City of Germantown
A 54 year tradition, the annual Germantown Holiday Parade will take place on Saturday, December 9, at 2 p.m. The traditional parade will feature decorated floats, youth groups, car clubs, local marching bands and an appearance by Santa. This year, the Porter-Leath Toy Truck will be leading the parade and collecting new, unwrapped toys for children. The rain date for the parade is Sunday, December 10, at 2 p.m.
In preparation of the parade, please take a moment to review the event details below.
If you would like to donate to the Porter-Leath toy truck, here are a few ways you can do so:
1. Bring unwrapped gifts to the parade and hand it to the Porter-Leath toy truck volunteers that are located at the front of the parade. If you missed the front of the parade you can bring them to the judges review stand. To see a list of ideas on what to donate, visit https://www.porterleath.org/toy-truck-toy-ideas.
2. If you are in the parade and your group has collected toys, you can bring them to Porter-Leath’s designated spot in the staging area before the parade. You can also give the gifts to the Parks and Recreation staff that checks you in who are riding the golf carts or drop them off at the judges review stand when you pass it on the route.
3. If you cannot come to the parade and still want to donate a gift, you can drop off gifts at the Parks and Recreation office (2276 West Street) no later than Friday, December 8.
Parade participants will begin lining up at noon in the southbound lanes of Kimbrough Road between Farmington Boulevard and Wolf River Blvd. The parade will travel west along Farmington Boulevard and continue to Exeter Road, turning north to the Germantown Athletic Club. All spectators should find a spot west of Kimbrough Road along Farmington Boulevard in order to see the parade.
TRAFFIC DELAY:
Friday, December 8
Traffic barricade placement will begin at 8:30 a.m. causing some temporary delays
• Westbound lane of Farmington Boulevard from Kimbrough Road to Exeter Road
• Northbound lane of Exeter Road from Farmington Boulevard to the Germantown Athletic Club
ROAD CLOSURES:
Saturday, December 9
Noon
• Southbound lanes of Kimbrough from Wolf River Boulevard to Farmington Boulevard (Parade entry line-up)
1:00 p.m.
• Southbound lanes of Kimbrough from Farmington Boulevard to Pine Valley Lane
• East and westbound lanes of Farmington Boulevard from Kimbrough Road to Exeter Road.
• The north and southbound lanes of Exeter Road from Farmington Boulevard to Neshoba Road
Rest assured, in the event of an emergency, access points will be opened immediately for emergency vehicles. Roads will reopen following the conclusion of the parade. For more information, contact the Parks and Recreation office at 757-7375.
