Event Detail
Greater Raleigh Christmas Parade
Location: Fayetteville Street
Date: Saturday November 22nd, 2008
Time: 9:30 am
Don’t miss the excitement of the 2008 WRAL-TV Raleigh Christmas Parade presented by the Greater Raleigh Merchant's Association. This annual event is the largest parade between Atlanta and Washington D.C. An estimated 50,000 people will line the street, in addition to thousands more watching at home.
The parade is hosted by WRAL-TV morning news personalities Bill Leslie, Lynda Loveland and Valonda Calloway, with Mark Roberts serving as street-side reporter. The grand marshal of this year’s parade is Raleigh native and major league all-star Josh Hamilton.
Now in its 64th year, the parade will feature dozens of bands, fantastic floats, super-sized balloons, marchers, twirlers, entertainers and a special surprise at the end of the parade.
The parade route is 1.2 miles long, starting at the corner of Hillsborough and St. Mary’s Street.
Associated Street Closures:
The participants will begin to assemble at 8 am on the Hillsborough Street (700-900 blocks) and St. Mary’s Street (100-500 blocks).
Parade Route:
The group will begin at 9:30 am at the corner of Hillsborough Street and St. Mary’s Street, proceed east on Hillsborough Street to Salisbury Street, proceed south on Salisbury Street to Morgan Street, proceed east on Morgan to the Fayetteville Street, proceed south on Fayetteville Street to Davie Street where the parade will disassemble.