Larger than life inflatable turkeys and penguins, glittering floats, marching bands, dancing groups and Santa and his elves will be featured from 10 a.m.-noon on Saturday, Nov. 16, when the Montgomery County Thanksgiving Parade rolls through Downtown Silver Spring. It will be the only Thanksgiving Parade in the Metropolitan Washington Region.
The exciting parade traditionally heralds the start of the holiday season. It steps off from Ellsworth Drive and Fenton St. and proceeds south on Georgia Ave., ending at Silver Spring Ave.
Traffic will be disrupted around the parade route on Nov. 16. The northbound and southbound lanes of Georgia Ave., from East-West Highway to Colesville Road will close at 6 a.m. and re-open at the conclusion of the parade, about 1 p.m. Traffic should detour to East-West Highway.
The following roads will be closed from 6 a.m.-1 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 16:
- North and Southbound Georgia Ave. between East-West Highway and Colesville Road.
- Cedar St. between Colesville Road and Wayne Avenue.
- Pershing Drive from Cedar St. to Veterans Place.
- Veterans Place from Pershing to Ellsworth Drive.
- Ellsworth Drive from Georgia to Cedar St.
- Roeder Road from Fenton Street to Cedar St.
- Fenton St. from Cameron Street to Wayne Ave.
- Wayne Ave. from Georgia Ave. to Fenton St.
- Bonifant St. from Georgia Ave. to Fenton St.
- Thayer Ave. from Georgia Ave. to Fenton St.
- Silver Spring Ave. from Georgia Ave. to Fenton St.
Free parking will be available in the public garages including the Sligo Avenue Garage, the Cameron Street Garage and the Bonifant Street Garage next to the Silver Spring Metrorail Station. The Ellsworth Town Center Garage and Wayne Avenue Garage will be closed on Nov. 16.
Parade goers are encouraged to take the Metro Red Line to the Silver Spring Station.
