Falls Church Festival, Run for the Schools To Cause Road Closures

FALLS CHURCH, VA — The Falls Church Festival and Run for the Schools will result in road closures during the weekend of Sept. 14 and 15.

The Falls Church Festival will take place on City Hall grounds Saturday, Sept. 14 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Plans include the Taste of Falls Church, a beer garden, children's amusements and other entertainment.

Expect portions of Little Falls Street between Park Avenue and Great Falls Street to be closed to vehicles during the event. Traffic will not be allowed onto Little Falls Street from Park Avenue between 7 a.m. and noon, and the traffic light at that intersection will be on flash. Between 7:30 a.m. and 9:30 a.m. Little Falls Street at Great Falls Street will be only be accessible for Farmers Market and Falls Church Festival vendors. Little Falls Street at Great Falls Street should open to local traffic only after noon.

Dedicated disability parking for the Farmers Market and Falls Church Festival will be located on Great Falls Street.

The Run for Schools race is planned for Sunday, Sept. 15 at 8 a.m. to support the education of Falls Church City Public Schools students. A number of blocks will be closed and parking restrictions in place for the race.

The following roads will be closed from 6:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. and parking will not be permitted. Roads will reopen at approximately 10:30 a.m.

• Walnut Street
• Lincoln Avenue from Walnut Street to N. Spring Street and from Great Falls Street to Meridian St.
• N. Spring Street from Lincoln Aveue to Fulton Avenue
• Fulton Avenue from N. Spring Street to Pennsylvania Avenue
• Pennsylvania Avenue from Fulton Avenue to Park Avenue
• Park Avenue from Pennsylvania Avenue to N. Maple Avenue
• N. Maple Avenue from Park Avenue to W. Jefferson Street
• W. Jefferson Street from N. Maple Avenue to Little Falls Street
• Little Falls Street from W. Jefferson Street to Great Falls Street
• Great Falls Street from Little Falls Street to Lincoln Avenue and from Dorchester Street to N. West Street
• Meridian Street from Lincoln Avenue to the City boundary
• Dorchester Road from Meridian Street to Great Falls Street
• N. West Street from Great Falls Street to Highland Avenue
• Highland Avenue from N. West Street to Walnut Street

To find public parking options, visit www.fallschurchva.gov/879/Public-Parking.