Full Notification

On Saturday December 7^th, the City of Manchester will be hosting both a Santa Shuffle 5k and Christmas Parade (back to back). The Shuffle is slated to kick off at 3:15pm and it is expected to draw 3000 participants. Immediately following the Shuffle, the city will host its annual Christmas Parade. The parade is expected to draw between 20-30k spectators. It is anticipated that this will kick off at 4:00pm.

• Elm St will be shut down from Clarke St to Granite St for the duration of the two events.
• Pleasant St from Elm St to Franklin St will be closed starting at 10:00am for pre-race events.
• Elm St will shut down from Granite St to Merrimack St at 1:00pm for the race setup.
• The MTA bus stop in front of Veteran’s Park will be temporarily moved to the south side of Lake Av adjacent to the SNHU Arena.

The two routes are as follows;
 
Race Route
Starts on Elm St in area of Pleasant St
North on Elm St to Clarke St
West on Clarke St to Everett St
South on Everett St to Waldo St
East on Waldo St to Elm St
South on Elm St
Finish on Elm St in area of Pleasant St
 
Parade Route
Starts at Brady Sullivan Building (Amoskeag Bridge/Salmon St)
South on Elm
Disbands in front of Veteran's Park.
Floats south on Elm to Granite
Walkers east on Central