{"id":21138,"date":"2026-03-27T05:12:29","date_gmt":"2026-03-27T09:12:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wfsu.org\/local-routes\/?post_type=wfsu-news&#038;p=21138"},"modified":"2026-03-27T05:42:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T09:42:09","slug":"its-time-for-the-58th-annual-springtime-tallahassee","status":"publish","type":"wfsu-news","link":"https:\/\/wfsu.org\/local-routes\/wfsu-news\/its-time-for-the-58th-annual-springtime-tallahassee\/","title":{"rendered":"It&#8217;s time for the 58th annual Springtime Tallahassee"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The 58th annual Springtime Tallahassee is happening this weekend.<\/p>\n<p>Thousands of visitors are expected downtown for tonight&#8217;s Music Festival, followed tomorrow by races, the big parade and the Jubilee in the Park.<\/p>\n<p>Road closures will be in effect both days. <\/p>\n<p><u>City of Tallahassee news release:<\/u><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Springtime Tallahassee Road Closures<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>The 58th annual Springtime Tallahassee events take place this weekend, March 27 and 28. Thousands of visitors are expected downtown for the Music Festival on Friday, followed by the 5K and 10K races, parade and Jubilee in the Park on Saturday. To help ensure a safe environment for all attendees, road closures will be in effect throughout both days. <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>If you are not planning to attend, consider using alternate travel routes, as vehicle and pedestrian traffic in the downtown area will be significantly heavier than usual.<\/em><br \/><em>Friday, March 27 Below are closures related to the Music Festival:<\/em><\/p>\n<ul class=\"rte2-style-ul\">\n<li><em>Duval Street \u2013 Northbound Duval Street will be blocked at Madison Street at 5:30 a.m. to construct the stage for the Music Festival. State employees will be allowed access to their parking garages.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>W. Pensacola Street \u2013 There will be one lane open on W. Pensacola Street at Duval Street for westbound traffic from 5:30-9 a.m. At 9 a.m., there will be no more westbound traffic until after the concert (approximately 4 a.m. on March 28).<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Adams Street and Jefferson Street \u2013 Westbound traffic will be blocked completely at 9 a.m. Access to the Capitol complex gate (under Waller Park) will be allowed through.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Saturday, March 28 The staging area for parade floats will close at 6:30 a.m. and reopen at the conclusion of the parade (approximately 12:30 p.m.)<\/em><\/p>\n<ul class=\"rte2-style-ul\">\n<li><em>N. Monroe Street at Seventh Avenue \u2013 No southbound traffic from Seventh Avenue to Brevard Street<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>N. Monroe Street at Sixth Avenue \u2013 Eastbound traffic allowed. No southbound traffic.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Brevard Street at Adams Street \u2013 No eastbound traffic<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Brevard Street at Calhoun Street \u2013 No westbound traffic<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Third Avenue at Adams Street \u2013 No eastbound traffic<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Third Avenue at Thomasville Road \u2013 No westbound traffic<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Fourth Avenue at Adams Street \u2013 No eastbound traffic<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Fifth Avenue at Adams Street \u2013 No eastbound traffic<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Fifth Avenue at Thomasville Road &#8211; No westbound traffic<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>For the Springtime 5K\/10K races, Franklin Blvd. will close from Tennessee Street to Lafayette Street from 7:30-9 a.m., then re-open for traffic diversion from Apalachee Parkway.<\/em><br \/><em>The parade route will close at 9:15 a.m. and reopen at the conclusion of the parade (approximately 12:30pm)<\/em><\/p>\n<ul class=\"rte2-style-ul\">\n<li><em>Monroe Street \u2013 Closed at Georgia, Carolina and Virginia streets<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Monroe Street \u2013 Closed from W. Tennessee to Gaines streets for all traffic, including the all cross streets<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Tennessee Street &#8211; Closed from Calhoun to Adams streets<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Apalachee Parkway \u2013 Closed for westbound traffic at Franklin Avenue<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Roads near the Jubilee in the Park will close from 6:30 a.m. through 7:30 p.m.<\/em><\/p>\n<ul class=\"rte2-style-ul\">\n<li><em>Duval Street \u2013 Closed from Pensacola Street to Park Avenue<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Park Avenue \u2013 Closed from Duval Street to Monroe Street<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>College Avenue \u2013 Closed from Duval Street to Monroe Street<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Jefferson Street \u2013 Closed from Adams Street to Monroe Street<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>For event details from the organizers, visit <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.springtimetallahassee.com%2F&amp;data=05%7C02%7Cresearch%40wfsu.org%7C5ef2697b4be240c64a5c08de8bdf60f9%7Ca36450ebdb0642a78d1b026719f701e3%7C0%7C0%7C639101988680607412%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=2hDxB1VcXUbnKRQexOLBJo5lZaTgPcbx1UXZwoIJUjo%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>www.springtimetallahassee.com<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em> <\/p>\n<div class=\"fullattribution\">Copyright 2026 WFSU<\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":21,"featured_media":0,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","wds_primary_category":0},"categories":[],"tags":[1136,1135],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.3 - 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