Plan your trip to the NATO Festival Parade of Nations

April 24, 2025 / Billboard Lifestyle /

NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — The Norfolk NATO Festival Parade of Nations will take over downtown Norfolk Saturday.

WAVY-TV 10 is helping you navigate the roads around the festival. The parade officially starts at 10 a.m., but roads will be closing as early as 6 a.m.

The road closures are as follows:

Parking Restrictions

On-street parking will be removed 6 a.m. – 1 p.m. on Saturday, April 26, along the parade route. This includes:

Both sides of Granby St. between Plume St. and Charlotte St.
Plume St. between Boush St. and Granby St.
Eastbound and Westbound Waterside Dr. between St. Paul’s Blvd. and Main St.
Freemason St. between Boush St. and Monticello Ave.
Bank St. between Main St. and Plume St.
Northbound and southbound Boush Street between Main Street and Brambleton Avenue

Street Closures

7:30 a.m. – Water St. between Park Ave. and just east of Dominion Tower Parking Garage along with E. Main St. between Union St. and Park Ave.
8-8:30 a.m. – Secure the remainder of the parade route in preparation for step-off and pre-parade entertainment on Waterside Drive.
8:30 a.m. – Parade units line up on Park Ave. between Holt St. and Water St. and on Water St. between Park Ave. and St. Paul’s Blvd.
9:40 a.m. – Pre-parade performances on eastbound Waterside Dr.
10 a.m. – Parade step-off onto Waterside Dr.