City of Dallas announces road closures and traffic detours for St Patrick’s Day festivities on Greenville Avenue

The events include the St. Paddy’s Day Dash Down Greenville, the Dallas St. Patrick’s Day Parade and Festival, the Dallas St. Patrick’s Concert – San Patricio Music Fest, and the St. Patrick’s Day Block Party. With so many activities planned in one area, city officials are urging drivers to plan ahead and avoid the busy Greenville Avenue area if possible.

Major Road Closures and Traffic Changes Expected

Because of the anticipated crowds and pedestrian traffic, road closures will affect Greenville Avenue from Park Lane to Belmont Avenue throughout much of the day. These closures are expected to impact travel between 6:30 a.m. and 8:15 p.m. as thousands gather for the day’s celebrations.

City officials are advising motorists to use alternate routes such as Skillman Street, McMillan Avenue, and Central Expressway when traveling north or south in the area. Residents and businesses located between Central Expressway and Greenville Avenue are also encouraged to enter and exit the neighborhood from streets west of Greenville Avenue.

For those attending the parade or moving through the area on foot, four designated pedestrian crossing points will be available after 1 p.m. at Southwestern Boulevard, Lovers Lane, Milton Street, and University Boulevard.

Anyone seeking additional information about the events or traffic changes can contact the City of Dallas Office of Special Events at specialevents@dallascityhall.com or by calling (214) 939-2701.

St. Paddy’s Day Dash Down Greenville 5K

The day’s activities begin early with the St. Paddy’s Day Dash Down Greenville 5K, which starts at 8 a.m. near E. University Boulevard south of Energy Square. The race route will travel east along E. University Boulevard, then turn onto Skillman Street, continue onto Southwestern Boulevard, turn onto Caruth Haven Lane, and eventually finish along Greenville Avenue east of Energy Square.

Several streets along the race path will close beginning at 7 a.m., though they will reopen shortly after runners pass through. The affected streets include E. University Boulevard from North Central Expressway to Skillman Street, Skillman Street from E. University Boulevard to Southwestern Boulevard, Southwestern Boulevard from Skillman Street to Caruth Haven Lane, Caruth Haven Lane from Southwestern Boulevard to Greenville Avenue, and Greenville Avenue from Caruth Haven Lane to east of Energy Square. Cleanup from the race is expected to conclude by 11 a.m..

Dallas St. Patrick’s Day Parade and Festival

Later in the morning, the Dallas St. Patrick’s Day Parade and Festival will take center stage. For this event, Greenville Avenue from Park Lane to Mockingbird Lane will close starting at 9:45 a.m., with the road expected to reopen after parade cleanup around 4 p.m..

The parade itself begins at 11 a.m. at the intersection of Greenville Avenue and Blackwell Street. From there, participants will travel south along Greenville Avenue before turning right onto SMU Boulevard, where the parade route will conclude.

Officials also emphasized that parking will not be permitted from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. in multiple nearby areas, including the parade route itself and several nearby parking lots and service roads. These include locations such as the Central Expressway Service Road between Mockingbird Lane and Park Lane, the Meadows Building, Campbell Center, Comerica Bank, AT&T Concentra Care, CVS and Office Depot parking lots, and The Gild at 8350 North Central Expressway.

Concert and Block Party Add to the Festivities

Following the race, the Dallas St. Patrick’s Concert – San Patricio Music Fest will take place at Energy Square located at 4925 Greenville Avenue. The concert is scheduled to run from 1 p.m. until 8 p.m. and will use the same space that hosted the earlier 5K race.

To accommodate the concert setup and crowds, E. University Boulevard between North Central Expressway and Greenville Avenue will close beginning at 10 a.m., with reopening expected around 9 p.m.

Meanwhile, the popular St. Patrick’s Day Block Party will take place along Greenville Avenue between the 2700 and 3000 blocks. Traffic traveling north and south on Greenville Avenue will be detoured east toward Matilda Street.

Block party street closures will run from 7 a.m. until 8:15 p.m., affecting several streets including Goodwin Avenue, Vanderbilt Avenue, and Vickery Boulevard between Worcola Street and Matilda Street, as well as Greenville Avenue from McCommas Boulevard to Belmont Boulevard.

Several nearby residential streets will be restricted to resident traffic only, including Morningside Avenue, Mercedes Avenue, Merrimac Avenue, Monticello Avenue, Ridgedale Avenue, Vanderbilt Avenue, Goodwin Avenue, and Vickery Boulevard.

Public Transportation Adjustments

To help move visitors into and out of the busy event area, Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) will add additional Red Line and Orange Line train service from 6 a.m. to 11 p.m. between Plano and the Mockingbird, Lovers Lane, and Park Lane stations.

Passengers traveling from Carrollton, Farmers Branch, and Dallas can ride the Green Line and transfer to the Red or Orange Line trains in downtown Dallas. Riders using the Trinity Railway Express can transfer at Victory Station.

DART also announced that bus routes 3 and 17 will operate on detour throughout the day, while routes 105, 209, and 249 will run on their regular schedules.

City officials encourage visitors to use public transit whenever possible and to allow extra travel time due to the large crowds expected throughout the day.