Welcome to the 54th Annual Schenectady Holiday Parade presented by the City and County of Schenectady in partnership with out friends at MVP Health. We can't wait to see what your creative energy and holiday spirit will bring to the parade and how you will celebrate what you love about New York.
MUSIC & TONS OF FUN!
Tailgate, dance, and have some fun while you decorate your float! DJ Hollyw8d spins a mix of party favorites and holiday jams.
MOVEMENT & WARM UP
Get warmed up and ready to march with a 15 minute warm up led by yoga instructor and co-founder of the Capital Sweat Festival, Tommie Burch.
FOOD & HOT COCOA
Don't march on an empty stomach! Check out the All Town Fresh Food Truck for pulled pork sandwiches, grilled hotdogs, water, soda, and delicious Hot Cocoa!
We are happy to have you as a part of the Annual Holiday Parade, its a great Schenectady County tradition. Load in can be tough, but if you know your division color, arrive on time, and follow our course marshals you will get to where you need to be.
Arrive on time and check in at the Washington Avenue enterance to the SUNY Schenectady County Community College Parking Lot. Use exit 4C on Interstate 890.
State Street and Washington Ave will be closed to ALL traffic at 4:00pm! There will be NO exceptions.
Before going to your assigned location, check in first. Volunteers will be on hand to direct you to your position. Parade participants and floats may ONLY enter the staging area from the Washington Ave entrance. If you are traveling westbound on I-890, do NOT use Exit 4C. Take Exit 5 for Broadway and access Washington Ave via State Street. For participants traveling from the west, use the Western Gateway Bridge.
Remember – STATE STREET WILL BE CLOSED AT 4 p.m. You must be at the staging area before 4 p.m.
Parking for pick up of parade participants will be available at the Bechtel Parking Lot (670 Liberty St, Schenectady, NY 12305). Use the entrance on Nott Terrace between Union College Graduate School and the Double Tree. If you are dropping off parade participants and then wish to park your vehicle at the parade’s end, you will have to exit SCCC, take I-890 east one exit to Broadway. Take Broadway to Veeder Street. Upon crossing over State Street Veeder becomes Nott Terrace. Participant pick up parking lot is located off Nott Terrace just past the Double Tree.