Hollywood Christmas Parade closures

A series of streets around Hollywood will be closed beginning today to accommodate the 2009 Hollywood Christmas Parade, which will begin at 6 p.m. Sunday.

The following streets will be closed:

SATURDAY:

-- Hollywood Boulevard from Orange Street to Highland Avenue;

-- Orange Street from Hollywood Boulevard South to the alley north of Hawthorne Avenue.

The streets will reopen at 6 a.m. Monday.

SUNDAY

-- Hollywood Boulevard from LaBrea Avenue to Orange Street at 6 a.m. Re- opens at 10 p.m.;

-- Hawthorne Avenue, DeLongpre Avenue, Fountain Avenue from LaBrea Avenue to Highland Avenue at 1 p.m. Re-opens at 9:00 p.m.

-- Lanewood Avenue from LaBrea Avenue to Orange Street at 1 p.m. Re- opens at 10 p.m.

-- El Cerrito Place from Hollywood Boulevard to Franklin Avenue at 1 p.m. Re-opens at 8 p.m.

-- Sycamore Street, Orange Street from Franklin Avenue to Fountain Avenue at 1 p.m. Re-opens at 9 p.m.

-- Sunset Boulevard from LaBrea Avenue to Highland Avenue at 1 p.m. Re- opens at 10 p.m.

-- East side of LaBrea Avenue from Hollywood Boulevard to Sunset Boulevard at 4 p.m. Re-opens at 7 p.m.

-- Highland Avenue from Franklin Avenue to Santa Monica Boulevard at 4 p.m. Re-opens at 9 p.m.

-- Hollywood Boulevard from Highland Avenue to Gower Street at 4 p.m. Re- opens at 9 p.m.

-- Vine Street from Franklin Avenue to Santa Monica Street at 4 p.m. Re- opens at 9 p.m.

-- Sunset Boulevard from Highland Avenue to Gower Street at 4 p.m. Re- opens at 9 p.m.

-- Sunset Boulevard from Highland Avenue to La Brea Avenue at 3 p.m. Reopens at 10 p.m.

HOLLYWOOD (101) FREEWAY

-- Northbound and Southbound offramps of Cahuenga Boulevard and Highland Avenue will be closed at 3 p.m. Re-opens at 10 p.m.

Details about the parade and traffic restrictions are available online at www.TheHollywoodChristmasParade.com, or by calling (866) PARADE1.