Bluffton’s 50th annual Christmas parade is this morning. How to attend, stream online
Are you ready for the holidays?
The town of Bluffton’s 50th annual Christmas Parade will be cruising through Old Town Saturday morning and there are some road closures and new rules you’ll have to be ready for.
The parade will start at 10 a.m. at Bluffton Town Hall (20 Bridge Street) and will head all the way to the corner of Eighth Avenue and Pin Oak Street in Bluffton’s Historic District.
Bluffton is asking residents to avoid the roads in Old Town Bluffton during the parade, which will also travel through Calhoun Street and May River Road.
If you plan on attending Saturday’s parade, The Island Packet has compiled a list of new rules this year, the parade route and ways to stream the parade online:
COVID precautions
Santa is vaccinated and will be wearing a mask, according to Bluffton. This year, instead of sitting on Santa’s lap, children will have to sit on benches near him to tell him what they want for Christmas.
Parade route
This year’s parade will begin at Town Hall, take a right on Calhoun Street, a left onto May River Road and finish at Red Cedar Elementary.
For a map of the parade route, click here.
New parade rules/reminders
▪ Throwing of candy or any item from parade vehicle or float is prohibited.
▪ People are allowed to walk alongside the parade entry and distribute items to crowd. People should distribute candy and other 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.
▪ Parade registration was limited to the first 120 entries.
▪ The judges’ stand is in a different location this year – it will be in front of the Bluffton Police Department’s substation at 1264 May River Road. This is where performances and float entries will be judged.
▪ The event will only be canceled if the Town of Bluffton deems weather conditions as unsafe. The forecast is sunny and clear for Saturday.
How to watch
▪ Comcast/Channel 2 – The County Channel
▪ Hargray/Channels 9 & 113 – The County Channel
▪ Spectrum/Channel 1304 – The County Channel
This story was originally published December 4, 2021 at 9:54 AM.
