The city of Washington is ready to officially kick-off the holiday season on Friday with the annual Christmas Parade and Holiday Market. The Holiday Market opens at four p.m. under the Community Pavilion on South Main Street in downtown Washington and will feature vendors, pictures with Santa Claus, carriage rides and new this year, a Beer Garden. The parade will kick-off at seven o’clock and begin at the intersection of North Main and Chestnut Street. The parade will travel south on Main Street and end at East Railroad Street. City Police say there will be parking restrictions along the parade route. They say parking meters will be bagged starting at 3:30 p.m. and parking along the route will be prohibited. They say any vehicle still parked along the route by 6 o’clock may be ticketed and/or towed. Street closing will begin at 5:30 and are as follows: North Main Street will be closed from Walnut Beau Street; West Chestnut Street will be closed from Franklin to North Main Street, and East Chestnut Street will be closed from Main to North College Street. The streets will be shut down beginning at 6:45 p.m. Motorists who chose to be in those areas are advised that they can expect delays.