Poinciana parade

The annual Poinciana Christmas parade, sponsored by the Association of Poinciana Villages, will be Saturday, Dec. 12, with road closures expected from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

The following roads in Poinciana will be closed: Country Club Road between Doverplum Avenue and Cypress Drive and all the streets that connect to Country Club Road within this; Cypress Drive between Country Club Road and Cypress Parkway; Cypress Parkway between Cypress Drive and 1,500 feet west of Old Pleasant Hill Road; and Doverplum Avenue between Old Pleasant Hill Road and Cypress Parkway.

According to organizers, 500 spectators are expected at each parade event.

BVL parade

From noon to 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 20, the Buenaventura Lakes Community Association will host its second Christmas parade event in as many years.

The following roads will be closed for that event: the southbound lanes of Buenaventura Boulevard be-tween the Publix driveway south of Osceola Parkway and Trotters Drive at Archie Gordon Park; Competition Drive between Burning Tree Drive and Buenaventura Boulevard; Buttonwood Drive between East Cedarwood Circle and Buenaventura Boulevard; Trotters Circle between Harness Land and Buenaventura Boulevard; and Wagon Circle on both ends at Buenaventura Boulevard.