Vancouver will see road closures all weekend long due to two big events.
On Saturday, April 15, the Vancouver Vaisakhi Parade returns following a three-year hiatus. Its counterpart in Surrey, one of the world's largest Vaisakhi Parades, will occur a week later.
Then on Sunday, thousands of runners will take to downtown streets in the annual Vancouver Sun Run race.
Road closures will be put in place on both Saturday and Sunday.
Vaisakhi Parade road closures
The parade will take place from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., but the following streets will be closed off from 8 a.m. until 7 p.m. on Saturday, April 15.
See the full parade route here.
- SE Marine Dr from Ross St to Main St
- 8100-6500 Main St from SE Marine Dr to E 49th Ave
- 200-600 E 49th Ave, from Main St to Fraser St
- 6500-7200 Fraser St from E 49th Ave to E 57th Ave
- 700-1000 E 57th Ave from Fraser St to Ross St
- 7300-8000 Ross St from E 57th Ave to SE Marine Dr
Sun Run road closures
The 10k and the 2.5 mini-run have two different routes. For affected transit routes and other event details, see here.
Most street closures are between 7 a.m. and noon on Sunday, April 16. All roads should reopen by 1:30 a.m.
The main run, with the first runners starting at 9 a.m., begins near Thurlow and West Georgia, with runners heading down Georgia to Denman before heading down Denman, over to the Burrard Bridge, into Kitsilano and through Fairview along West 4th and West 6th Avenues, generally, before heading down Quebec Street and Pacific Boulevard to BC Place.
The mini-run, which starts at 8 a.m., is kept to a small loop, mostly involving Quebec Street and Pacific Boulevard near BC Place.
Specific road closures:
- Pacific Blvd. from Nelson St. to Carrall St.: 5 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
- Cambie Bridge; Pacific Ave Exit ramp: 5 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
- Eastbound Pacific Blvd. Exit Ramp: 5 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
- Pat Quinn Way from Expo Blvd. to Pacific Blvd.: 5 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
- Pacific Blvd. from Pat Quinn Way to Quebec St.: 7 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
- Carrall St. from Expo St. to Pacific Blvd.: 7 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
- Quebec St. from National St. to Prior St.: 7:30 a.m. to 9 a.m.
- Carrall St. from Keefer St. to Pacific Blvd.: 7:30 a.m. to 9 a.m.
- Expo Blvd. from Quebec St. to Pat Quinn Way: 7 a.m. to 9 a.m.
- West Georgia St. from the Causeway to Pender St.: 8 a.m. to 11 a.m.
- Denman St. from Robson St. to West Georgia St.: 8 a.m. to 11 a.m.
- Burrard St. from Davie St. to the Burrard Bridge: 8 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
- Burrard Bridge, Full Closure: 8 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
- W 6th Ave East Exit: 8 a.m. to 12 p.m.
- Beach Ave. from Stanley Park Drive to Jervis St.: 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
- Pacific Ave. from Jervis St. to Hornby St.: 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
- Burrard Bridge to West 3rd: 8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.
- West 3rd Ave. from Burrard St. to Fir St.: 8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.
- Fir St. from West 3rd Ave. to West 4th Ave.: 8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.
- W 4th Ave/W 6th Ave.-Pine St. to 3rd Ave. and Alberta St.: 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
- Cambie Bridge at East 6th Ave.: 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
- West 3rd Ave. from West 2nd Ave. to Columbia St.: 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
- Columbia St. from 3rd Ave. to 5th Ave.: 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
- 6th Ave. from Columbia St. to Quebec St.: 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
- Quebec St. from West 6th to Terminal St.: 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
- Pacific Blvd. from Terminal St. to Griffiths Way: 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
With additional reporting by Brendan Kergin.
