MAP: Traffic Info for Annual Findlay Market Opening Day Parade

The annual Findlay Market Opening Day Parade will kick off another exciting season of Cincinnati Reds baseball this year on Thursday, March 28, 2019. This year will mark the 100^th Anniversary for the Parade and the 150^th Anniversary of the Cincinnati Reds! The parade will begin at 12:00 PM so fans will have plenty of time to enjoy the parade before heading down to Great American Ball Park for the Opening Day Game against the Pittsburg Pirates, which begins at 4:10 PM.

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In order to accommodate the staging area of the parade, the following streets in the Findlay Market area will close at 8:00 a.m. on game day:

• Race Street – closed between Liberty Street and McMicken Street
• Elm Street – closed between Liberty Street and McMicken Street
• Findlay Street – closed between Central Parkway and Vine Street
• Elder Street – closed between Central Parkway and Vine Street
• Green Street – closed between Vine Street and Logan Street
• Henry Street – closed between Race Street and Dunlap Street
• Dunlap Street – closed between Findlay Street and McMicken Street
• Logan Street – closed between Liberty Street and Findlay Street

Beginning at 11:15 a.m. the following parade route and cross streets will be closed in advance of the parade:

Parade Route: The parade will begin at the intersection of Race and Liberty streets, travel south on Race Street to Fifth Street, then travel east on Fifth Street to the demarcation area at Sentinel Street.

• Liberty Street – closed between Vine Street and Central Parkway
• Central Parkway – closed between Vine Street and Elm Street
• Race Street – closed between Liberty Street and Fourth Street
• Fifth Street – closed between Elm Street and Sentinel Street

The following cross streets close at 11:15 a.m. as well:

• Fifteenth Street – closed between Republic Street and Elm Street
• Fourteenth Street – closed between Elm Street and Republic Street
• Thirteenth Street – closed between Race Street and Vine Street
• Twelfth Street – closed between Elm Street and Vine Street
• Court Street – closed between Elm Street and Vine Street
• Ninth Street – closed between Elm Street and Vine Street
• Eighth Street – closed between Elm Street and Vine Street
• Seventh Street – closed between Elm Street and Vine Street
• Sixth Street – closed between Elm Street and Vine Street
• Vine Street – closed between Fourth Street and Sixth Street
• Walnut Street – closed between Fourth Street and Sixth Street
• Main Street – closed between Fourth Street and Sixth Street
• Sycamore Street – closed between Fourth Street and Sixth Street
• Broadway Street – closed between Fourth Street and Sixth Street

Access to downtown hotels within the parade route closures will be maintained. For additional information motorists should seek the assistance of a Cincinnati Police Officer around the closure area.

All parking within the closed areas will be restricted. Motorists are reminded to pay attention to any special parking restrictions and remove their vehicles to avoid being towed.

Metro will maintain service, but may alter downtown stops due to the parade. The Cincinnati Bell Connector streetcar service will begin at the conclusion of the parade. Motorists are urged to use alternate routes around the downtown area due to the congestion caused by the parade and heavier than normal traffic attending the Reds game.

Streets will remain closed until it is determined safe to open, after the parade has passed.

For more information about this event, please visit:

http://www.findlaymarketparade.com/