UPCOMING STREET CLOSURES
UPCOMING STREET CLOSURES
April 30 — Dynamic Discs Open Block Party & Food Truck Festival
Location: 800 & 900 blocks of Commercial St. and west side of 9th Ave.
Contact Group: Emporia Main Street
Time: 2:00–11:00 p.m. street closed (event time: 5:00–10:00 p.m.)
May 7-8 — La Grind Stage Race
Location: 500 block of Commercial St.
Contact Group: High Gear Cyclery
Time: 7:00 a.m. Saturday to 5:00 p.m. Sunday
May 7 — Cinco de Mayo
Location: 900 block of Commercial St. and west side of 9th Ave.
Contact Group: Hispanics of Today and Tomorrow
Time: 7:00 a.m. — 10:00 p.m. (event time: 11:00 a.m. — 9:00 p.m.)
May 21 — Flatland Cruisers Car Show
Location: 800 — 1100 blocks of Commercial St. and side streets to alleys
Contact Group: Emporia Flatland Cruisers
Time: 8:00 a.m. — 3:00 p.m.
June 2-3 — All Things Gravel Expo
Location: Parking lots in 600 & 700 blocks between Commercial St. & Mechanic St., and 7th & 8th Avenues between Commercial St. and Mechanic St.
Contact Group: Unbound Gravel/Lifetime (Ben Sachs or Kristi Mohn)
Time: All day
June 4 — Unbound Gravel Finish Line Party
Location: 600–900 blocks of Commercial St. and Commercial St. to the alley on 7th, 8th, and 9th Avenues on both sides of Commercial St.
Contact Group: Emporia Main Street
Time: All day
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