Little Havana Ready for 2017 Three Kings Parade

MIAMI — If you're looking for something to do with the family on a chilly Sunday afternoon, the colorful Three Kings Parade is set to kick off at noon in the Little Havana section of the city.

The parade will travel along S.W. 8th Street from 4th Avenue to 17th Avenue, where it turns north and ends at S.W. 6th Street at around 4 p.m.

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The event commemorates the arrival of the three wise men after the birth of Christ. It is the day that children traditionally receive gifts in a number of Latin American countries.

In Spanish, the holiday is known as El Día de Los Tres Reyes Magos.

City Mayor Tomas Regalado helped distribute more than 5,000 toys to area children on Friday at Marlins Park in honor of Three Kings Day.

Regalado partnered with the Spanish Broadcasting System and the Miami Marlins for the event.

Miami police said on Saturday they expect to reopen S.W. 8th Street to traffic by 6 p.m. on Sunday.

Here's what you need to know ahead of Sunday's parade:

• Beginning at 6 a.m. on Sunday, eastbound traffic on S.W. 8th Street from S.W. 19th Avenue to S.W. 4th Avenue will be closed. Traffic traveling east on SW 8th Street will be detoured north or south at S.W. 19th Avenue.
• S.W. 12th and S.W. 8th Avenue will remain open only for northbound and southbound traffic. There will be no traffic allowed eastbound on S.W. 8th Street. The roads will be closed by 10:30 a.m.
• Miami-Dade Transit buses along S.W. 8th Street will be detoured. Check with Miami-Dade Transit Agency for further information.
• S.W. 7th Street will remain open westbound until S.W. 12th Avenue. At S.W. 12th Avenue, westbound traffic on S.W. 7th Street will be detoured northbound.
• Residents that live in the area will be allowed to travel along the north side of S.W. 7th Street and on the south side S.W. 9th Street.
• Motorists are encouraged to take alternate routes. Miami Police officers will be along the road closures to provide assistance.

Photo by Jupiter Firelyte via Flickr.