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Hatboro Parade to Detour Traffic

York Road will be closed prior to and during Hatboro's Holiday Parade on Sunday.

If you're planning a trip to Hatboro Sunday afternoon - whether or not you're planning to attend the holiday parade - travel along York Road will not be an option. Road closures Beginning at about 12:30 p.m. and continuing until about 4:30 p.m., York Road will be closed, according to Hatboro Police Chief James Gardner. In addition, cross traffic will be prohibited during the event, which runs from 2 p.m. until about 4 p.m., he said. Restricted parking Parking will be restricted along York Road on Sunday. Crescent Road and Norwyn Road will be closed and will be have no parking signs posted to assist with parade unit staging. Parking will also be restricted on Home Road.  Residents who reside along North York Road between County Line Road …

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Weekend Planner: Hatboro Holiday Parade, Dog Pics with Santa

'Tis an early start to the holiday season in Hatboro, Horsham and beyond as Santa Claus rides into town, lights are illuminated and more this weekend.

Your calendar is not mistaken. Even though Thanksgiving Day has not yet arrived, plenty of holiday cheer is being spread this weekend. So, break out the seasonal songs and get ready to meet Santa, check out some light displays and more.  Here are some options: HATBORO HOLIDAY PARADE Where/when: Summit Avenue to Newington Road in Hatboro, Sunday from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.  Why go: See some 3,000 parade participants march, or drive by for the borough's 52nd annual holiday celebration. Cost: Free DOG PICTURES WITH SANTA Where/when: Horsham Veterinary Hospital, 971 Horsham Road, Horsham, Sunday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.  Why go: Even pooches want to meet Old St. Nick! Cost: Printed photos cost $10 for 1, or 2 for $15 GRAND ILLUMINATION …

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Hatboro Holiday Parade Activities Set

Organizers are anticipating 3,000 participants for Hatboro's 52nd annual holiday parade on Nov. 18.

The Hatboro Holiday Parade will march into town on Sunday with great fanfare. For spectators, that means 100 units participating - or approximately 3,000 participants walking and riding into town - according to parade organizer Meredith Baker.  The parade route has been reversed from recent years and will begin at York Road and Summit Avenue and continue southbound to Newington Drive. Besides the challenge of a new route, the parade had faced economic challenges as well. Earlier this month, Baker told Patch that the Greater Hatboro Chamber of Commerce was still striving to reach its $15,000 fundraising goal, and, just two weeks ago, had been $10,000 short of that goal.  On Tuesday, Chamber President Joe Tryon, who also serves as president …

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Fundraising Ongoing for Hatboro Holiday Parade

The Greater Hatboro Chamber of Commerce is $10,000 shy of its $15,000 fundraising goal for the annual parade.

With less than two weeks to go before the 52nd annual Hatboro Holiday Parade marches into town, organizers say they have raised one-third of the money needed to put on the two-hour spectacle. “Each year the parade becomes increasingly popular, which means production costs go up as well,” parade organizer Meredith Baker said of the borough mainstay, which has been funded by the Greater Hatboro Chamber of Commerce for the last 36 years. “The Chamber funds all advertising and marketing of the parade, all fees associated with the parade such as performance fees of string bands and marching bands as well as administrative costs.”    Baker said fundraising efforts have so far netted about $5,000 of the $15,000 goal to cover the parade’s various …

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Hatboro's Santa Will Come from the North

The Hatboro Borough Council approved a rerouting of the annual Hatboro Holiday Parade.

Taking a cue perhaps from Santa Claus himself, the organizers of the Hatboro Holiday Parade are bringing jolly old St. Nick and the more than 2,000 participants from the north for the Nov. 18 festive trek through town.  The Hatboro Borough Council on Monday unanimously approved the reversal of the 52nd annual parade's route - heading southbound instead of northbound on York Road.  Officials from the Greater Hatboro Chamber of Commerce - the entity that has put on the parade for the last 36 years told the council earlier this month that the reversed route would be faster and would help with traffic congestion. The two-hour-long parade, which draws upwards of 50,000 spectators, would begin where it had previously ended, at Summit Avenue on …

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Hatboro Holiday Parade may be Rerouted

The Greater Hatboro Chamber of Commerce is requesting that the route for the annual Hatboro Holiday Parade be reversed.

Santa, Mrs. Claus and all the other holiday elves atop floats and in procession may see a new direction for Hatboro during the borough's annual holiday parade. Officials from the Greater Hatboro Chamber of Commerce - the entity that has put on the parade for 36 of its 52 years - has requested that the Hatboro Borough Council allow the parade route to be reversed, heading southbound instead of northbound on York Road when Santa Claus and crew come to town on Nov. 18. "It kind of disperses the flow of traffic downhill," Chamber volunteer Chris Dubil told the council Monday night, adding that the new route would be "much faster." As proposed, the two-hour-long parade, which draws upwards of 50,000 spectators, would begin where it has …

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Thousands Usher in Holiday Season with Hatboro Parade

Crowds enjoy music, holiday floats and unseasonably warm temperatures during the 51st annual borough tradition.

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Get Out Weekend Planner

The Hatboro Holiday Parade and craft fairs are on the agenda.

It’s the last weekend before Thanksgiving, so let’s make the most of it before our schedules get jammed up with decorating and shopping. Here are some options: HATBORO HOLIDAY PARADE When/where: Sunday from 1:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. in Hatboro on York Road between Newington Drive and Summit Avenue Why go: Well, the Patch crew will be there handing out candy and swag, but if that’s not enough, there will be about 100 entries from fire trucks to marching bands to car clubs, all strutting their stuff and handing out goodies. Oh, and Santa and Mrs. Claus will finish up the parade, collecting letters for the North Pole. Cost: Free THE MUSIC MAN JR. Where/when: Thursday, Friday, Saturday at 7:30 p.m., Keith Valley Middle School Why go: A great evening…

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