This year’s Clemson Holiday Parade will be held in Thursday, Dec. 3. Sponsored by the City of Clemson’s Parks and Recreation Department, this time-honored tradition is sure to attract crowds and will impact area roads and transit. Here’s what you need to know:
Those leaving campus after 4:45 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 3 — and those coming to campus for evening classes and activities — should plan their routes carefully to avoid delays and street closures. Event activities will begin at 5 p.m. with pre-parade festivities on College Avenue between Highway 93 and Keith Street.
The parade will begin at 6 p.m. on S.C. Highway 93 (Hwy. 93) at Bowman Field. The parade route will span north on College Avenue, ending at Strode Circle.
Road closures will begin at 4:45 p.m. in the following locations:
- 93 southbound closed between Cherry Road (at the President’s Home) and Calhoun Drive (at Sikes Hall)
- 93 southbound and northbound closed between Calhoun Drive (at Sikes Hall) and College Avenue (at Subway)
- College Avenue closed between Hwy. 93 and Keith Street
- 93 southbound closed between College Avenue and Williamson Road
Additional road closures will begin at 5:50 p.m. in the following locations:
- 93 northbound closed between Cherry Road (at the President’s Home) and College Avenue (at Subway)
- College Avenue closed between Keith Street and Edgewood Ave.
- 93 northbound closed between College Avenue and Williamson Road.
The traffic arm on Calhoun Drive, at Brackett Hall, will remain activated until after the parade to deter motorists from traveling toward barricaded areas.
Those parked in the Sikes Hall area will be directed to exit via Parkway Drive onto Cherry Road, at the President’s Home.
At the start of the parade, access will be blocked between College Avenue and all side streets, including North Clemson Avenue, Sloan Street and Keith Street.
All barricades will remain in place until the conclusion of the parade around 8 p.m.
Officers from Clemson University and the City of Clemson police departments will oversee the barricades and direct traffic to provide a safe environment for parade participants and viewers — many of them children — to assemble for this annual holiday event.
For more information, contact the City of Clemson Parks and Recreation Department at 864-624-1120 x 16002.
