King Street from the Potomac River to Washington Street will be closed to vehicle traffic this weekend, September 13 and 14, as it is transformed into an outdoor art gallery for the City's annual Festival of the Arts. Vehicle traffic will be banned from 3 a.m. Saturday, September 13, until 9 p.m. Sunday, September 14.
The 100 block of each cross street, St. Asaph, Pitt, Royal, Fairfax Lee, and Union streets, will also be closed to traffic from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Saturday, September 13, and from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday, September 14. Traffic will be permitted on the cross streets from 7 p.m. Saturday until 10 a.m. Sunday and again after 5 p.m. on Sunday.
Drivers are advised to use parking lots and garages, as indicated on the Festival of the Arts map, scattered throughout Old Town. Rates vary at each location. Reserved handicapped spaces are located in the 100 block of South Royal and North Pitt streets. Those spaces will be available on a first-come, first-served basis.
The King Street Trolley will stop at the following locations during the Festival:
King Street Metro Station, King and Washington streets at 115 N. Washington St.
and Columbus Street at King Street