Bundle up and join the City of Temecula for its annual Santa’s Electric Light Parade on Friday, December 5, at 7 p.m.
Santa’s Electric Light Parade offers an enchanting evening filled with holiday cheer and a heartwarming way to celebrate the holidays with family and friends.
The parade will start at the intersection of Jefferson Avenue and Del Rio Road and will travel south into Old Town Temecula.
Spectators are encouraged to bring blankets and chairs to secure the perfect viewing spot for this dazzling nighttime spectacle, featuring an array of illuminated floats, festive holiday music, performers, and a special appearance by Santa himself.
Free public parking will be available in Old Town at the Old Town parking garage, 1st Street parking lot, and 6th Street parking lot. Additional parking outside of Old Town includes the Temecula Community Center, located at 28816 Pujol St., and the dirt lots located at Santiago and Ynez Roads. Limited handicap parking will be available. During the event, there will be temporary designated handicap parking available outside the Old Town Parking Garage.
Main Street from bottom of ‘Y’ to Old Town Front Street will be closed from December 4 at 7 a.m. through December at midnight.
December 5 road closures:
- First Street/Santiago Road between Pujol and C Street from 7 to 10 p.m.
- Main Street West from 8 a.m. to midnight
- Jefferson heading south at Overland from 4 to 11 p.m. (parade traffic only)
- Del Rio, Las Haciendas, and Calle Cortez from 4 to 10 p.m.
- Jefferson Avenue: Via Montezuma to Rancho California southbound from 2 to 10 p.m.
- Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth Streets from Mercedes to Murrieta Creek from 6 to 10 p.m.
- Old Town Front Street from Rancho California to Santiago from 6 to 10 p.m.
- Jefferson Avenue northbound from Rancho California from 5 to 9 p.m.
- Old Town Front Street from Santiago to 19th Hole Golf Carts (28822 Old Town Front Street) from 7 to 11 p.m.
- Rancho California Road: Old Town Front Street to Diaz Road from 7 to 9 p.m.
- First Street/Santiago Road between Pujol and C Street from 7 to 10 p.m.
