The 67th Annual Daisy Lane Parade will be held on Saturday, Dec. 11 from noon to 4 p.m.
A modified parade route was chosen so that the parade follows state and local health guidance.
“I am very happy to see the Daisy Parade return for its 67th year, and I am glad we have found a way to ensure residents can enjoy the parade safely,” Councilmember Roberto Uranga said in a statement. “As a longtime resident of the Wrigley neighborhood, my family has taken part in many memorable parade events, and I look forward to making new memories this year.”
The modified route will include the original parade route, and will also wind through the Wrigley neighborhood so that residents can watch from their own property.
Decorations for the Daisy Lane Parade will be placed on the Daisy Median.
The parade route will extend from Wardlow Road and Pacific Coast Highway on the North and South, to Magnolia Avenue and the Los Angeles River on the East and West.
The event was organized by the Wrigley Area Neighborhood Alliance (WANA), the Bixby Knolls Business Improvement Association (BKBIA), and Uranga’s office.
According to the City’s website, the event was started in 1953 by Gertrude Whittle. She worked with the Council of Churches and Long Beach City Council to set up a Christmas village and nativity scene on the grass median on Daisy Avenue.
“When we were asked to help organize the ‘mobile’ Daisy Lane Parade, we jumped at the chance,” said Blair Cohn, president of the BKBIA. “My family used to visit Daisy Lane when I was a child and it was magical. We have organized this style of parade in Bixby Knolls over these past two years, and it has been a great success. We are happy to do the same in the Wrigley neighborhood and keep this important tradition alive.”
More information about the parade is available here.
