The Downtown Improvement Board and the City of Pensacola want to help you figure out how to park and navigate through downtown on Friday and Saturday.
The Downtown Improvement Board has received information regarding upcoming road closures for Mardi Gras on Friday, 2/13 & Saturday, 2/14. Don’t hesitate to reach out or ask me to stop by and help clarify any questions or concerns you may have.
Walker Wilson
Executive Director D.I.B.
walkerwilson@downtownpensacola.com
850-434-5371
City of Pensacola Press Release
REMINDER: City of Pensacola Modifies Parade Route during New Palafox Construction
Parade Road Closures in Downtown Pensacola
The City of Pensacola has temporarily modified the downtown parade route during construction for The New Palafox project.
Instead of crossing Garden Street and traveling down South Palafox Street to Main Street, parades will now cross Garden Street and travel down South Jefferson Street to Main Street.
Road closures will be in effect in Downtown Pensacola on Friday, Feb. 13, at ~4:30 P.M., and on Saturday, Feb. 14, at ~11:00 A.M. for the annual Krewe of Lafitte Parade and the Grand Mardi Gras Parade. The float staging area and the parade route will be closed to traffic approximately three hours before each parade begins. Friday’s parade begins at 7:30 P.M. & Saturday’s parade begins at 2:00 P.M.
Residents and visitors are reminded to follow all posted signage. Parking is prohibited on the parade route. Additionally, there will be no parking on:
Main Street between Reus and Jefferson Street
Reus Street between Main Street and Garden Street
Garden Street between Reus and Jefferson Street
Baylen Street between Main and Wright Street
Portions of Tarragona and Chase Street north of Garden Street
Vehicles will be towed if found on the parade route or the additional “no parking” zones when road closures begin.
Street closures will extend to Tarragona Street, DeVilliers Street, and Main Street. These are the same closures implemented at the Martin Luther King Jr. parade and the Pensacola Christmas parade.
Drivers and pedestrians are reminded to use caution in the area. Heavy parade and float traffic is expected between Wright Street and Main Street, impacting Garden Street, Palafox Street, and Spring Street.
For information on road closures, please get in touch with the Pensacola Police Department at 850-435-1845.
Entering Baylen & Main St.
Employees, Tenants, & Residents on the West Side of Palafox Place, between Garden & Main Street, should plan to come south down A Street or DeVilliers Street to Main Street, then head East towards Baylen and speak to the PPD officers stationed at Baylen & Main Street to get to their destination. Main Street will close to all traffic 1 hour before the parade on Friday and Saturday, and will not be opened up until all floats are off the parade route and the area has been cleaned.
SATURDAY ONLY Free Park & Ride Trolleys
-The Bay Center’s back gate will be locked at 11:30 pm and will reopen around 8:00 am on Sunday.
-The Bay Center’s Alcaniz Street entrance will be closed to the public during this time.
