These Sacramento streets will close for St. Patrick’s Day fun. Here’s your traffic guide
The St. Patrick’s Day Parade and Festival will return to the Old Sacramento Waterfront this weekend, bringing road closures to several Sacramento streets.
The annual event — a parade, live entertainment, vendors, outdoor beer gardens and leprechaun scavenger hunts — will make the area packed and busy from noon to 5 p.m. on Saturday. To avoid being an aggravated driver or participant, know which streets to avoid and how to get to the function.
Here’s what to know:
Sacramento weekend road closures
The following streets will close Saturday, said spokeswoman Gabby Miller with the city of Sacramento in an email to The Bee:
9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Second Street between I Street and Capitol Mall
J Street between Front Street and Second Street
Front Street between O Street and J Street
Third Street between I Street and J Street (northbound)
9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
K Street between Front Street and Second Street L Street between Front Street and Second Street
Parking at the Old Sacramento Waterfront
If you plan to join the festivities at the Old Sacramento Waterfront, you have a couple of options for getting there.
Drive
Metered parking is available around the Old Sacramento Waterfront. As you can imagine, finding a parking space will be difficult and your spot will only be good for two hours before you run the risk of being ticketed.
Surface lot parking is available at Front Street and L Street, Old Sacramento Waterfront wrote on its website.
Your last option is to park in one of the two nearby parking garages. Here are the details:
Old Sacramento Garage
Enter on I Street between Third Street and Second Street.
Tower Bridge Garage
Enter off of Capitol Mall at Neasham Circle near the Tower Bridge.
Rideshare
Old Sacramento Waterfront suggests the following rideshare drop-off locations, all roughly a five-minute walk from the festival:
On the east side of Fourth Street between L Street and Capitol Mall
On the north side of J Street between Third Street and Fifth Street
On I Street between Seventh Street and Eighth Street
Remember: Rideshare prices typically surge when the demand for rides outweighs the number of available drivers.
Bus
Take the bus and get to the St. Patrick’s Day Parade and Festival for free.
Downtown Sacramento Partnership collaborated with Sacramento Regional Transit to give residents free rides on Saturday to the event, Old Sacramento Waterfront wrote.
Just print or screenshot the flyer to show the bus driver when you board.
Valet parking
Some businesses offer valet parking around Old Sacramento Waterfront.
Walk
Of course, you can walk to the festival for free.
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