Update via Chronicle Herald
UPDATE: New Date for SaltWire Holiday Parade of Lights Presented by Eastlink
Saturday, November 25, 2023 | 6 p.m.
**** HRM Media Release
Plan ahead for the Holiday Parade of Lights in Downtown Halifax
The Halifax Regional Municipality is advising residents to be prepared for significant crowds and traffic delays in Downtown Halifax for the Holiday Parade of Lights taking place on Saturday, Nov. 18 beginning at 6 p.m.
With thousands of spectators expected to line the parade route, residents are urged to plan their travel in advance and consider taking public transit to and from downtown Halifax, as parking will be limited and traffic is anticipated to be heavy.
Please note that this is a new parade route.
Parade participants will form up on Cogswell Street, between Robie Street and North Park Street (using both sides of the median and all facing the Harbour). Cogswell Street, between Robie Street and North Park Street, will be closed at 2 p.m. to allow for parade marshalling to begin.
The parade will travel clockwise around the North Park Street roundabout, and then continue down Ahern Avenue. The parade will then proceed along Bell Road, South Park Street, Spring Garden Road, Barrington Street, and ending on George Street. Parade participants will then disperse north, through Duke Street and Barrington Street.
The event will be traffic controlled and escorted by Halifax Regional Police. See here for more details of the new parade route.
Brenton Street, Dresden Row, and Birmingham Street will each act as two-way streets between Clyde Street and Artillery Place during the parade. All streets leading into the parade route will be closed starting at 4:30 p.m.
Halifax Transit
Halifax Transit will be offering free Alderney Ferry service from 3 p.m. to 10 p.m. The Alderney Ferry will also be operating on a 15-minute schedule during that time.
In lieu of fares for the Alderney Ferry, passengers are encouraged to donate money or non-perishable food items to the Parker Street Food Bank. Volunteers from the Parker Street Food Bank will be at the Alderney Ferry Terminal to collect donations.
Any Halifax Transit buses servicing the parade route will be on detour beginning at 5:30 p.m. For more information, see the Halifax Transit Service Disruptions webpage.
Motorists should expect delays and are asked to use alternative routes whenever possible.
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Traffic Delay – Light Up Bedford
Location: Waterfront Drive, Convoy Run, Bedford Highway
Date: Sunday, November 19
Time: 5:45 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Details: Traffic delays will be in place to facilitate the Light Up Bedford Parade.
Traffic impact: Traffic delays are expected as the parade travels through the community. The parade will begin at Waterfront Drive at DeWolf Park, then proceed along Convoy Run and the Bedford Highway to the parking lot of the Bedford Place Mall.
The event will be traffic controlled and escorted by Halifax Regional Police. There will be street closures for the parade route and some adjacent streets, beginning at 5:45 p.m.
For more details on the parade and its new route please visit lightupbedfordparade.com.
Motorists should expect delays and are asked to use alternative routes whenever possible.
