Road closures announced for Capital Pride Parade and Festival
ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- June is Pride Month and the Pride Center of the Capital Region will be throwing its annual Capital Pride Parade and Festival in Albany on Sunday. Many roads will be closed throughout the duration of the event.
Capital Pride will run from 11:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. The parade will make its way down State Street, Lark Street and Madison Avenue, while the festival will take place in Washington Park.
The event, which dates back several decades, aims to celebrate and empower the LGBTQ+ community, plus benefit the Pride Center's programs. This year's festival will feature over 20 different food vendors and live entertainment, including singers Mila Jam and Dev.
Several road closures and parking restrictions will be in place during the parade and festival, according to the Albany Police Department. View a full list below:
Parking Restrictions
Sunday, 6 a.m. to 2 p.m.
- State Street, both sides, from Western Avenue east to Englewood Place.
- State Street, both sides, from Robin Street to Lark Street
- Henry Johnson Boulevard, west side, from Spring Street to State Street
- Lark Street, both sides, from State Street to Madison Avenue
- Madison Avenue, both sides, from Lark Street to New Scotland Avenue
Sunday, 6 a.m. to 7 p.m.
- Washington Park Road (Lancaster Street Ext.), both sides, from Henry Johnson Boulevard west to State Street/Robin Street (roadway parallel to parade grounds west, past Sprague Place continuing to State Street/Robin Street/Englewood Place)
- Washington Park Road, both sides, from Henry Johnson Boulevard west to Sprague Place (roadway parallel to State Street west of Soldier and Sailor Monument)
- Henry Johnson Boulevard, west side, from State Street to Madison Avenue
- Washington Park Road, both sides, from Henry Johnson Boulevard to New Scotland Avenue
Road Closures
Sunday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. -- Parade
- Washington Park, all roadways within the Park
- State Street from Robin Street/Englewood Place east to Lark Street
- Lark Street from Washington Avenue to Madison Avenue
- Madison Avenue from Lark Street to New Scotland Avenue
Sunday, 1 p.m. to 7 p.m.
- Washington Park Roadways west of Henry Johnson Boulevard
Access to and from roadways that connect to the parade route will be closed during the parade. Washington Park Roadways west of Henry Johnson Boulevard will remain closed during the festival for pedestrian safety. These roadways will reopen at conclusion of the festival.