The Town of Leonardtown and its community partners start this year's holiday season on Friday, Nov. 26, 2021, 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.
Closures
and Restrictions:
Ø Downtown
Leonardtown Square – including Washington Street and Fenwick Street – will be
closed to through traffic from 2 pm – 10 pm
Ø Courthouse
Drive, Guyther Drive, Camalier Drive, portions of Park Avenue, Shadrick
Street, Pope Street and Church Street will also have extremely restricted
access before and during the event.
Ø Residents
living around Tudor Hall should enter Town via Lawrence Avenue to access their
neighborhood, as access to Courthouse Drive will be restricted.
Ø Once
in-town parking lots are full, spectators will be directed to auxiliary lots.
Ø For
cars to exit town efficiently and safely after Santa’s arrival, the fire truck
rides will be shutting down completely at 6:45 pm. Please plan accordingly.
Ø Spectators
are encouraged to park at College of Southern Maryland or the Governmental Center and take advantage of
the free shuttle bus service which runs between CSM, the Governmental Center
and
St. Aloysius Church from 4:30 pm – 9:30 pm.
Shuttle service for the evening is courtesy of Patuxent Transportation, International Association of
Machinists & Aerospace Workers Winpisinger Education & Technology
Center and Carter Bus Service.
Ø Handicap
parking is also available in town in the public lot next to the Hair Company. Once
this lot is full, spectators will be directed to the CSM or Governmental Center
parking.
Ø Parking
can also be found at Leonardtown Elementary School and St. Mary’s Ryken High
School, in addition to designated lots along Lawrence Avenue, Washington Street
and Park Avenue.
Ø For event safety, spectators are asked to obey all posted No Parking and Reserved Parking signs as well as police and volunteer instructions.
Christmas on the Square is sponsored by the Commissioners of Leonardtown, the Leonardtown Volunteer Fire Department, and the Leonardtown Business Association. For further information, please visit: VisitLeonardtownMD.com/ChristmasontheSquare. (Rain date: The rain date will consist of the Annual Tree Lighting only on Saturday, Nov. 27, 2021 at 7:00 PM.)
