Street Use and Event Notice

August 16-17: 2025 Charlotte Pride Festival 

The event begins on August 16 at 12 p.m. and ends August 17 at 6 p.m.   

8/15 

• 9:30 a.m.:  

• Brevard Street between 6th Street and 9th Street will close.  

• 8th Street between the Light Rail and Caldwell Street will close.  

8/16 

• 5 a.m.:  

• 7th Street between the Light Rail and Caldwell Street will close. 

All streets will reopen at 12 a.m. on August 18.

Event organizers expect 160,000 participants. 

Visit Charlotte Pride for more information. 

August 17: 2025 Charlotte Pride Parade 

The parade will begin at 1 p.m. on N. Tryon Street at 9th Street.

• 8 a.m.: N. Tryon Street between 9th Street and 13th Street, as well as the cross streets, will close.
• 8 a.m. - 12 p.m.: Cross streets from 9th Street to 4th Street will close.
• Shortly before 1 p.m.: N. Tryon Street from 9th Street to 4th Street will close.

Event organizers expect 150 units in the parade and over 250,000 spectators.

Visit the event website for more information. 

August 23: 2025 Greek Fest 5K 

The event begins at 7:30 a.m. on East Boulevard. Participants will travel to Dilworth Road West, Dilworth Road East, Park Road, Kingston Avenue, Winthrop Avenue, Lyndhurst Avenue, Worthington Avenue, conluding on East Boulevard.  

Event organizers expect 750 participants.   

Visit the event website for more information. 

August 23: Tour de Turns Charity Ride 

The event begins at 8 a.m. and involves 4 different cycling routes that range from a 15-mile route to a 62-mile route. All routes stay within a 6 square mile area through the neighborhoods of Quail Hollow, Olde Georgetowne, and Providence. 

Event organizers expect 500 participants. 

Visit the event website for all routes and more information. 

August 23: 2025 Community Matters Cafe 5K 

The event begins at 8 a.m. on West First Street. Participants will travel to South Cedar Street and then onto the Wesley Heights Greenway. They will go out and back on the greenway to Seversville Park, concluding on West First Street. 

Event organizers expect 375 participants. 

Visit the event website for more information. 

August 23: Black Men’s Wellness Walk/Run 

The event begins at 7 a.m. on Beatties Ford Road. Participants will travel to North Hoskins Road, Cricketeer Drive, Plumstead Road, Northbrook Drive, Dawnshire Avenue, McAllister Drive, Griers Grove Road, concluding on Beatties Ford Road.  

Event organizers expect 500 participants.    

Visit the event website for more information. 

August 29: 2025 Duke’s Mayo Classic Fan Fest 

The event begins at 12 p.m. and ends at 6 p.m. on August 29.

Closures begin on August 28 at 9 a.m. and streets will reopen at 11:30 p.m. on August 29. Closures for this event include Mint Street between Morehead Street and 1st Street, Brooklyn Village between Church Street and Mint Street, Graham Street between Mint Street and Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard.  

Event organizers expect 10,000 participants. 

Visit charlottesports.org for more information. 

August 30: Mimosa Land Festival 

The event begins at 12 p.m. and ends at 10 p.m. 

Closures begin at 5 p.m. on August 29 and streets will reopen at 10:30 p.m. on August 30. Closures for this event include the parking spots along Romare Bearden Park on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard between Mint Street and Church Street and the parking spots on 3rd Street between Mint Street and Church Street. Only the parking spots will be affected by the closures for this event. 

August 31: 2025 Around the Crown 10K 

The event begins at 7:30 a.m. on Mint Street and Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. Participants will travel to Palmer Street, Church Street, and then turn left onto the on-ramp for the I-277 Inner Loop. Once they are on 277, they will turn back going the opposite direction on the inner loop, going around the perimeter of the city to the Eleventh Street and Church Street exit. From there, they will go return to Church Street and travel to Sixth Street, Fifth Street, Irwin Avenue, Johnson and Wales Way, Fourth Street, Graham Street, Mint Street, concluding at Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard.

Event organizers expect 7,500 participants. 

Visit event website for more information. 

September 6: Charlotte Soul Fest 

The event begins at 11 a.m. and ends at 9 p.m. 

Closures begin at 7 a.m. and streets will reopen at 11 p.m. Closures for this event include 8th Street and Brevard Street, as well as the parking spots on Brevard between 7th Street and 9th Street.  

Event organizers expect 10,000 participants. 

Visit Charlotte Soul Fest for more information. 

September 12 – 29: Charlotte International Arts Festival 

The event begins on September 12 at 12 p.m. and ends on September 29 at 10 p.m. 

Closures begin on September 8 at 7 a.m., and streets will reopen on September 30 at 7 p.m. Closures for this event include Levine Avenue of the Arts between Tryon Street and Church Street.  

Event organizers expect 1,000 participants. 

Visit Charlotte International Arts Festival for more information. 

September 13: Prosperity Village Food Truck/Movie Night 

The event begins at 5 p.m. and ends at 10 p.m. 

Closures begin at 4 p.m. and streets will reopen at 10 p.m. Closures for this event include Prosperity Crossing Road and will conclude at the Green at Prosperity Village.  

Event organizers expect 250 participants. 

Visit prosperityvillageareaassociation.org for more information.

Our streets are our responsibility. Vision Zero is a data-driven approach to traffic safety that focuses public dollars on areas that statistically create the most public benefit. This initiative seeks to improve public safety and end traffic fatalities through education, enforcement and engineering projects like crosswalks, bike lanes and better street lighting. We are committed to continuing to work with the community to make our streets safer.

Visit charlottenc.gov/VisionZero to take the Vision Zero pledge and learn more.