{"id":27469,"date":"2022-11-30T00:55:17","date_gmt":"2022-11-30T05:55:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=27469"},"modified":"2022-11-30T00:56:00","modified_gmt":"2022-11-30T05:56:00","slug":"2022-christmas-parade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2022\/11\/30\/2022-christmas-parade\/","title":{"rendered":"2022 Christmas Parade<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Lakelanders are expected to converge on downtown Lakeland on Thursday evening for the annual Christmas parade and fireworks.<\/p>\n\n\n

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BUT Junior League of Greater Lakeland<\/a> and the City of Lakeland will not allow small business that cannot afford a float to be in the parade<\/strong>. PERIOD<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Article<\/strong> The Lakeland Christmas Parade<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Below is the information about the Parade, but the Lakeland Gazette is calling for a boycott of the parade.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Article <\/strong>Junior League of Greater Lakeland and the Christmas Parade \u201cthe Facts\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

What:<\/strong> 42nd Lakeland Christmas Parade<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

When:<\/strong> 7 p.m. Thursday, beginning with fireworks<\/strong> over Lake Mirror<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Where:<\/strong> RP Funding Center and back via Lake Mirror. Check the route map above.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Route change:<\/strong>\u00a0There\u2019s a slight route change this year near Munn Park. As the parade heads east on Main Street, it will turn left onto Kentucky Avenue along Munn Park; in the past, the parade continued east on Main and then turned left onto Massachusetts Avenue. This map shows the new route in red and the old route in blue:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Who:<\/strong>\u00a0100 units, including floats and marching bands; as many as 20,000 spectators have attended in the past. Sponsor:\u00a0Junior League of Greater Lakeland<\/a>. JLGL does not pay for anything the city pays the tab, using your tax dollars<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Theme:<\/strong>\u00a0Christmas Past, Present, and Future<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Watch It Live:<\/strong>\u00a0lakelandgov.net\/TV,<\/a>\u00a0Facebook Live<\/a>, Spectrum 643, FiOS 43, or Comcast Channel 5 (PGTV).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chairs: <\/strong>Spectators are asked to refrain from placing chairs along the route until Thursday. The city of Lakeland warns that \u201cchairs, tape, blankets and other materials used to save viewing spaces will be removed if placed in public right-of-way before the day of the parade.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If placing chairs on Thursday morning or afternoon, do not block sidewalks, entrances, or ADA ramps or place chairs in wheelchair-accessible seating areas, or your chairs may be removed.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Streets\/parking:\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>Streets along the parade route will begin closing at\u00a03:30 p.m.\u00a0Public parking is available on open, non-parade-route streets, public lots, and parking garages (map<\/a>).\u00a0Tips from experienced parade-goers to avoid the inevitable traffic jams at the end of the parade:<\/p>\n\n\n\n