Road closures announced downtown for Pride Fest and Unity March

Iowa City Pride is an annual celebration of our LGBTQ community that’s organized by the Iowa City Pride organization. The event will take place in the Ped Mall and on multiple Downtown streets. Usually held in June, Iowa City Pride was moved due to COVID-19. For more information about the event, visit iowacitypride.org.

Road closures

Road closures will begin at 3 p.m. Friday, Oct. 1, 2021, at the following locations:

• Linn Street from Iowa Avenue to the alley north of the Iowa City Public Library
• Washington Street from Dubuque Street to Linn Street

Moving road closures will also occur the morning of Saturday, Oc.t 2, 2021, to allow for Iowa City Pride’s Unity March. Those marching will gather at about 10 a.m. at College Green Park. The march will start at about 11:45 a.m. The march route is as follows:

• Start at the intersection of College Street and Johnson streets
• Move north on Johnson until Iowa Avenue
• Move west on Iowa Avenue until Dubuque Street
• Move south on Dubuque until Washington Street
• Move east on Washington until Linn Street
• End at the intersection of Linn and Washington streets

The march is expected to last about 15 minutes. Those traveling through the Downtown area should avoid that route.