Full Notification

The West Cape May Christmas Parade will be taking place on Saturday December 2, 2023, beginning at 5:00 PM.  The parade will begin at the West Cape May Fire Department and will proceed down Broadway, West Perry Street, Perry Street, Carpenters Lane, and Ocean Street ending on Beach Avenue.   Seashore Road beginning at the West Cape May Bridge will be closed to Southbound Traffic starting at 4:00PM.  Only parade vehicles will be permitted to travel south on Seashore Road.  All other traffic will be diverted down New England Road.  Northbound traffic on Seashore Road will flow normally; however please use-reduced speeds to keep pedestrians and parade participants (mostly children) safe.   There will be “No Parking” along the entire parade route (including all along Carpenters Lane on the mall).  Please do not park your vehicles along the parade route, we would like to avoid having to ticket and tow vehicles on parade day.   Public consumption of alcoholic beverages is not permitted in West Cape May Borough or Cape May City.  A summons will be issued to anyone found to be in possession of alcoholic beverages in public. Vendor carts or the sale of food from outside vendors is not permitted in West Cape May Borough or Cape May City.   Parking for busses will be available in the area of Beach Avenue near Ocean Street and Cape May Police Officers will be at that location to assist with security and parking.   We will also have portions of Gurney Street, Stockton Street, and Howard Street reserved for Bus / Float Parking.   If any motorists are in the area of the parade route or the Candlelight Tours, please reduce your speeds.  Road closures will delay traffic in these areas; however, we will have a very large number of pedestrians on our roadways, and we need to keep everyone safe.   We look forward to seeing everyone at the West Cape May Christmas Parade! t Cape May Christmas Parade will be taking place on Saturday December 2, 2023, beginning at 5:00 PM.  The parade will begin at the West Cape May Fire Department and will proceed down Broadway, West Perry Street, Perry Street, Carpenters Lane, and Ocean Street ending on Beach Avenue.   Seashore Road beginning at the West Cape May Bridge will be closed to Southbound Traffic starting at 4:00PM.  Only parade vehicles will be permitted to travel south on Seashore Road.  All other traffic will be diverted down New England Road.  Northbound traffic on Seashore Road will flow normally; however please use-reduced speeds to keep pedestrians and parade participants (mostly children) safe.   There will be “No Parking” along the entire parade route (including all along Carpenters Lane on the mall).  Please do not park your vehicles along the parade route,we would like to avoid having to ticket and tow vehicles on parade day.   Public consumption of alcoholic beverages is not permitted in West Cape May Borough or Cape May City.  A summons will be issued to anyone found to be in possession of alcoholic beverages in public. Chief Dekon W. Fashaw Sr. Cape May Police Department 643 Washington Street Cape May, N.J. 08204 609-884-9500 (Station)