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🎄🎅 2026 INVERNESS CHRISTMAS PARADE 🎅🎄🌟 Theme: Nature Coast Christmas 🌟
📅 Date: Saturday, December 12, 2026
🕛 Time: 12:00 PM
📍 Location: Downtown Inverness, FL
Get ready to celebrate Christmas with a little Nature Coast magic! 🎄✨ The Citrus County Chamber of Commerce invites you to join us for the 2026 Inverness Christmas Parade, where dazzling floats, festive music, and hometown holiday cheer will fill the streets of downtown Inverness!
This year's theme, “Nature Coast Christmas,” celebrates everything that makes our beautiful corner of Florida so special! 🌴🎅 Imagine manatees in Santa hats, Christmas trees sparkling beside our springs, decorated fishing boats, woodland wildlife, and all the charm of a good old fashioned small town Christmas!
From creative floats and marching bands to familiar faces and the excitement of Santa's arrival, this beloved Citrus County tradition is the perfect way to make holiday memories with family and friends!
🎄 SPECTATOR INFORMATION 🎄
📍 Parade Viewing Route:
The parade will enter W. Main Street near Dunkin' Donuts and travel east toward downtown Inverness, turning onto E. Grace Street just past Mama's Kuntry Kafe. The route continues along Grace Street toward HCA Florida Citrus Hospital, then onto S. Line Avenue and W. Highland Boulevard, ending at Citrus High School.
🎅 Family Friendly Viewing:
Bring your blankets, lawn chairs, family, and friends! Arrive early to find your favorite viewing spot along the parade route and get ready for an afternoon filled with Christmas cheer!
🚧 TRAFFIC & ROAD CLOSURES 🚧
Road closures will begin at approximately 10:45 AM and are expected to remain in place until 2:00 PM.
🚗 Main Street Detour:
Main Street will be closed from Hwy. 44 East to Montgomery Avenue. Traffic will be redirected using Montgomery Avenue and W. Highland Boulevard.
Additional closures include N. Apopka Avenue, E. Dampier Street, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue, and Grace Street. Please follow posted detours and signage.
Alternate Routes:
🎄 Gospel Island residents: Zephyr Street and Tompkins Street to Hwy. 41 North.
🎄 Highlands South community: Hill Street and Inverness Boulevard.
🎄 Pleasant Grove Road residents: West Arbor Street.
Please allow extra travel time when traveling through downtown Inverness.
🎁 WANT TO BE PART OF THE PARADE? 🎁
Float applications are NOW OPEN! We invite businesses, nonprofits, schools, churches, civic organizations, and community groups to bring their creativity to life and help us celebrate a Nature Coast Christmas!
📅 Application Deadline: Saturday, November 28, 2026, at 5:00 PM. Register today at:
https://www.citruscountychamber.com/christmas-parades/
We can't wait to celebrate the magic of Christmas with you in downtown Inverness! 🎄❤️
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