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Downtown Raleigh is experiencing extensive road closures this weekend for the Raleigh Wide Open Music Festival, which runs through Saturday along the Fayetteville Street corridor.

Downtown Raleigh Alliance

Primary Road Closures

• Fayetteville Street: Fully closed to vehicle traffic across the central downtown corridor (from around Morgan Street down to Lenoir Street) to accommodate multiple outdoor stages, food vendors, and sponsor booths.

• Cross Streets: Sections of intersecting streetsincluding Hargett Street, Martin Street, and Davie Street adjacent to Fayetteville Streetare blocked off for pedestrian zones, festival stages, and staging equipment.

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Parking and Navigation

• Surface Lots: Be aware that standard event surface lots between South Street and Lenoir Street are inaccessible due to hotel redevelopment projects.

  Raleigh Wide Open Music Festival

• Parking Decks: Downtown municipal parking decks (such as Moore Square, Blount Street, and Cabarrus garages) remain open, though special event flat rates may apply.

• Transit & Detours: Through-traffic is being redirected around downtown via Dawson Street, McDowell Street, and East Street. Raleigh Transit / GoRaleigh buses that normally use Fayetteville Street corridors are operating on temporary detours around the perimeter of the festival footprint.

The closures remain active throughout the event and will clear early Sunday morning following stage disassembly and street cleanup.