Hollywood Christmas Parade Nov. 25

The 2012 Hollywood Christmas Parade Benefiting Marine Toys for Tots.

WHERE: The parade will travel on a U-shaped 3.2 mile route throughout Hollywood, CA starting at Orange Street and Hollywood Boulevard, traveling East onto Hollywood Boulevard turning South onto Vine Street, and then traveling West onto Sunset Boulevard back to Orange Street.  5,000 plus people will participate in this year’s parade. 10,000 square feet of Red Carpet will blanket Hollywood Boulevard in front of the historic Grauman’s Chinese Theatre (the official starting point for the parade) on a lavishly holiday adorned “live set” where Associated Television International will tape the parade for national televised broadcasts of the parade on the Hallmark Channel and Hallmark Movie Channel to be aired during the holiday season.

WHEN:
The live parade will be held in the streets of Hollywood on Sunday, November 25, 2012.  It festivities will kick-off with a Pre-Parade Show Spectacular starting at 5:30 p.m., with the Parade commencing at 6:30 p.m.

HOW:
Grandstand tickets for The 2012 Hollywood Christmas Parade Benefiting Marine Toys for Tots are now on sale!!!  Parade attendees can view the event in style and comfort.  Reserved Grandstand Seating for The 2012 Hollywood Christmas Parade Benefiting Marine Toys for Tots are now available for purchase within Associated Television International’s “live set” area located on Hollywood Boulevard between Orange Street and Highland Avenue.

Tickets are available at Ticketmaster, including Ticketmaster.com (search for Hollywood Christmas Parade), select Walmart locations, select Simon Mall locations, Curacao locations or charge-by-phone at 800-745-3000.  Here is a direct link for buying tickets online: http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/0900495F637E1D4D?artistid=1796731&majorcatid=10003&minorcatid=54.  All seats are reserved at the time the order is placed.  There are no refunds or exchanges. Group Discounts are available.  All major credit cards are accepted, including Visa, MasterCard, Discover and American Express.

Individual Grandstand Tickets to see the parade are $35 each.  There is also a Hollywood Highlights Package available for $97, which includes a Grandstand ticket and ticket for admission to Madame Tussauds Holywood, a meal at The Hard Rock Café on Hollywood Boulevard and a ticket to Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Hollywood Odditorium.
 One of the easiest ways to get to the parade is to take Metro. There are two stations located on the parade route, one at Hollywood Boulevard and Highland Avenue, and another at Hollywood Boulevard and Vine Street.  For further information or to plan the best route, use the Metro Trip Planner at www.metro.net.
 
There are numerous Parking Lots in close proximity to the parade route, including Grant Parking lots located throughout Hollywood, as well as at the Hollywood & Highland Shopping Complex accessible from Highland Avenue, near Hollywood Boulevard.  Most lots are paid parking.  Please contact individual parking lots for pricing.
 
For updates and further information about The 2012 Hollywood Christmas Parade Benefiting Marine Toys for Tots,please call the 24/7 Parade Hotline at 1-866-PARADE1 (1-866-727-2331) and visit www.facebook.com/xmasparade. To view highlights of last year’s parade, please click on this YouTube link, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HwY0H1UQx14.  TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE PARADE AND TO GET THE LASTEST UPDATES, PLEASE VISIT THE PARADE’S OFFICICAL WEBSITE AT WWW.THEHOLLYWOODCHRISTMASPARADE.COM.