The Venice Holiday Parade returns to downtown Venice on the Saturday after Thanksgiving, Nov. 25.

Early chair setup may begin along the parade route after 6 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 22 by the public (at your own risk). No chairs set up or spectators allowed in the medians in the 100-300 blocks of W. Venice Avenue. Parade-goers are asked to adhere to posted signage. No bleachers, couches, rope, stakes, tarps, canopies or mats; these items will be removed by Public Works. Any chairs placed before 6 p.m. that Wednesday will also be disposed of by Public Works.

Pre-parade entertainment begins at 5:30 p.m. Nov. 25 at Harbor Drive and Venice Avenue and at Nokomis and Venice avenues. Music begins to fill the air, the lighting of the downtown holiday decorations begin to sparkle with the sunset and the fun is just beginning .

Parade officially begins at 6:30 p.m. Nov. 25 at the corner of Park Boulevard and W. Venice Avenue (south side). It will proceed on the north side of W. Venice Avenue after crossing over Harbor Drive. From there, it will make a turn on Nokomis Avenue and travel down to Turin Street. Floats will unload at the Venice Community Center.

Public parking is available that Saturday at Venice High School. 

For more information, including a map of the parade route, visit the Holiday Parade webpage. Interested in participating in the parade? Fill out the online application here.