CINCINNATI – Several Downtown streets will be closed over the extended Memorial Day weekend in order to accommodate the 40th annual Taste of Cincinnati. 

The following streets will close on Friday, May 25 at 6 p.m. and remain closed until Tuesday, May 29 at 5 a.m.

• Fifth Street - closed between Main Street and Columbia Parkway
• Columbia Parkway - closed between Downtown and the Sixth Street ramp
• Sycamore Street - closed between Sixth Street and Fourth Street (access maintained to garages)
• Broadway - closed between Fourth Street and Sixth Street
• Broadway - converted to a temporary 2-way traffic pattern between Seventh Street and Sixth Street
• Sentinel Street - closed
• Lawrence Street - closed
• Fourth Street - converted to a temporary 2-way traffic pattern between Broadway and Pike Street

A marked detour will be in place directing motorists to northbound Interstate 71 and Interstate 471. Drivers are reminded to use caution around the event site.

Please see the map below for additional details regarding traffic considerations and parking information.

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Public Transportation

With service from Over-the-Rhine to The Banks, the Cincinnati Bell Connector street will offer a convenient way to get to all of this weekend’s Taste of Cincinnati events along Fifth Street. The streetcar will operate on the follow schedule during Taste:

• Saturday, May 26: 8 a.m. to 1 a.m.
• Sunday, May 27: 9 a.m. to 11 p.m.
• Monday, May 28 (Memorial Day): 9 a.m. to 11 p.m.

Riders are encouraged to skip the ticket vending machine lines and download the Cincy EZRide app to pay their streetcar or Metro bus fare. It’s free to download.

For more information about the Cincinnati Bell Connector, visit www.cincinnatibellconnector.com.

About the Taste of Cincinnati

The Taste is the longest running free culinary festival in the nation and will be held on May 26-28, 2018.

For more information about this event, please visit: http://www.tasteofcincinnati.com/