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Town of Leesburg
News Release
For Immediate Release
Saturday, December 11, 2021
Media Contact:
Betsy Arnett, Public Information Officer
barnett@leesburgva.gov 703-771-2734
Leesburg Christmas and Holiday Parade Postponed Due to
High Winds
Parade will be held on Sunday, December 12, at 6 p.m.
Leesburg, VA (December 11, 2021) – The National Weather Service has issued a wind advisory
for the Leesburg area, beginning at 4 p.m. this afternoon and running through 1 a.m. Sunday
morning.
As a result of the adverse weather forecast, the Town of Leesburg’s annual Christmas and
Holiday Parade, originally scheduled for this evening, is postponed until Sunday, December 12.
The parade will begin at 6 p.m., starting in the front field at Ida Lee Park and proceeding down
King Street to Fairfax Street.
King Street will be closed to traffic from Battlefield Parkway to Catoctin Circle, beginning at 5:30
p.m. No cross traffic will be allowed across King Street during the parade. The street will be
reopened once clean-up operations by the Town’s Public Works Department are completed.
Motorists should plan on alternate travel routes during this time and follow the designated
detours, which can be found at www.leesburgva.gov/trafficdetours.
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