Road Closures Planned For Youth Day Race, Parade

ROSWELL, GA -- If you're planning to be out and about on Saturday in Roswell, you may want to make note of the road closures scheduled in connection to the city's Youth Day celebration.

The city's 66th annual event will be held Oct. 8, and will include the 20th annual Historic Roswell 5K Road Race and the Youth Day Parade.

Check out the map below to determine how the closures will impact your Saturday morning routine:

At 9:30 a.m., the city is expected to close affected roads for the race as well as the parade. The 5K race will begin at 9:45 a.m. while the parade will get underway at 10 a.m.

Roswell expects the parade will wrap around noon and the roads to reopen around that time.

The race, which benefits the Friends of the Roswell Parks’ Play It Forward Program, starts at the Roswell United Methodist Church and ends at the Roswell Area Park football field. Following the race, the parade procession will start at First Baptist Church on Mimosa Boulevard and end in Roswell Area Park on Woodstock Road.

Following the parade, be sure to drop by Roswell Area Park to test your skills in the Fun Fitness Challenge. All parade participants can take part in running through the large inflatable obstacle courses. Concessions will be available for purchase.

Also after the parade, Smith Plantation will be hosting Fall Farm Days from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. This annual family event will feature artisan exhibits and demonstrations pertaining to life on a 19th-century farm, including living-history exhibits and activities such as period games, spinning, weaving and open-hearth cooking.

Free children’s activities include period games, farm animals petting zoo, wagon rides, crafts, farm chores. In addition, gold and gem panning is available for $5.

Youth Day has been a long-standing tradition in Roswell that began in 1950 when a group of parents decided to sponsor a parade and a day of activities to honor the youth of the city.

In 1951, Mayor Ford Rucker proclaimed the second Saturday in October as "Roswell Youth Day," and each year the tradition grows stronger within the community.

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