Downtown Sarasota road closures scheduled for Veterans Day Parade

To make way for the city of Sarasota's annual Veterans Day Parade, several road closures will be in effect in downtown Sarasota on Saturday, Nov. 11. The parade will begin at 10 a.m.

From 5 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Main Street will be closed between U.S. 301 and U.S. 41. The following road closures will be in effect from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.:

• Osprey Avenue from Fruitville Road to Ringling Boulevard.
• Pineapple Avenue from State Street to First Street.
• Links Avenue from Fruitville Road to Ringling Boulevard.
• First Street from Pineapple Avenue to Central Avenue.
• Central Avenue closed from Main Street to First Street.
• Gulfstream Avenue closed from Cocoanut to McAnsh Square.

Parking spots on the listed streets must be cleared by 3 a.m. for set up. Vehicles not removed by the posted time will be towed at the owner’s expense. 

The parade route will begin Osprey Avenue and move westward on Main Street, ending at Gulfstream Avenue. Festivities will culminate with an 11 a.m. ceremony at Chaplain J.D. Hamel Park at the corner of Gulfstream Avenue and Main Street.