After 63 years, the Vernon Winter Carnival Parade is taking a new path.

"The city of Vernon has changed significantly since the first parade route was decided upon and it has also grown significantly since the parade route that many have come to know and love," said Lisa Fenyedi, Carnival executive director.

Due to the growth, and the loss of the Civic Memorial Arena parking lot to unload at, the old route ended up blocking in emergency responders.

"A change needed to happen," said Fenyedi, who worked with city of Vernon staff to come up with a new route.

This year's route comes from multiple minds working together to keep three points in mind: city grown, keeping parade participants safe and not blocking emergency responders.

The new route will be a straight shot down 27th Street from 45th Avenue to 32nd Avenue. The staging area will be from the 4500 to 4800 blocks of 27th Street, and the dismantling and off-loading area will be from 32nd to 30th avenues.

"We encourage parade goers to park at the mall as there is plenty of parking there for participants and spectators."

The parade takes place Feb. 8, 2025 under the theme Back to the '80s.

"We look forward to celebrating one of Carnival91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ™s most beloved events, with all of you, along our new parade route," said Fenyedi.