Heads-Up! Downtown Events and Traffic Delays

Downtown San Diego Events

21st Annual Navy Original Bay Bridge Run/Walk – May 20
On May 20 the 21st Annual Original Bay Bridge Run/Walk starts at 8 a.m. on Fifth Avenue under the Gaslamp sign. Setup for the race begins at 5 a.m. and cleanup will conclude at 8:30 a.m. The following downtown streets will be closed for the race.
• Fifth Avenue from K Street to Harbor Drive
• Harbor Drive from Fifth Avenue 5th to Cesar Chavez
For more information contact: www.mwrtoday.com.

KIFM Jazz Festival – May 26
The 32nd Annual KIFM Jazz Festival will take place in the Gaslamp Quarter on Saturday, May 26. The festival begins at 2 p.m. and ends at 10 p.m. The following streets will be closed for the festival:
• G Street between Fourth Avenue and Sixth Avenue
• Fifth Avenue between Market Street and F Street
The streets will be closed to vehicle traffic at 6 a.m. and pedestrian traffic at 1 p.m. The street should reopen at 2 p.m. For more information contact: www.kifm.com.

Padres Baseball at PETCO Park
Regular season baseball continues at PETCO Park on May 22, 23 and 24 against the Chicago Cubs and May 25, 26 and 27 Milwaukee Brewers. Weekday evening and Saturday games begin at 7:05 p.m. and Sunday games begin at 1:05 p.m. The PETCO Park Event Transportation and Parking Management Plan (ETMP) will be in effect for every game. The ETMP requires that certain streets keep all travel lanes open, that some streets have unimpeded sidewalks, and that other streets be closed around PETCO Park to ensure safe pedestrian travel. No parking is permitted around the ballpark beginning 3 hours before game time. When parking near PETCO Park, always check the signs to see if the no-parking times are in effect.

The San Diego Trolley will provide Special Event Service to all Padres games. For trolley information contact: www.sdcommute.com.

Rock and Roll Marathon – June 3
The 9th Annual Rock and Roll Marathon will be held in San Diego on Sunday, June 3. The race route through downtown has been changed from previous years and now loops around PETCO Park. The race starts at Sixth Avenue and Laurel Street in Hillcrest at 6:25 a.m. for the wheelchair racers. The marathon starts at 6:30 am. The following downtown streets will be closed beginning at 5 a.m. for the marathon.
• Park Blvd. from I-5 to B Street.
• B Street from Park Blvd. to Eleventh Avenue
• Eleventh Avenue from B to G streets
• G Street from Eleventh to Tenth avenues
• Tenth Avenue from G to Park Blvd.
• Park Blvd. to Tony Gwynn Drive
• Tony Gwynn Drive to Seventh Avenue
• Seventh Avenue from L to J streets
• J Street from Seventh to Fifth avenues
• Fifth Avenue from J to Market streets
• Market Street from Fifth to Harbor Drive
• Harbor Drive from Market to Broadway
• Broadway from Harbor Drive to Tenth Avenue
• Tenth Avenue from Broadway to the entrance to Highway 163
Downtown streets will reopen after the last runner passes. On June 3, southbound Highway 163 will be closed from 2 a.m. until noon.

Bands in the downtown area will be playing at the following locations:
• Tony Gwynn Dr. between Seventh Avenue and Park Boulevard from 6:45 to 8:30 a.m.
• Pacific Highway and Harbor from 6:50 to 9 a.m.
• First and Broadway from 6:50 to 9:15 a.m.
• Ash and Tenth from 7 to 9:30 a.m.

In a change from previous years, Highway 163 northbound will be open during the race. The Rock and Roll Marathon recommends the following route to leave downtown during the marathon.

• To leave the area inside the downtown loop of the course (between Harbor Drive and 12th Avenue and Broadway and Market Street, between 5:30 am and 10:00 am) go east on Broadway from State to Eleventh, where cars can turn left to access northbound Highway 163 and I-5 By 8:45 am the eastern portion of the downtown course will reopen to traffic, including 10th and 11th Avenues, for easy access in and out of the downtown area. During the race, vehicles will be metered across the course at the discretion of the police officer on duty.

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