Christmas parade will travel from Haygood Avenue to West Main Street/US-1 to

North Lake Parkway/SC-6. The best view of this parade will be along West Main Street from Haygood Avenue to the intersection of Main Street at Lake Drive.

To prepare for the start of the Christmas parade at 3:00 p.m., West Main Street, from Columbia Avenue to North Lake Drive, East Main Street to Harmon Street, North Lake Drive to Dreher Street, and South Lake Drive to Fort Street, will close. to 2:45 p.m. All traffic will be detoured around the parade route until the end of the event.

Detours from the main road will reopen around 4:30 p.m. At the same time, West Butler Street, from Columbia Avenue to South Church Street, will remain closed until all floats and participants have been cleared from the roadway.

Participants are advised to arrive early to find parking and seating along the parade route, as this is always a busy event. Please park in public parking lots near the event, as those who park in private business parking lots take the risk of being towed off the property at the owner’s expense.