Sonora To Host 41st Annual Christmas Parade

40 Annual Christmas Parade

Sonora, CA– The City of Sonora will host its 41st annual Christmas Parade on Friday, November 29, from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. in downtown Sonora. The event is expected to attract thousands of visitors, with spectators encouraged to arrive by 5:00 p.m. to secure parking and prime viewing spots.

For those looking to avoid parking, the Tuolumne County Transit is offering free rides to the parade starting at 3:00 p.m. The bus will pick up passengers at the Junction Shopping Center near TJ Maxx and drop off at Lyons St./Shepherd St. in downtown Sonora. The bus will run every 15-20 minutes during the event. For more details, call 209-532-0404.

ADA-accessible parking will be available at the Fountain Parking Lot (South Washington/Church intersection) and level 2 of the Terzich Parking Structure at 95 North Green St.

Public alcohol consumption is prohibited during the parade, and open containers are prohibited. After the parade, the route will remain closed for approximately 20 minutes to allow spectators to leave. Motorists can expect heavy vehicle and pedestrian traffic. Traffic from Highway 49 to Highway 108 should bypass the parade route using Shaws Flat Roadd. to Jamestown Road. Large trucks will not be able to use the downtown Stewart Street detour.

Several streets will close to traffic starting at 3:00 p.m., with full closures of the parade route beginning at 5:30 p.m. Affected streets include:

• School St. between Washington St. (SR 49) and Snell St.
• Snell St. between School St. and N. Washington St.
• Wyckoff St.
• East Lytton St. between Stewart St. and Washington St.
• East William St. between Stewart St. and Washington St.
• Gold St. between Washington St. and Stewart St.
• Linoberg St. between Washington St. and Green St.
• Jackson St. between Green St. and Stewart St.
• Yaney St. between Washington St. and Green St.
• Snell St. between Bonanza St. and School St.

Full closures of the parade route begin at 5:30 p.m. and include:

• Washington St. between SR 108 and Elkin St.
• Stockton St. between the Downtown Plaza and Washington St.
• Restano Way
• All remaining east and west connecting streets to Washington St.

Temporary “No Parking” areas will be enforced from 4:00 p.m. until the conclusion of the event on:

• Washington St. from Elkin St. to Toby St.
• Stockton Rd. between Washington St. and 70 Stockton Rd.

Additional temporary “No Parking” zones will be established starting at 3:30 p.m. on:

• Elkin St.
• Dodge St.
• Yaney St.
• Jackson St.
• Bradford St.
• Linoberg St.
• Theall St.
• Church St.
• June St.
• Gold St.
• Williams St.
• Lytton St.