The Town of
Leonardtown and its partners start the holiday season on Friday, Nov. 23, 2018,
from 4:30 to 8:30 p.m. with the traditional Christmas on the Square and Annual
Tree Lighting Ceremony. The lighting of the Town Christmas Tree is scheduled
for 7 p.m.
Road
closures and restrictions:
*Downtown
Leonardtown Square, including Washington Street and Fenwick Street, will be
closed to through traffic from 2 to 10 p.m.
*Courthouse
Drive, Guyther Drive, Camalier Drive and portions of Park Avenue, Shadrick
Street, Pope Street and Church Street will also have extremely restricted
access before and during the event.
*Residents
living around Tudor Hall should enter town via Lawrence Avenue to access their
neighborhood, as access to Courthouse Drive will be restricted.
*The
Firehouse lot and old carnival lot at Shadrick and Lawrence will NOT be
available for public parking this year as it will be the new location for the
petting zoo for the event.
Parking and
shuttles:
*Once
in-town parking lots are full, spectators will be directed to auxiliary lots.
*For cars to
exit town efficiently and safely after Santa’s arrival, fire truck rides will
be shutting down completely at 6:45 p.m.
*Spectators
are encouraged to park at College of Southern Maryland and use the free shuttle
bus service between CSM and St. Aloysius Church from 4:30 to 9:30 p.m. Once the
CSM parking lot is full, spectators will be directed to park at the
governmental center campus and take the shuttle bus from there. A
wheelchair-accessible shuttle will also be available from CSM, and once the CSM
lot closes, it will be available from the governmental center via The Center
for Life Enrichment.
*Handicap
parking is also available in town in the public lot next to the Hair Company
and in the lot across from the Executive Inn on Park Avenue. Once full, parking
will be directed to the CSM or governmental center parking.
*Free
parking is also available at Leonardtown Elementary School and St. Mary’s Ryken
High School.
