Downtown Street Closures in Announced for Marion Popcorn Festival
The City of Marion is announcing that detours in the downtown Marion area will begin being posted at 6:00 pm on Tuesday, September 5 to accommodate activities for the upcoming Marion Popcorn Festival, being held September 7-9. Downtown streets will remain closed until the festival’s conclusion at midnight on Saturday and may remain closed into the early hours of Sunday morning for festival clean-up. Detours will occur for the followings streets:
- Center St. between State St. and Campbell St.
- Church St. between Main St. and Prospect St.
- Main St. between Huber St. and Church St.
- Prospect St. between George St. and Church St.
- Oak St. between Huber St. and Center St.
In preparation for and during the Popcorn Parade, the closure of several area streets will begin at 4:00 pm on Thursday, September 7. The following is a list of street changes and closures:
- Kensington St. will become two-way at 4:00 pm.
- East Center St. between Kensington St. and State St. will close at approximately 5:00 pm.
- Forest Lawn Blvd. from Center St. to Mt. Vernon Ave. will close at 5:00 pm.
- The following streets will be closed between East Center St. and East Church St.:
| - Pennsylvania Ave. | - Merchant Ave. | - Homer St. | ||
| - Kenmore Ave. | - Clover Ave. | - Spencer St. |
- The following streets will be closed between East Center St. and Wilson Ave.:
| - Chicago Ave. | - Boone Ave. | - Franconia Ave. | ||
| - Johnson St. | - True Ave. |
- The following streets will be closed until the conclusion of the parade:
| - State St. between Center St. and Washington St. | |
| - Main St. between Church St. and Hill St. | |
| - Delaware Ave. between Hill St. and Washington St. | |
| - Columbia St. between Prospect St. and State St. | |
| - Hill St. between Prospect St. and State St. |
Due to the various street closures taking place in preparation for the Popcorn Festival Parade on Thursday, September 7, Marion Area Transit will be making final pick-ups at 2:00 pm, with final drop offs scheduled for 2:30 pm. Normal operating hours will resume on Friday, September 8.
