When is the Silver Spring Thanksgiving Parade?
Celebrate Thanksgiving with a parade in the heart of Silver Spring. The parade will include 50-foot balloons, floats that promote the Silver Spring Arts & Entertainment District, The Washington Redskins Marching Band, The Greater Overbrook String Band from Philadelphia, local high school bands from Montgomery Blair, Eubie Blake and Einstein, mounted police, Shriners, fire engines, antique cars, trained dogs, other marching and dancing groups and a special visit from Santa. The parade will be broadcast live on News Channel 8 from 10 a.m. to noon with ABC 7 Meteorologist Brian van de Graaff as Master of Ceremonies. Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett will serve as Grand Marshal. Date: Saturday, November 21, 2009 Parade Start Time 9:30 a.m. Parade Route The parade begins at Sligo and Georgia Avenues and ends at Cedar Lane in Silver Spring, Maryland. Sources: http://dc.about.com/od/thanksgiving/a/Silve
Silver Spring parade The annual Silver Spring Thanksgiving parade will close several streets in downtown Silver Spring on Saturday morning and early afternoon and will restrict traffic on Georgia Avenue. The parade is scheduled to begin at 9:30 a.m. It will start at Sligo and Georgia Avenues, then make a right on Ellsworth Drive in the new shopping area, then end on Fenton Street around noon. The northbound lanes of Georgia Avenue between East-West Highway and Colesville Road will be closed from 7 a.m. till about 1 p.m. Look here for a map of the parade route, parking and blocked roads. http://www.silverspringdowntown.com/_files/docs/parade-road-closure-parking_map.pdf Sources: http://voices.washingtonpost.com/getthere/2009/11/the_weekend_and_beyond_93.
The annual Silver Spring Thanksgiving parade will close several streets in downtown Silver Spring on Saturday morning and early afternoon and will restrict traffic on Georgia Avenue. The parade is scheduled to begin at 9:30 a.m. It will start at Sligo and Georgia Avenues, then make a right on Ellsworth Drive in the new shopping area, then end on Fenton Street around noon. The northbound lanes of Georgia Avenue between East-West Highway and Colesville Road will be closed from 7 a.m. till about 1 p.m. Look here for a map of the parade route, parking and blocked roads. Metrorail weekend delays These delays are caused by maintenance work along the tracks. Keep them in mind if you’re going to the marathon. Orange Line riders between East Falls Church and Ballston should add at least 20 minutes to their normal travel times from 8 p.m., Friday till the system’s midnight closing on Sunday. Red Line riders between Medical Center and Grosvenor should add at least 20 minutes to their normal trip
