Festival of Lights Safety Updates

Update: 11/17/2023, 4 p.m.

In case of emergency, call 9-1-1.

Festival of Lights Street Closures

The following full road closures will be in place in order to accommodate tomorrow’s Festival of Lights switch-on ceremony:

• Orange Street will be closed between Mission Inn Avenue and 6^th Street, and scheduled to reopen at 8 a.m. on January 2, 2024.

• • 9^th Street will be closed between alley west of Orange Street and alley east of Market Street, and scheduled to reopen at 8 a.m. on January 2, 2024.

• • Mission Inn Avenue will be closed between Market Street and Lime Street beginning at 6 p.m. on November 17^th,  and scheduled to reopen at 8 a.m. on January 2, 2024.

• • University Avenue will be closed between Market Street and Orange Street, beginning at 7 a.m. on November 18^th and scheduled to reopen at 12 a.m. on November 19^th.

• • 6^th Street and 5^th Street will be closed at Main Street, beginning 7 a.m. on November 18^th and scheduled to reopen at 12 a.m. on November 19^th.

• • The westbound 91 Freeway exit ramp at Mission Inn Avenue will be closed between 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. on November 18^th.

• • 6^th Street will be closed between Orange Street and Main Street (Mission Inn Valet Parking Only), beginning 7 a.m. on November 19^th and am (11/19) and scheduled to reopen at 8 a.m. on January 7, 2024.

• • Mission Inn Avenue will be closed between Market Street and Orange Street every Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 3:30 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. beginning November 19^th to January 5, 2024 (except Thanksgiving Day)

Please anticipate heavy traffic in the downtown Riverside area for the entire Festival of Lights event through January 2^nd, but especially for the switch-on ceremony tomorrow on November 18^th.  For all Festival of Lights information, visit RiversideCA.gov.