Montrose Christmas Parade
Glendale, CA
One of the foothill communities’ oldest and most beloved holiday traditions — a Saturday-night parade down Honolulu Avenue with 150+ community service groups, drill teams, and bands from across the region.
One of the foothill communities’ oldest and most beloved holiday traditions — a Saturday-night parade down Honolulu Avenue with 150+ community service groups, drill teams, and bands from across the region.
The Montrose Christmas Parade rolls down Honolulu Avenue through the historic shopping district of the Montrose neighborhood of Glendale each early-December Saturday evening. Now in its fifth decade, it’s one of the foothill communities’ longest-running holiday traditions and a defining piece of Glendale’s San Fernando Valley foothills character.
More than 150 community service groups, youth groups, drill teams, and bands from Montrose, La Crescenta, La Cañada, Glendale, and surrounding cities march the route, which runs east on Honolulu Avenue from Rosemont Avenue to Verdugo Road. The intersection of Honolulu Avenue and Ocean View Boulevard is the parade’s anchor point and the most-packed viewing area. Staging starts at La Crescenta Avenue & Honolulu, with street closures and parking restrictions going into effect at 3:00 PM.
For families in the foothills — Montrose, La Crescenta, La Cañada, and the broader Glendale foothills — this is the season opener.
Honolulu Avenue from Rosemont Avenue east to Verdugo Road. The intersection of Honolulu Avenue and Ocean View Boulevard is the parade’s anchor and central viewing point.
The parade rolls at 6:10 PM. Streets close and parking restrictions begin at 3:00 PM, so plan to arrive a couple of hours early to claim viewing space.
Glendale Lots 1, 2, and 7 are closed for the parade. Park in surrounding side streets and residential blocks just outside the closure zone, then walk in. Many residents bike or walk from nearby neighborhoods.
About 90 minutes from start to last entry. With 150-plus community groups, drill teams, and bands marching, the procession has a real rhythm — not a quick pass.
Yes — Honolulu Avenue’s restaurants stay open through and after the parade. The local move is a dinner-and-parade evening with a Honolulu reservation; the historic shopping district is part of the appeal.
Honolulu Avenue is the main historic shopping district of Montrose — a foothill neighborhood at the north edge of Glendale, tucked beneath the San Gabriel Mountains. The walkable corridor between Rosemont and Verdugo runs through five blocks of pre-war commercial frontage, locally-owned restaurants, and the kind of small-shop character that’s largely vanished from neighboring valley flats. Montrose, La Crescenta, La Cañada, and the rest of the foothill communities all share Honolulu as their commercial spine, which is why the parade pulls from every adjacent town.
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