The 2025 Asheville Holiday Parade, presented by Bojangles, returns to downtown on Saturday, November 22, beginning at 11 a.m.
Produced by the Asheville Downtown Association in partnership with the City of Asheville, the Holiday Parade lets Asheville come together to celebrate the season, showcase our community’s creativity, and make this year’s event a cherished memory for all.
A day of fun and festivities
Before the parade gets underway, join your neighbors and friends at 10:30 a.m. along the parade route for the return of the “Onesie One-Miler” Race. Participants are invited to grab their coziest onesies to add a dash of fun to the pre-parade festivities. Register here.
After the parade, families can make their way to the South Slope, where local businesses will be participating in an Elf Hunt from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Asheville Yards, from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Santa is on hand for photos – a wonderful opportunity to capture those magical moments and create lasting memories.
Parade route
Like any celebration, there will be impacts to traffic and parking. Get to know the parade route and access streets to City owned parking garages so you can make the most of the day.
- Necessary street closures will begin at 8:00 a.m.
- The parade will take place from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
- Street closures are expected to reopen after 2 p.m. once street sweeping and cleanup is complete.
The parade will begin on Biltmore Avenue and Hilliard Ave. (outside The Orange Peel), proceeding north to Patton Avenue, and then west on Patton Avenue, terminating at French Broad Ave.
The parade’s official performance stop is located at the corner of Biltmore and Patton Avenues, but attendees will find great viewing areas all along Biltmore and Patton Avenues.
Street closures/ impacts
- Charlotte Street remains open throughout the event
- North and South Pack Square will close at 7:30 a.m. for the judges’ area (no parking – towing enforced).
- The parade route will begin road closures at 8:00 a.m. (no parking – towing enforced).
- Partial closures
- Patton Ave. between Pearl St. & Broadway St.
- Otis St. between Wall St. & Patton Ave
- College St. between Haywood St. & Patton Ave
- Haywood St. between College St. & Patton Ave
- Broadway St. between College St. & Patton Ave
- Biltmore Ave between Patton Ave & S. Charlotte St.
- Eagle St between Biltmore Ave. & S. Market St.
- Hilliard Ave between S. Lexington Ave. & Biltmore Ave.
- S. Market St.(between Beaumont St. & Biltmore Ave.
All roads intersecting the parade route will be limited to local traffic only.
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- N & S French Broad Ave.
- Grove St.
- Asheland Ave.
- Coxe Ave.
- Church St (closed at Patton Ave.)
- N & S. Lexington Ave
- N. Ann St
- Carter ST
Roads are expected to reopen after 2 p.m. once street sweeping and cleanup is complete.
Parking garages (all City and County garages are open & accessible)
- Pack Square Garage is accessible via S. Market Street;
- Wall Street Garage is accessible via Otis Street;
- Aloft/Biltmore Garage is accessible via South Lexington Avenue;
- Buncombe County Courthouse Garage is accessible via College Street;
- Buncombe County Health & Human Services Parking Garage is accessible via Coxe Avenue off Sears Alley;
- Rankin Avenue and Harrah’s Cherokee Center Asheville (HCCA) garages are accessible via Rankin Avenue
- *The Rankin and HCCA garages will have a Special Event rate from 9:00 a.m to 2:00 p.m. of $11.00