Downtown Las Vegas has a busy November on the calendar, and several streets will close to cars for markets, a parade, a coffee shop opening and a brand-new multi-day festival. The closures were reported Monday night, Nov. 2, by FOX5 Las Vegas.
The November closure schedule
- Saturday, Nov. 7: Third Street closes to vehicles from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. for the Vintage and Vinyl outdoor market.
- Wednesday, Nov. 11 (Veterans Day): Fourth Street, Third Street and several connecting cross streets close from 5 a.m. to 2 p.m. for the Veterans Day parade.
- Saturday, Nov. 14: First Street at Coolidge Avenue closes from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. for the grand opening of Mothership Coffee’s new Arts District location.
- Nov. 19 to 23: Streets around the Downtown Las Vegas Events Center close starting Nov. 19 and stay closed through Nov. 23 for the first Neon City Festival, which runs Nov. 20 to 22.
- Nightly, Nov. 20 to 22: Corridors around the Fremont Street Experience close from 5 p.m. to 2 a.m.
- Saturday, Nov. 28: The alley between Sixth and Seventh streets closes from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. for the Sapphic Market.
What it means for locals and visitors
The biggest crunch comes Nov. 19 to 23, when the area around the Downtown Las Vegas Events Center is closed for five straight days and Fremont Street corridors shut every night of the festival weekend. Expect heavier traffic and slower pickups around Fremont Street, Las Vegas Boulevard and the downtown casinos those evenings. Veterans Day morning is the other one to watch, with Third and Fourth streets closed until 2 p.m.
Driver tip: Plan routes ahead, follow posted detour signs and allow extra travel time. For downtown pickups on festival nights, set a meeting spot on an open street a block or two away from the closures, and use Interstate 11/US 95 or Charleston Boulevard to get around the core instead of cutting through it.