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Author: City of Ottawa - Media Relations / Ville d'Ottawa - Relations avec les médias
Publication Date: June 12, 2024 - 14:55
Upcoming road closures in Little Italy for the annual Italian Festival
June 12, 2024
The fun and celebration of Italian culture returns as the Italian Festival takes over Little Italy between Friday, June 14 and Sunday, June 16. The festival highlights music, dance, and cuisine from all over Italy, and Preston Street will be a hub for a host of activities like street parties and car parades. During the festival’s final weekend, there are several traffic and transit impacts.
Friday, June 14:
- Queen Elizabeth Driveway, between Preston Street and Torrington Place, closed between 9 am and 4 pm for the Concorso d’Eleganza
- Preston Street, between Carling Avenue and Somerset Street West, closed between 3 pm and 1 am for the Italian Street Festival
- Carling Avenue, between Preston Street and Sherwood Drive, closed between 6 pm on Friday, June 14 and 4 am on Sunday, June 16 for the Ferrari Demonstration Zone
- Preston Street, between Carling Avenue and Somerset Street West, closed between 11 and 1 am for the Italian Street Festival and Italian Car Parade
- Carling Avenue, between Preston Street and Sherwood Drive, closed between 6 pm on Friday, June 14 and 4 am on Sunday, June 16 for the Ferrari Demonstration Zone
- Preston Street, between Carling and Gladstone Avenues, closed between 7 am and 9:30 pm for the Preston Street Bike Races
- Preston Street, between Carling Avenue and Somerset Street West, closed between 10 am and 9:30 pm for the Italian Street Festival
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