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83rd Annual Hollywood Christmas Parade Set for Sunday; Major Streets to Be Closed in Area

Hollywood Christmas Parade (File Photo)

Thousands of people were expected to line the streets of Hollywood Sunday evening for the 83rd annual Hollywood Christmas.

The parade, which begins at 5 p.m., features musical performances, celebrities and giants balloons.

A number of major streets in the area would be temporarily for the festivities, according to the Hollywood Parade’s website. They are:

• Hollywood Boulevard from La Brea Avenue to Orange Street from 6 a.m. to 1 p.m.

• Hawthorne Avenue, DeLongpre Avenue and Fountain Avenue from La Brea Avenue to Highland Avenue from 1 p.m. to 9 p.m.

• El Cerrito Place from Hollywood Boulevard to Franklin Avenue from 1 p.m. to 8 p.m.

• Sycamore Street and Orange Street from Franklin Avenue to Fountain Avenue from 1 p.m. to 9 p.m.

• Sunset Boulevard from La Brea Avenue to Highland Avenue from 1 p.m. to 10 p.m.

• East side of La Brea Avenue from Hollywood Boulevard to Sunset Boulevard from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.

• Highland Avenue from Franklin Avenue to Santa Monica Boulevard from 3 p.m. to 9 p.m.

• Hollywood Boulevard from Highland Avenue to Gower Street from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m.

• Vine Street from Franklin Avenue to Santa Monica Boulevard from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m.

• Sunset Boulevard from Highland Avenue to Gower Street from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Additionally, the northbound and southbound off-ramps of Cahuenga Boulevard and Highland Avenue would be closed at 3 p.m. They would be reopened at 10 p.m.

The edited parade will air on KTLA at 8 p.m. Dec. 19 and again at 3 p.m. Dec. 21.