November 25, 2012 - The Hollywood Christmas Parade is taking place tonight

Photo courtesy of Uggie

Photo courtesy of Max Charles

The 81st Hollywood Christmas Parade is taking place tonight with lots of celebrities, marching bands, local dignitaries and Santa Claus attending!   Joe Mantegna is the Grand Marshal, with Max Charles, Uggie (this is Uggie's first parade!), Kaitlyn Jenkins, Emma Dumont, Julia Goldani Telles, Bailey Buntain, Simon Templeman, Isabella Cramp and other celebrities attending.  Ashlee Keating, Cirque du Soleil and others will also be performing in front of the Dolby Theatre.

The parade starts at 5:30 p.m. at Hollywood Boulevard and Orange, heading east to Vine Street, making a right to Sunset Boulevard and then heading back west to Sunset and Orange Drive.  Here's a map of the parade route.

 The 81st Hollywood Christmas Parade will also be airing on the Hallmark Movie Channel on December 10th!

January 2, 2012 - The 123rd Rose Parade takes place this morning in Pasadena

The 123rd Rose Parade is taking place this morning in Pasadena!  The Grand Marshal this year is American hero, actor and 'Dancing with the Stars' champion J.R. Martinez!  Joining J.R. Martinez will be the incredible floats decorated with real flowers, marching bands and equestrians!  The Rose Parade starts at 8:00 AM at 391 South Orange Grove Boulevard and directions can be found here.  For additional information please check out the Rose Parade's official website here or call (626) 449-4100.

If you can't make it down to the parade, you can watch it live at 8:00 a.m. on channels 4, 5 and 7.

December 3, 2011 - Montrose Christmas Parade happening tonight

Photo courtesy of Loozrboy

Tonight is the 35th Annual Montrose Christmas Parade starting at 6:00 PM!  The Grand Marshals of the parade are Jack & Helen Nethercutt and joining them will be marching bands, local law enforcement, firefighters, teachers and politicians, Santa Claus and more!  Details and the parade route can be found on the Montrose Christmas Parade website here.