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Rivers and Spires Festival Road Closures

Rivers and Spires FestivalClarksville, TN – The 13th Annual Rivers and Spires Festival in downtown Clarksville, April 16th-18th, is free and open to the public. The Festival features five stages of music and entertainment, arts and crafts, marketplace, food vendors and activities for all ages.

Road closures for this week have been announced for the Rivers and Spires Festival in downtown Clarksville.

Road Closure

The following streets will be closed

  • Wednesday, April 15th Beginning at 7:00am
    • Public Square in front of F&M Bank
  • Thursday, April 16th Beginning at 7:00am
    • All of Public Square
    • Franklin Street from First Street to Public Square
    • First Street from Franklin Street to Main Street
    • Strawberry Alley
  • Friday, April 17th Beginning at 7:00am
    • On Friday, Downtown will be blocked off from Public Square to Fourth Street and Madison Street to Main Street.

The streets will be closed all day Saturday and until 7:00am Sunday morning, April 19th.

Clarksville Transit System

Clarksville Transit Center will be closing their Legion Street station during the Festival. On Friday, April 17th and Saturday, April 18th, the alternate staging area for the Clarksville Transit Center will be behind the Disciples of Christ Church on Cooper Place, between Union and Academy Streets.

The routes themselves will not change and any questions can be directed to 931.553.2429.

Service from the Legion Street Station will resume as normal on Monday, April 20th.

Parking

Available parking includes: Cumberland Garage; APSU lots off University Avenue; First Baptist Church lot off of Commerce Street; and all bank lots beginning Saturday. Handicapped parking is available in the parking garage off Commerce Street in front of the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Department on the first level. It is accessible from Riverside Drive.

Please be mindful of the business, private and residential parking in downtown area.

About the Rivers and Spires Festival

Limited seating is available around the event. Festival-goers are urged to bring their own folding or camping chairs. It is also recommended that attendees buy their food and drink tickets early to avoid long lines. Tickets for food and beverages will go on sale at various booths throughout downtown when the Festival pens.

Credit/debit cards will be accepted at all of the ticket booths. We encourage everyone to recycle their plastic and aluminum while at the Festival, so recycling bins will also be placed everywhere a trash bin can be found. No pets or firearms are allowed at this year’s Festival. If you bring them to the Festival you will be asked to leave.

The Festival will take place rain or shine.

Festival hours are:

  • Thursday, April 16th – 5:00pm–10:00pm
  • Friday, April 17th – 5:00pm–10:00pm
  • Saturday, April 18th – 10:00am–8:00pm

For more information and a complete schedule, visit www.riversandspires.com

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