Road closures and traffic detours are planned in downtown Santa Maria during the afternoon and evening of Saturday, Dec. 6, to support the Christmas Parade of Lights, which will travel along Broadway from Enos Drive almost to Main Street.

The parade is scheduled to start at 5:20 p.m. at the corner of Stowell Road and Broadway, rain or shine, according organizers the Rotary Clubs of Santa Maria and Nipomo.

A map of the parade route and sponsors is at https://smparadeoflights.org.

Stowell Road from Broadway to Depot Street will be closed starting at 3 p.m. to allow parade entrants to queue up and make final preparations.

Broadway will be closed to traffic from Enos Drive north to Main Street starting at 4 p.m.

The parade route is slightly shorter this year due to redevelopment in and n

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