Mayor Bruce Teague | Mayor Bruce Teague official photo
Mayor Bruce Teague | Mayor Bruce Teague official photo
The City of Iowa City will be closing multiple streets and changing transit routes beginning Friday, June 30, through Sunday, July 2, 2023, for the Iowa City Jazz Festival.
The annual jazz festival organized by the Summer of the Arts brings over a dozen of the world's best jazz musicians to Downtown Iowa City for a three-day music festival. The City's firework show will take place after 9:30 p.m. Saturday on the Pentacrest, following the last performance of the day.
For more information about the Iowa City Jazz Festival, visit SummerOfTheArts.org.
Road closures and parking impacts
The following roads will be closed for the festival at 6 a.m. on Friday, June 30, and will reopen late night Sunday, July 2:
- Clinton Street from Jefferson Street to Washington Street
- Iowa Avenue from Clinton Street to Dubuque Street
Parking meters on all impacted streets will be marked with "No Parking" signs before the event. Cars in violation of these regulations will be towed. Metered spots in this area do not allow parking from 2 a.m. to 6 a.m. and these parking regulations will be enforced. Follow all posted parking signs to prevent your vehicle from being towed. Owners whose vehicles have been towed will need to obtain a vehicle release from the Iowa City Police Department, City Hall, 410 E. Washington St.
In addition to reduced street parking, some ramp and lot parking will be reserved for festival vendors, artists, performers, and service vehicles. Look for posted signs indicating restricted parking.
Parking ramps will remain open and staffed. All parking regulations will be in effect and enforced.
Transit changes for Jazz Festival
Iowa City Transit will temporarily relocate the bus interchange to Court Street between Clinton and Dubuque streets starting at 6 a.m. Friday, June 30, due to the Jazz Festival. This change will be in place through Saturday, July 1. The bus interchange will return to its normal interchange at Clinton and Washington streets on Monday, July 3. There will be no transit service the following day, July 4, due to the Independence Day holiday.
The bus will not be able to service the following stops in the Downtown area due to the detours in place on June 30 and July 1. Affected bus stops are 7200, 7201, 7500, 7080, 7081, 7400, 7091, 7207, 7401, 7023, 7077.
Use the Transit App to keep track of changes; routes will be updated.
Original source can be found here.
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