The tree lighting ceremony will take place in Town Square at 6:55 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 8 followed immediately by the Christiansburg Christmas Parade stepping off at 7 p.m. on This year’s theme is “All I Want for Christmas.”
The Christiansburg Farmers’ Market will hold a special Christmas at the Market from 4-9 p.m. in Old Town Mall and along Hickok Street. The market will feature regular Christiansburg Farmers’ Market vendors, as well as local crafters and food vendors.
The streets and intersections affected that day are:
Hickok Street will be closed at 10 a.m., and there will be no parking on Main Street after 2 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 8.
The length of Main Street between Park Street and Radford Road will be closed to traffic during the parade.
Closing at 5:30 p.m.
Main Street from Franklin Street to Park Street for parade entrant staging.
The parade staging area will also include:
– Roanoke Street from Main Street to First Street.
– Pepper Street from First Street to Hill Street.
– The municipal parking lot in front of Town Hall.
– The parking lot between Pepper Street and Roanoke Street behind the Courthouse.
Closing at 5 p.m.
– Main Street (between Park Street and Franklin Street)
– Colhoun Street & Main Street
– Montague Street & Main Street
– Pepper Street & Hill Street
– Pepper Street & First Street
– Roanoke Street & First Street
– Franklin Street & First Street
– Franklin Street & Depot Street (at Pizza Inn)
– Main Street & Hickok Street
– Main Street & Dunkley Street
– Main Street & Phlegar Street
– Main Street & Chrisman Street/Radford Road
– Radford Road & College Street
– College Street & Sheltman Street
– Radford Road & Depot Street
The intersection of Main Street and Franklin Street will close at 6:30 p.m.
Additionally, traffic will be detoured around the parade route at the following intersections
– Depot Street & Franklin Street
– Roanoke Street & First Street
– First Street & Phlegar Street
– First Street & Chrisman Street
– Main Street & Chrisman Street
– Depot Street & Radford Road (right lane closed on Depot Street)
– Main Street & Park Street
The parade will end at the intersection of Radford Street and College Street. Floats may continue to the rear parking lot of the old Christiansburg Middle School, off Depot Street.
At the end of the parade, spectators on the north (National Guard Armory) side of Main Street should exit via College Street.
Spectators on the south (Dollar General) side of Main Street should exit via First Street.
Main Street will remain closed to through traffic one hour after the event.
