Full Notification

The Hope Mills Christmas Parade will begin today at 3:00pm and will start at Hope Mills Middle School on Cameron Road, and end in the area of Rockfish Elementary School on Rockfish Road. Upon leaving Hope Mills Middle School, the parade will travel on Cameron Road towards South Main Street. Upon reaching South Main Street, the parade will turn right and travel north on South Main Street until reaching Rockfish Road. The parade will then turn left onto Rockfish Road until reaching Rockfish Elementary School.

Cameron Road will be closed from the Legion Road intersection to South Main Street from approximately 2:30pm until all parade units have left Cameron Road. Traffic traveling into Hope Mills on Cameron Road from Elk Road will be diverted onto Legion Road. Motorists can then take Legion Road to the Hope Mills bypass to travel around the parade route and can re-enter Main Street/Hope Mills Road via Camden Road or George Owen Road. Motorists traveling into Hope Mills from the Grays Creek area on South Main Street can travel around the parade route by using US 301 North and then turning left onto the Hope Mills Bypass or, they may turn right onto Church Street from South Main Street and then take Church Street to Mill Street which will bring them out onto Cameron Road.

Motorists traveling into Hope Mills on Hope Mills Road from Fayetteville can travel around the parade route by utilizing George Owen Road/Hope Mills bypass, Camden Road, or Golfview Drive. Southbound traffic on North Main Street will be diverted onto Golfview Drive as North Main Street will be closed to thru traffic during the parade from the Golfview Drive intersection to the Rockfish Road intersection. There will be detour signs in place to assist motorists that are diverted onto Golfview Drive. Also, due to the lane closure on Blacks Bridge Road, an Officer will be stationed in the area of the lane closure for the duration of the parade to assist motorists traveling through that area. It is expected that all roadways should be opened back by approximately 5:00pm.

Following the Christmas Parade, the Hope Mills Festival of Lights will be held in the area of the Gazebo located on the lawn of Town Hall.