LAKE MARY, Fla. — The Lake Mary All-Stars became world champions Sunday when they beat Chinese Taipei in the Little League World Series in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania. Now, it’s time to celebrate the hometown team with a grand parade in downtown Lake Mary on Saturday morning.
The parade route will begin at 10 a.m. at Lake Mary Avenue, heading south down Country Club Road.
The route will then move west onto Crystal Lake Avenue, taking a final turn south onto 4th Street.
Lake Mary All-Stars parade route It’s time to celebrate the hometown team with a grand parade in downtown Lake Mary on Saturday morning. (City of Lake Mary /City of Lake Mary)
LLWS Taiwan Florida Baseball Lake Mary, Fla.'s Hunter Alexander, left, is hugged by Chase Anderson, right, after Alexander's bunt single allowed the winning run to score from second base Taiwan to win the game during the eighth inning of the the Little League World Series Championship game in South Williamsport, Pa., Sunday, Aug. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Tom E. Puskar) (Tom E. Puskar/AP)
LLWS Taiwan Florida Baseball Lake Mary, Fla.'s Chase Anderson , right,slides past Taiwan catcher Yu Chia-Jui, left, as he scores on DeMarcos Mieses' double during the sixth inning of the the Little League World Series Championship game in South Williamsport, Pa., Sunday, Aug. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Tom E. Puskar) (Tom E. Puskar/AP)
LLWS Taiwan Florida Baseball Lake Mary, Fla. coaches Kyle Bone, rear left, and Paul Bibaud, second from left rear, hug players from the Taiwan team after the Little League World Series Championship game in South Williamsport, Pa., Sunday, Aug. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar) (Gene J. Puskar/AP)
LLWS Taiwan Florida Baseball Lake Mary, Fla.'s James Feliciano (14) takes a selfie of the team after their win against Taiwan during the Little League World Series Championship game in South Williamsport, Pa., Sunday, Aug. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Tom E. Puskar) (Tom E. Puskar/AP)
LLWS Taiwan Florida Baseball Lake Mary, Fla.'s Hunter Alexander, center, celebrates with teammates after laying down a game-winning, walk-off bunt in the eighth inning of the Little League World Series Championship game against Taiwan in South Williamsport, Pa., Sunday, Aug. 25, 2024. Florida won in eight innings 2-1. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar) (Gene J. Puskar/AP)
LLWS Taiwan Florida Baseball Lake Mary, Fla.'s Hunter Alexander puts down a bunt against Taiwan that scored the winning run during the eighth inning of the Little League World Series Championship game in South Williamsport, Pa., Sunday, Aug. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Tom E. Puskar) (Tom E. Puskar/AP)
LLWS Taiwan Florida Baseball Members of the Taiwan team react after losing the Little League World Series Championship game to Lake Mary, Fla., in South Williamsport, Pa., Sunday, Aug. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar) (Gene J. Puskar/AP)
LLWS Taiwan Florida Baseball Lake Mary, Fla.'s Lathan Norton (9) scores behind Taiwan catcher Yu Chia-Jui for the walkoff winning run on a bunt by Hunter Alexander during the eighth inning of the Little League World Series Championship game in South Williamsport, Pa., Sunday, Aug. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar) (Gene J. Puskar/AP)
LLWS Taiwan Florida Baseball Lake Mary, Fla. takes a lap around Lamade Stadium after their 2-1 win against Taiwan during the Little League World Series Championship game in South Williamsport, Pa., Sunday, Aug. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Tom E. Puskar) (Tom E. Puskar/AP)
LLWS Taiwan Florida Baseball Taiwan's Yu Teng-Hao reacts to losing the Little League World Series Championship game to Lake Mary, Fla., in South Williamsport, Pa., Sunday, Aug. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar) (Gene J. Puskar/AP)
LLWS Taiwan Florida Baseball Lake Mary, Fla.'s Hunter Alexander, left front, celebrates with teammates after laying down a game-winning, walk-off bunt in the eighth inning of the Little League World Series Championship game against Taiwan in South Williamsport, Pa., Sunday, Aug. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar) (Gene J. Puskar/AP)
LLWS Taiwan Florida Baseball Lake Mary, Fla.'s Hunter Alexander, front, celebrates with teammates after laying down a walk-off bunt in the eighth inning of the Little League World Series Championship game against Taiwan in South Williamsport, Pa., Sunday, Aug. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar) (Gene J. Puskar/AP)
LLWS Taiwan Florida Baseball Taiwan pitcher Chiu Wei-Che, right, ad catcher Yu Chia-Jui react after Lake Mary, Fla. scored the winning run during the eighth inning of the Little League World Series Championship game in South Williamsport, Pa., Sunday, Aug. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Tom E. Puskar) (Tom E. Puskar/AP)
LLWS Taiwan Florida Baseball Lake Mary, Fla.'s Lathan Norton slides past catcher Taiwan's Yu Chia-Jui scoring the winning run on Hunter Alexander's bunt during the eighth inning of the Little League World Series Championship game in South Williamsport, Pa., Sunday, Aug. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Tom E. Puskar) (Tom E. Puskar/AP)
LLWS Taiwan Florida Baseball Lake Mary, Fla.'s Hunter Alexander, left, is hugged by Chase Anderson, right, after Alexander's bunt single allowed the winning run to score from second base Taiwan to win the game during the eighth inning of the the Little League World Series Championship game in South Williamsport, Pa., Sunday, Aug. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Tom E. Puskar) (Tom E. Puskar/AP)
LLWS Taiwan Florida Baseball Lake Mary, Fla.'s Hunter Alexander, front, celebrates with teammate James Feliciano after laying down a walk-off bunt in the eighth inning of the Little League World Series Championship game against Taiwan in South Williamsport, Pa., Sunday, Aug. 25, 2024( AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar) (Gene J. Puskar/AP)
LLWS Taiwan Florida Baseball Lake Mary, Fla. celebrates their 2-1 against Taiwan during the Little League World Series Championship game in South Williamsport, Pa., Sunday, Aug. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Tom E. Puskar) (Tom E. Puskar/AP)
LLWS Taiwan Florida Baseball Lake Mary, Fla.'s Hunter Alexander lays down a walk-off bunt, driving in the game-winning run in the eighth inning of the Little League World Series Championship game against Taiwan in South Williamsport, Pa., Sunday, Aug. 25, 2024. Florida won in eight innings 2-1. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar) (Gene J. Puskar/AP)
LLWS Taiwan Florida Baseball Lake Mary, Fla.'s Hunter Alexander, left, celebrates with teammates after laying down a walk-off bunt in the eighth inning of the Little League World Series Championship game against Taiwan in South Williamsport, Pa., Sunday, Aug. 25, 2024. Florida won in eight innings 2-1. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar) (Gene J. Puskar/AP)
Baseball: Little League World Series Aug 25, 2024; Williamsport, PA, USA; Southeast Region pitcher Jacob Bibaud (12) throws a pitch against Asia-Pacific Region in the first inning at Lamade Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Ross-USA TODAY Sports (Kyle Ross/USA TODAY Sports via Reuters Con)
LLWS Taiwan Florida Baseball Taiwan's Yu Chia-Jui, right, tags out Lake Mary, Fla.'s Jacob Bibaud, left, who was attempting to score from third on a fielder's choice hit into by Teraj Alexander during the second inning of the Little League World Series Championship game in South Williamsport, Pa., Sunday, Aug. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar) (Gene J. Puskar/AP)
LLWS Taiwan Florida Baseball Taiwan's Ciou Zhi-Kai delivers during the first inning of the Little League World Series Championship game against Lake Mary, Fla., in South Williamsport, Pa., Sunday, Aug. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar) (Gene J. Puskar/AP)
LLWS Taiwan Florida Baseball Taiwan lines the third baseline as Lake Mary, Fla., lines the first baseline during team introductions before the Little League World Series Championship game at Lamade Stadium in South Williamsport, Pa., Sunday, Aug. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar) (Gene J. Puskar/AP)
LLWS Taiwan Florida Baseball Taiwan's Hu Yen-Chun (15) hits a single off Lake Mary, Fla.'s Jacob Bibaud, driving in a run, during the first inning of the Little League World Series Championship game in South Williamsport, Pa., Sunday, Aug. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar) (Gene J. Puskar/AP)
LLWS Taiwan Florida Baseball Lake Mary, Fla.'s Jacob Bibaud delivers during the first inning of the Little League World Series Championship game against Taiwan in South Williamsport, Pa., Sunday, Aug. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar) (Gene J. Puskar/AP)
Little League World Series SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, PENNSYLVANIA - AUGUST 24: The Southeast Region team from Lake Mary, Florida celebrates after defeating the Southwest Region team from Boerne, Texas 10-7 to win the United States Championship game during the Little League World Series at Lamade Stadium on August 24, 2024 in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images) (Dylan Buell/Getty Images)
Parade lineup
Curious about the parade’s lineup? See some of the participants below:
Lake Mary Police Department
Walt Disney World
Lake Mary Little League 11U Girls Softball State Champions
Seminole County commissioners & Seminole County Tourism Staff
The Lake Mary Parks & Recreation Department, Parks Division
Lake Mary Little League 12U Girls Softball State Champions
Universal Orlando Resort
MLB Players & Central Florida Professional Team Mascots
Lake Mary Fire Department
Lake Mary High School Marching Band
Lake Mary Little League coaching staff
Lake Mary Little League 12U Boys Baseball World Series Champions escorted by the Florida Corvette Club
The players will disembark their vehicles at 4th Street and West Lakeview Avenue and enjoy a grand walk down 4th Street through the heart of downtown Lake Mary.
Block party
Immediately after the parade, a block party will be held at nearby Central Park, which is located at 100 North Country Club Road. See a map below:
The party will include a brief ceremony with speeches made by city officials and Lake Mary Little League.
In addition to the parade and ceremony, there will be a variety of vendors offering food, crafts and entertainment.
Now, if you’re looking to watch the parade in person, traffic expert Alexa Lorenzo has prepared tips for drivers trying to navigate road closures below:
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Parking
Attendees are encouraged to park at the SunRail Station, Seminole State College, various designated downtown parking spots or public parking lots.
SunRail
If you want to watch the parade in person but don’t want to get stuck in traffic, SunRail will be running for part of the day Saturday.
Stations in Sanford, Lake Mary, Longwood and Altamonte Springs will offer free rides between 8 a.m. and 2:17 p.m.