Watch Azalea Festival Parade online, GTV8

WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — One of the most popular parts of the Azalea Festival gets moving in downtown Wilmington.

Thousands of people are expected to turn out for the annual Azalea Festival Parade on 3rd Street

Main viewing areas were all along 3rd Street from Market Street to Bladen Street. Viewing along the route is always free. Reserved Festival bleacher tickets are available for purchase. Click here for more information.

Parking is available in all public parking decks downtown. Access to the decks is via Chestnut Street only, and only until 8:15 a.m. ADA parking is on the corner of Chestnut and 3rd Street. It is accessible via Chestnut Street until 8:15 a.m.

If you cannot make it downtown, you can watch the parade online and on TV. The parade will be broadcast live on GTV8 (Channel 8 on Time Warner/Spectrum) at 9:30 a.m. DIRECTV and other TV service providers do not provide this channel, but you can stream the parade live on your phone, computer or other internet connected devices through GTV8’s website. Click here to watch online.

WWAY’s Randy Aldridge and Jeff Rivenbark will serve as Masters of Ceremonies for the parade.