53rd annual Bluffton Christmas Parade

The 53rd annual Bluffton Christmas Parade is Saturday December 7 at 10 a.m. through Bluffton’s Historic District.

Weather:

Please dress accordingly and be prepared for whatever Mother Nature has planned. The parade happens rain or shine on the first Saturday of December, each year. It cannot be re-scheduled due to the intense planning and logistics it requires to produce the parade. The parade will only be cancelled if weather conditions are unsafe, such as a lighting hazard.

Viewing Options:

BCTV (Beaufort County TV), formerly known as The County Channel, will live stream and record the parade. You can see the parade via BCTV (https://www.beaufortcountysc.gov/bctv/) or You Tube (https://www.youtube.com/user/TheCountyChannel). Mark Robertson, radio personality of 98.7, “The River” radio station, and Debbie Szpanka, the Town’s public information officer, will anchor the parade broadcast.

 

Safety Reminders & Parade Rules:

NEW! Lost & Found Children Safety Station

• Any children who have lost their parents or supervising adult, please go to the Town of Bluffton Tent in front of Town Hall (Address: 20 Bridge Street) from 7 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.

• Town of Bluffton will be staffing the safety station for lost children from 7 a.m. – 10: 30 a.m. in front of the flagpole of Town Hall.

• If anyone has a lost child, please call Lyndee Simoneaux, the Town’s special events manager, (843-540-1662).

• If by 11 a.m., a parent has not been located, the child(ren) will be taken to a police officer at the Bluffton Police Department substation on May River Road (i.e., behind the parade judging stage.)

• The child will remain with a Bluffton Police Department officer until the child is reunited with his or her family.

• If you have lost a child, please call 9-1-1 or call Lyndee Simoneaux (843-540-1662)

 

Reminders:

• Throwing candy or any item from parade vehicle or float is prohibited.

• People are allowed to walk alongside the parade entry and distribute items to the crowd. Please distribute candy/promotional items hand-to-hand by walking along the parade route next to the spectators. Spectators will not be allowed to run into the streets to grab items.

• The Bluffton Police Department will be closing roads, Saturday, December 7 at 8:00 a.m., throughout the Historic District to Red Cedar Elementary for the Bluffton Christmas Parade. To prepare for the road closures, all vehicles parked along the parade route should be removed before 7:00 a.m. to avoid towing.

• No parking will be allowed on any road along the parade route beginning at 7:00 a.m. Saturday, December 7. All vehicles parked along the parade route after 7:00 a.m. will be towed at the owner’s expense.

• The roads along the parade route which will close at 8:00 a.m. on Saturday, December 7 include:

➢ Bridge Street

➢ Calhoun Street from Bridge to May River Road

➢ May River Road from Calhoun Street to Pin Oak Street

➢ Pin Oak Street from May River Road to 9th Avenue

• Any questions, please contact Lyndee Simoneaux, special event manager, (email): [email protected]