First Friday Parade at Clemson today

A few games may have already been played but the college football season does not officially begin until 6pm with the annual First Friday parade at Clemson University. More than 60 organizations are set to participate in this year’s parade with this year’s theme, “Clemson is Calling,” highlighting what calls students to Clemson University and what calls alumni to come back. The parade route begins at Cherry Road and Highway 93 and continues along Highway 93 to the lower intramural fields at Williamson Road. Parkway Drive will be barricaded at 3:30pm for parade preparations. Newman and Morrison roads on campus will close at 4pm before the parade. Cherry Road will close at 5:30pm. Highway 93 will be closed from 5:45pm until the parade ends. Cars parked on those roads should be moved before the closures. The First Friday Parade precedes Clemson’s first home game of the season against Wofford College on Saturday at 12:30pm in Memorial Stadium.