Get ready for the 2024 Birthplace of Route 66 Festival! Music! Food! Car Show! Activities!

Officially the festival begins on Thursday in downtown Springfield, but road closures begin today!

These roads will be closed:

Wednesday August 7 

•  St. Louis between Jefferson Avenue and Kimbrough Avenue
• Olive Street between Jefferson Avenue and McDaniel Street.

Thursday, August 8

• St. Louis Street between Campbell Avenue through Park Central Square to Kimbrough Avenue
• Park Central Square and spokes
• Patton Avenue between Olive Street and St. Louis Street.
• Robberson Avenue between McDaniel Street and Olive Street
• Jefferson Avenue between Water Street and Walnut Street
• McDaniel Street from west of the Discovery Center parking lot to east of the parking garage at McDaniel and Robberson Avenue

Friday, Aug. 9,

• St. Louis Street from Kimbrough Avenue to the Expo Center. The parking garage will remain open and accessible throughout the festival.

• Kimbrough Avenue from McDaniel Street to Trafficway Street.

Saturday, August 10,

• South Avenue between McDaniel and Walnut streets.

Parade Closures

Parade route closure signage will be posted beginning Wednesday, Aug. 7. Portions of the parade route on College Street from West Avenue to Grant Avenue will become a no-parking zone beginning Friday, Aug. 9 at 5 a.m., until the parade concludes at 7 p.m., Friday, Aug. 9. The Springfield Police Department will begin towing vehicles illegally parked along the parade route at that time.

SPD will provide traffic direction and control for the parade starting at 3 p.m., Friday, Aug. 9. The below closures will reopen after the conclusion of the parade at 7 p.m., except for Kimbrough Avenue from Trafficway to McDaniel Street, which reopens at 7 a.m., Sunday, Aug. 11.

Shuttle Service

A complimentary golf cart shuttle service is available to make getting to and from parking lots and destinations easier during the festival. Approximately nine stops are strategically located around the perimeter of the festival footprint, including public parking areas.

(Courtesy Ky-3)