Hollywood Christmas Parade 2026: Nov. 29 Route, CW Airs Dec. 18

The 94th Hollywood Christmas Parade is Sunday, Nov. 29, 2026, according to the organizer, and The CW airs it on Friday, Dec. 18, from 8:00 to 10:00 p.m. ET/PT. The organizer’s pages show no 2026 start time. MyNewsLA and the Beverly Press both report a 6 p.m. start, with pre-parade entertainment at 5:30 p.m. Below: the full closure table by street and time, the route, the parade-day order of events, the TV dates and the 2025 comparison. A one-page plan is at the end.

Hollywood Christmas Parade 2026 start time and TV dates

Event	Date	Time	Source
Grandstand bleacher seats open	Sun., Nov. 29	4 p.m.	Beverly Press
Pre-parade entertainment	Sun., Nov. 29	5:30 p.m.	MyNewsLA, Beverly Press
Parade begins	Sun., Nov. 29	6 p.m.	MyNewsLA, Beverly Press
The CW airing	Fri., Dec. 18	8:00 to 10:00 p.m. ET/PT	The CW
The CW encore	Thu., Dec. 24	8:00 to 10:00 p.m. ET/PT	The CW

The organizer’s home page says the parade is “Sunday, November 29th, 2026.” The 6 p.m. start comes from the two newsrooms; the Beverly Press story is dated Nov. 12 and MyNewsLA’s Nov. 6. In 2025 the organizer’s page also gave a 6:00 p.m. start. The parade is in Los Angeles, so the times are Pacific Time (PT). On the East Coast, the 5:30 p.m. pre-parade show is 8:30 p.m. ET and the 6 p.m. step-off is 9 p.m. ET.

The CW’s Oct. 27 release says Santa and his reindeer close the parade. It names Erik Estrada, Laura McKenzie and Elizabeth Stanton as hosts and adds Dean Cain as the fourth. MyNewsLA and the Beverly Press name Montel Williams instead of Cain, so the fourth host is not settled in our sources. For other holiday programming on The CW and the other networks, see our Christmas movies on TV schedule.

Hollywood Christmas Parade route: Hollywood Boulevard, Vine Street and Sunset Boulevard

The organizer’s Parade Details page describes a U-shaped route: “Starting on Hollywood Blvd. at Orange Drive the U-shaped parade route will travel east to Vine, south on Vine St to Sunset Blvd. and west on Sunset Blvd. back to Orange Drive.” That page is worded for the 2025 parade, and MyNewsLA repeats the same route for 2026. The Beverly Press calls it a 3.2-mile route.

Leg	Direction	From and to
1	East on Hollywood Boulevard	Orange Drive to Vine Street
2	South on Vine Street	Hollywood Boulevard to Sunset Boulevard
3	West on Sunset Boulevard	Vine Street back to Orange Drive

Hollywood Christmas Parade road closures by street and time

The organizer’s Road Closures 2026 page says “No Parking” signs go up from Thursday, Nov. 26. Parking enforcement begins Saturday, Nov. 28 and continues through Monday morning, Nov. 30. No parking is allowed on Sycamore between Franklin and Hollywood Boulevard from Saturday, Nov. 28 through Sunday, Nov. 29. The table below is the organizer’s, in its order.

Closes	Street or ramp	Reopens
Fri., Nov. 27, 11:00 p.m.	Sycamore, Franklin to Hollywood Blvd.	See note below
Sat., Nov. 28, 12:01 a.m.	Hollywood Blvd. between Orange and Highland	Mon., Nov. 30, 6:00 a.m. (closed all weekend)
Sat., Nov. 28, 12:01 a.m.	Orange, Hollywood Blvd. south to the alley north of Hawthorne	Mon., Nov. 30, 6:00 a.m.
Sun., Nov. 29, 6:00 a.m.	Hollywood Blvd. between La Brea and Orange	10:00 p.m.
Sun., Nov. 29, 1:00 p.m.	Hawthorne, DeLongpre and Fountain Ave., all from La Brea to Highland	9:00 p.m.
Sun., Nov. 29, 1:00 p.m.	El Cerrito Place, Franklin to Hollywood Blvd.	8:00 p.m.
Sun., Nov. 29, 1:00 p.m.	Sycamore and Orange, both from Franklin to Santa Monica	9:00 p.m.
Sun., Nov. 29, 1:00 p.m.	Sunset Blvd. between La Brea and Highland	About 10:00 p.m.
Sun., Nov. 29, 2:00 p.m.	Fountain Ave. between La Brea and Highland	10:00 p.m.
Sun., Nov. 29, 3:00 p.m.	Hollywood Freeway (U.S. 101): northbound and southbound Cahuenga Blvd. off-ramps and the southbound Vine off-ramp	10:00 p.m.
Sun., Nov. 29, 4:00 p.m.	Northbound La Brea between Hollywood and Sunset	About 9:00 p.m.
Sun., Nov. 29, 4:00 p.m.	Highland Ave., Franklin to Santa Monica	About 10:00 p.m.
Sun., Nov. 29, 4:00 p.m.	Hollywood Blvd., Highland to Gower	9:00 p.m.
Sun., Nov. 29, 4:00 p.m.	Vine St., Franklin to Santa Monica	9:00 p.m.
Sun., Nov. 29, 4:00 p.m.	Sunset Blvd., Highland to Gower	About 10:00 p.m.

The Sycamore row says the street is closed Friday, Nov. 27, Saturday, Nov. 28 and all day Sunday, Nov. 29. Its reopening line gives a date and time that does not match the 2026 calendar, so we leave it out. The organizer’s page says “Sun Dec 1st”; Dec. 1, 2026 is a Tuesday.

What is the order of events on parade day?

On Sunday, Nov. 29, the organizer’s table has Hollywood Boulevard between La Brea and Orange closed from 6:00 a.m. The first group of cross streets closes at 1:00 p.m. and the Hollywood Freeway ramps at 3:00 p.m. Four hours before the 6 p.m. start, at 4 p.m., the Beverly Press says grandstand bleacher seats open, and the organizer’s table closes Vine Street, Highland Avenue, Hollywood Boulevard from Highland to Gower, and Sunset Boulevard from Highland to Gower. Pre-parade entertainment starts at 5:30 p.m., per MyNewsLA and the Beverly Press. Most Sunday closures are listed as reopening between 8:00 and 10:00 p.m.

Hollywood Christmas Parade tickets and free curbside viewing

The organizer sells grandstand reserved seating through Ticketmaster. Its tickets page lists “Regular price is $120 for Adults and $60 for children under 16,” and says free curbside viewing is available along the majority of the parade route. It lists no refunds or exchanges. The page’s pricing dates carry no year, so we give no on-sale date.

Metro and parking for the Hollywood Christmas Parade

The closure page says “you and your guests are encouraged to use the Metro as much as possible.” The Getting There page names the “Metro Red Line to Hollywood/Vine or Hollywood/Highland” and says “Both stations get you directly onto the parade route.” That is the organizer’s wording; check Metro’s current line name and service before you go.

Who is in the 2026 Hollywood Christmas Parade?

MyNewsLA and Crescenta Valley Weekly name Entertainment Tonight hosts Kevin Frazier and Nischelle Turner as co-grand marshals. The organizer’s 2026 celebrities page lists Ron Cey, Reggie Smith, Kirk Hawkins, Terry Fator, Matt Iseman, The Calling, Susan Seaforth Hayes, Judi Evans, Deidre Hall and Kate Linder, along with pageant entries. Other performers are not yet announced there. The organizer says Toys for Tots is the official main charity this year.

How does 2026 compare with the 2025 parade?

	2025	2026
Parade date	Sun., Nov. 30, 2025	Sun., Nov. 29, 2026
Start	6 p.m. (organizer)	6 p.m. (MyNewsLA, Beverly Press)
The CW airing	Fri., Dec. 12, 2025, 8 to 10 p.m. ET/PT	Fri., Dec. 18, 2026, 8:00 to 10:00 p.m. ET/PT
Days from parade to airing	12	19

In 2025, ABC7 reported the parade was not televised live, and BroadwayWorld reported its nationwide airing on The CW on Dec. 12. Luke Wilson was the 2025 grand marshal. The day counts are our calculation.

Printable Hollywood Christmas Parade plan

The one-page plan lists the closure start times, seat opening, step-off and both CW dates. For other parades this season, see our Christmas parades 2026 guide and the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade guide. Mark the days on the November 2026 printable calendar and the December 2026 printable calendar.