CINCINNATI — Cincinnati's annual Pride parade and festival are Saturday, and with the celebrations come a slew of road closures you may want to know.
The parade begins at 11 a.m. and will work its way to Sawyer Point and Yeatman's Cove where the festival will happen until 7 p.m.. The festival will feature loads of entertainment, vendors and more that attendees can enjoy while celebrating the LGBTQ community.
Here are the roads closed before the parade for staging at 8 a.m.:
- Seventh Street exit ramp from southbound I-75 — closed
- Seventh Street ramp from Gest Street — closed
- W Eighth Street — eastbound closed at Linn Street
- Central Avenue — closed between Sixth Street and Ninth Street
- Plum Street — closed between Ninth Street and George Street
Here are the roads closed within the parade route at 10:30 a.m.:
- Seventh Street — closed between Central Avenue and Walnut Street
- Elm Street — closed between Sixth Street and Garfield Place
- Race Street — closed between Garfield Place and Sixth Street
- Fifth Street — closed between Race Street and Walnut Street
- Sixth Street — closed between Walnut Street and Race Street
- Vine Street/Rosa Parks Street — closed north of Ted Berry Way
- Fourth Street — closed between Walnut Street and Race Street
- Third Street — closed between Walnut Street and Race Street
- Freedom Way — closed between Elm Street and Joe Nuxhall Way
- Walnut Street — closed south of Second Street (Local access only)
- Joe Nuxhall Way — closed south of Second Street
- Mehring Way — closed between Central Avenue and E Pete Rose Way (CRG to exit westbound only)
- E Pete Rose Way — closed between Broadway and Johnny Bench Way
- Johnny Bench Way — closed
The roads will reopen following the parade at approximately 3 p.m.
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