The 2017 University of Tennessee – Homecoming Parade
DATE: Friday November 3, 2017
TIME: 4:00 to 5:00 pm
WHERE:
Starts at Volunteer Blvd @ Circle Park Drive, then north on Volunteer
Boulevard to Cumberland and exit on 21st Street.
WHO:
Grand Marshalls – Del and Dane Bryant – Sons of the authors of Rocky Top
Pride of the Southland Band
Little Vol Walk – 10 and younger riding on decorated wagons, strollers, or tricycles
Student Organization Floats
POST PARADE CELEBRATION:
Cumberland Merchants will be offering specials (30 years ago parade was last on Cumberland)
Parade floats will remain on the CLOSED Cumberland Ave for voting until 6:00 pm
HOW TO VOTE:
Use the hashtag #VolFloat with the number of your favorite float on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter – entry No. 100, use the hashtag #VolFloat100
CLOSURES & IMPACT:
- Circle Park Drive – 2:00 – 4:15 pm – Closed for line up for parade including the Little Vols
- Lake Loudoun Blvd – 3:00 – 4:00 pm – 2 lanes closed for float lineup
- Volunteer Blvd from Lake Loudoun Blvd to Cumberland Avenue – 3:30 pm to 4:30 pm
- Staff/Faculty parked in McClung Tower garages (G1 and G2) are able to exit the garage and must go south on Volunteer Blvd to exit campus
- Cumberland Avenue from 21st St to 16th St – 3:30 pm to 6:30 pm
BUS IMPACT:
- KAT buses will detour around parade route from 3:15 until 6:30 pm
- KAT Trolley – Orange Line (through campus to downtown Knoxville) will also detour from 3:15 until 6:30 pm
- T buses on campus will detour around the parade route from 3:00 until 6:30 pm
PARKING:
- Parents bringing children to participate in the Homecoming parade can parking the Volunteer Blvd garage located at Pat Head Summitt Dr and Volunteer Blvd
- Visitors to McClung Museum Homecoming Party can park in C8 and receive a visitor permit at the parking booth
- Guests coming to watch the parade can park in the White Ave garage after 4 pm – ONLY staff or commuter spaces
- Hourly paid parking is available in the Volunteer Hall garage – entrance off White Ave
- Pay lots and parking meters can be found in the Fort Sanders neighborhood.