Full walk at Honolulu Ave Christmas lights in Montrose CA in 4K

Honolulu Ave. Is one of the main streets of the annual Christmas Parade for the Glendale-Montrose-Crescenta Valley area but not this year 2021

It all began in the 1950s when one of MGM’s most popular movie stars, Dennis Morgan, got some of his famous friends together for a holiday celebration and, on horseback, rode down Honolulu Avenue. The parade was popular with locals and continued until Morgan moved away and the parade came to an end. Then in 1976 “Mr. Montrose” Frank Roberts brought the parade back to the community.

For the last 43 years, the parade has maintained its small-town character with community service clubs and youth groups, drill teams and bands all marching, and waving, down Honolulu Avenue.

“The Montrose Christmas Parade is different from other parades because it is run by volunteers and it focuses on the best parts of life in the Glendale-Montrose-Crescenta Valley area. The parade brings local dignitaries, bands, schools, scouts, non-profits and local businesses together for a great kick-off to the holiday season,”

Each year one of the signs that parade time is near is the lawn chairs and blankets lining the grass along Honolulu Avenue, chairs and blankets not be set out until the day of the parade. Stores and restaurants in Montrose are open all day so sidewalks and crosswalks should be kept clear until closer to parade time.

The Montrose Christmas Parade, at its core, is a celebration of everything and everyone that make the community in and around Crescenta Valley such a special place to live and work.