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City of Tallahassee announces road closures, parking for this weekend's Winter Festival

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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WTXL) — This Saturday is the 33rd annual Winter Festival, a Celebration of Lights, Music and the Arts! Taking place in beautiful downtown Tallahassee.

This event is expected to bring out over 100, 000 people to the area.

As a result, the City of Tallahassee has announced the following road closures and detours to impact traffic downtown.

The following downtown streets will be closed Saturday as part of Winter Festival:

  • Adams Street between Park and Jefferson streets, 7 a.m. to 10:30 p.m.
  • Park and College avenues between Monroe and Bronough streets, 7 a.m. to 10:30 p.m.
  • Duval Street between Pensacola and Call streets, 7 a.m. to 10:30 p.m.
  • Monroe Street between Tennessee and Brevard streets, 4 – 10:30 p.m.
  • Virginia, Georgia and Carolina streets between Adams and Calhoun streets, 4 – 10:30 p.m.
  • Monroe Street between Tennessee Street and Oakland Avenue, 5 – 10:30 p.m.
  • Tennessee Street between Calhoun and Adams streets, 5 – 10:30 p.m.
  • Call Street and Park and College avenues between Calhoun and Bronough streets, 5 - 10:30 p.m.
  • Jefferson and Pensacola streets between Monroe and Bronough streets, 5 – 10:30 p.m.
  • Gaines Street between Gadsden and Bronough streets, 5 – 10:30 p.m.

Beginning at 5 p.m., motorists traveling west on Apalachee Parkway from Franklin Boulevard will be limited.

The City of Tallahassee has also announced the following Parking arrangements for the Festival:

  • Kleman Plaza Paid Parking will be available on Saturday 12/7/2019. Enter the garage on Bronough Street
  • State Garages C, D,E and 2 will be available from 3 -10:30 p.m.
  • Parking for individuals with disabilities will be located on 100 North Calhoun and 300 East Park (east bound)
  • Emergency Services will be located on Duval Street, behind City Hall. Lost persons and all major emergencies will be handled at this location

For a complete map of road closures associated with Winter Festival, visit Talgov.com.

StarMetro’s Saturday routes and the Trolley route will also be impacted. Call StarMetro at 850-891-5200 or visit Talgov.com/Detours for route detour information.