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Streets Closures Announced For Nov. 25 Festival Of Lights Parade

The event begins with the tree lighting at 6 p.m., followed by the Festival of Lights Holiday Parade at 6:30 p.m.

FREMONT — Several streets in Fremont's Niles District will be closed for several hours on Nov. 25 — the day after Thanksgiving — to make way for the annual and always popular Niles Tree Lighting and Festival of Lights Parade.

The event begins with the tree lighting at 6 p.m., followed by the Festival of Lights Holiday Parade at 6:30 p.m.

The following streets will be closed from 1 p.m. to 10 p.m., Nov. 25:
  • Niles Boulevard, between "J" Street and Hillview Drive in both directions. The intersection of Hillview will remain open for traffic;
  • Iron Horse Lane between "J" Street and "F" Street;
  • "D" Street, "E" Street, "F" Street, "G" Street, "H" Street and "I" Street, between Second Street and Niles Boulevard;
  • Iron Horse Lane between "F" Street and "J" Street;
  • Sullivan Underpass;
  • Large city parking lot next to Niles Town Plaza;
  • Small city parking lot next to Niles Town Plaza;

"J" Street between Niles Boulevard and Second Street will close at the time of the tree lighting at approximately 6 p.m. and will remain closed until approximately 10 p.m.

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Vehicles will not be allowed to enter Niles on Niles Boulevard (off Mission Boulevard) after 5:30 p.m. and Niles will only be accessible via Nursery Avenue and Niles Boulevard from the north during the parade.


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