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JOIN US SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 15TH at 10am! <\/strong>Don’t miss out on the annual Blade Holiday Parade in downtown Toledo. Bring the whole family down and enjoy giant balloons, local marching bands, clowns, horses, floats, and more. Be sure to stay for the full parade as Santa will be making his debut for the holiday season!<\/h4>\n

SOME HELPFUL TIPS:<\/strong>
\u2022 Dress Warm
\u2022 Bring folding chairs and\/or blankets
\u2022 Plan to arrive early
\u2022 Have Fun<\/h4>\n

PARADE ROUTE:<\/strong>
Begins at the corner of North Summit and Jefferson Street, turning left onto Jackson Blvd. and making its way to Huron St., and finishing at Washington St.<\/h4>\n

Parade Units
\u2022 Giant Balloons
\u2022 High School Marching Bands
\u2022 Distinguished Clown Corps.
\u2022 Floats
\u2022 Equestrian Units
\u2022 Specialty Units: Shriners, Dance teams, Ethnic Groups, Mascots and more
\u2022 Santa<\/h4>\n

STREET CLOSURES AND TRAFFIC CONTROL
<\/b><\/span>The streets on and near the parade route will begin to close starting at 8:00am. These streets will reopen twenty minutes after the parade has concluded. Please plan accordingly since a large spectator base\/crowd is expected to see the parade live.<\/h4>\n

Designated handicap parking spaces, entrance close drop off points and special handicap accessible portable restrooms will be available.<\/h4>\n

RESTROOM FACILITATES
<\/strong>The Blade will have both regular and handicap accessible portable restrooms available along the parade route. <\/h4>\n

FIRST AID
<\/strong>The Toledo Fire Department will be providing first aid services along the parade route<\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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