Important Granada Hills Holiday Parade Safety Notice

Dear 2025 Granada Hills Holiday Parade Entries Participants,

On Behalf of the Granada Hills Holiday Parade Planning Committee we wish to thank you for your upcoming participation on Parade Day, Sunday December 7, 2025.

It is vitally important that all Parade Safety Rules and Regulations be adhered to including Formation and Disbanding Staging Instructions which are listed on the Parade Website:
https://www.granadahillsholidayparade.org/

IN CASE OF EMERGENCY ON PARADE DAY, CALL SGT. TORRES at 424-364-5339

1. These Categories include the Designation WALKING UNITS by which ALL walking participants MUST utilize San Jose Street ONLY between Petit Ave and Rubio (NO participants can be dropped off at Chatsworth street) and walk and proceed to the Assembly Area reserved for Walking Participants near the Della Carroll Parade Check In Booth.
2. MOTORIZED UNITS assigned MUST access the Parade Formation Area by entering TULSA AVE AT BALBOA BLVD ONLY (Follow Tulsa and turn southward on Petit Ave and look for your assigned Street Marked Unit Number which are on both sides of the Street.)
3. EQUESTRIAN UNITS will enter the Parade Formation Area accessing Petit Avenue at San Jose and travel one block north and turn right into the Library Parking Lot to unload (An Equestrian Shuttle is provided and Equestrian Parade Check In Packets will be handed out in the Library Parking Lot) Do Not Enter from Chatsworth Street.
4. AUTO ENTRIES will need to access the Parade Formation Area Only by traveling either North or South on HAYVENHURST AVE and turning WEST ON CHATSWORTH STREET and park vehicles on the Northern Curb of Chatsworth Street at assigned marked unit number.
5. BAND ENTRIES can enter the Parade Formation Area by traveling eastward and temporarily unload on CHATSWORTH STREET BAND Members and Instruments on the Southern Curb of Chatsworth Street just East of Petit Ave.
6. Those Particular Parade Units that are Marked Both (WALKING and MOTORIZED) (M/W) will simply follow respective Parade Formation Instructions by which the two sections will merge at the appropriate time.
7. Those Particular CAR CLUBS that have specifically assigned a formation slot (West of Petit on the Parade Formation Map) are recommended to enter the area Between BALBOA BLVD and WEST OF PETIT AVE on both the NORTH and SOUTH sides of CHATSWORTH STREET by traveling ONLY eastward from Balboa Blvd.

IMPORTANT SAFETY RULES

FORWARD MOTION MUST BE MAINTAINED.

ALL UNITS SHOULD APPOINT A SAFETY MONITOR TO SUPERVISE PARADE YOUTH PARTICIPANTS.

(AN ADULT WALKING BEHIND A VEHICLE IN PLAIN VIEW OF DRIVER REAR VIEW MIRROR IS RECOMMENDED).

NO DISTRIBUTION OF CANDIES, ITEMS THROWN OR GIVEN TO PARADE SPECTATORS.

PORTABLE FIRE EXTINGUISHERS NEED TO BE ON ALL PARADE FLOATS AND DECORATED VEHICLES.

ALL PARADE UNITS ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE ONE REPRESENTATIVE AT THE PARADE AWARDS CEREMONY LOCATED AT THE GRANADA HILLS CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL PARKING LOT LOCATED AT THE CORNER OF KINGSBURY AND ZELZAH AVE IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE CONCLUSION OF THE GRANADA HILLS HOLIDAY PARADE. ATTENDANCE WILL BE A FACTOR FOR FUTURE PARADE PARTICIPATION AS PARADE TROPHIES AND AWARDS CANNOT BE STORED.

NO MOTORCYCLE OR VEHICLE(s) STUNTS OR DISPLAYS ARE ALLOWED AS PER L.A.P.D. ENFORCEMENT.

DELLA CARROLL CHECK IN BOOTH OPENS AT 11AM TO 12:30PM LOCATED IN PETIT PARK.

It is IMPORTANT that all related Parade Units Instructions, Rules and Guidelines be disseminated and forwarded to each of your individual unit participants, parents, unit leaders etc. so as to insure a Safe and Fun Parade Day.

This is a Rain or Shine Event and we look forward to seeing everyone this coming Sunday December 7, Parade Day!

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Granada Hills Christmas Parade

Traffic Control Procedures for The

Disbanding Area

To ensure a safe area for parents to pick up their children at the disbanding area, it is necessary to control both west and south bound traffic at the intersection of Zelzah Avenue and San Jose Street. The plan will involve the use of all lanes of Zelzah Avenue between San Jose Street on the north and Hiawatha Street (and the northern most driveway of First Presbyterian Church).

1. The turn lanes on Zelzah Avenue from Hiawatha Street to Chatsworth Street will be kept open for emergency vehicles.
2. Blockades will be needed at the northern driveway (east side of Zelzah Avenue) of First Presbyterian church to the turn lanes.
3. Blockades will be needed from the west side of Zelzah Avenue at Hiawatha Street o the turn lanes.
4. A VCP member will be stationed at the intersection of Zelzah Avenue and Hiawatha Street o keep traffic (except emergency vehicles) from driving north on Zelzah Avenue.
5. A VCP member will be stationed at the northern most driveway of First Presbyterian Church to ensure that all traffic leaving the Church drives south on Zelzah Avenue.
6. The parking lane and the number 2 lane of traffic on the east side of Zelzah Avenue will be used for parents to park and pick up their children. Space will be left between cars to allow them to leave once they have picked up their children (similar to stacked parking at Disneyland and the Hollywood Bowl).
7. 4 VCP/VST members will control traffic at the intersection of Zelzah Avenue and the northern most driveway of First Presbyterian Church to direct parents where to park. They will also assist them in leaving the stacked parking area.
8. 2 VCP/VST members will control traffic at the intersection of Zelzah Avenue and San Jose Street. They will ensure that all west bound traffic pulls into the parking lanes or are directed out of the area. Traffic will be stopped to allow parade participants (equestrian units) to head east on San Jose Street.
9. School busses will be parked along the curb on the west side of Zelzah Avenue from Hiawatha Street to San Jose Street.

Sincerely

John V. Ciccarelli

Founder of Granada Hills Holiday Parade