Traffic Advisory - Downtown Area (Canada Games Opening Ceremony)

Date: Saturday, August 9
Times: 12 p.m. to 11 p.m.

To facilitate the opening ceremony for the 2025 Canada Games, please note the following road closures and parking restrictions. 

Road Closures

The following roads will be closed from 12 to 11 p.m. on Saturday, August 9:

• New Gower Street (Waldegrave Street/Barter’s Hill to Duckworth Street)
• Queen's Road (City Hall Parking Garage to Long's Hill)
• Adelaide Street (Water Street to New Gower Street)
• Water Street eastbound (Waldegrave Street to Adelaide Street)
• Queen Street
• George Street (Queen Street to Adelaide Street) 
• Duckworth Street (westbound diverted to Church Hill)
• Water Street (Adelaide Street to Prescott Street)

No Parking (Tow Away) Zones

Please note that vehicles parked at the locations below from 12 to 11 p.m. on Saturday, August 9 will be ticketed and/or towed: 

• New Gower Street (Waldegrave Street/Barter’s Hill to Duckworth Street)
• Adelaide Street
• Queen Street
• George Street (Queen Street to Adelaide Street)

Parking

The City Hall parking garage will not be available for public parking. Motorists can use on-street parking or paid privately owned parking garages and lots. 

Accessible parking will be available in the St. John's Convention Centre parking lot, accessed via Waldegrave Street. To learn more about other accessible parking spaces, refer to our accessible parking map. 

The City of St. John's apologizes for any inconvenience. For more details or to report an issue, contact Access St. John’s by calling 311 or (709) 754-CITY (2489), email access@stjohns.ca or submit an inquiry online.

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