Road Closures Announced For "Bucks County's Biggest Weekend"

DOYLESTOWN BOROUGH, PA — The Annual Doylestown Arts Festival and the Bucks County Classic Bike Race will be held on Saturday, September 7 and Sunday, September 8 in Doylestown Borough. Often described as “Bucks County’s Biggest Weekend” these events will result in road closures, detours and parking restrictions in Doylestown Borough.

On Saturday, between 6 a.m. and 7 p.m., the Arts Festival will result in the following road closures:

• Main Street between Ashland Street and Court Street
• State Street between Pine Street and Clinton Street
• Hamilton Street, between W Court Street and West Oakland Avenue*
• West Oakland Avenue between Main and Clinton Streets*

*Hamilton Street between State and Oakland, and West Oakland between Main and Clinton will remain closed overnight Saturday into Sunday with emergency vehicle access only.

There will be little to no access to all vehicles on these streets during this time. Local detours will be in effect.

For more information about the Arts Fest, click here.

There will be NO PARKING due to the Arts Festival and Bike Race from 5 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, September 7 and on Sunday, September 8 on the following streets:

• Main Street (Court to Ashland)
• State Street (Pine to Clinton)
• West Oakland Ave (Clinton to Main)
• East Ashland Street (Pine to Main)
• Pine Street (Court to State)
• Pine Street Parking Lot
• West Court Street (Clinton to Hamilton)
• South Hamilton Street (Court to Oakland)
• Kenny's Parking Lot
• Plaza West Parking Lot
• Clinton Street Parking Lot

Vehicles that remain on these streets past 5 a.m. on Saturday or Sunday will be towed. Do not park overnight in these locations

On Sunday, in addition to day two of the Arts Festival, Doylestown will host the Bucks County Classic bike race featuring pro races with men and women from across the country and around the world. There are also amateur races, free kids races and an opportunity for anyone with a bike
and helmet to ride on the course. The approved course will use the following streets which will be closed in addition to the closures already in place for the Arts Festival:

• East and West Court Street
• Pine Street
• East and West Oakland Avenue
• South Main Street
• West Ashland Street
• Lafayette Street
• Hamilton Street between Court Street and Ashland Street

Racing will begin at 9:10 a.m. and continue until approximately 3:30 p.m. Access to areas within the race route, which encircles the town center, will be controlled and limited during this time.

For information about the Bucks County Classic, click here.

Doylestown DART will be providing FREE shuttle service on both Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Shuttles will run from the Bucks County Parking Garage at Broad, Union and Doyle Streets, to the intersection of Clinton & W Court Streets, and from the Fanny Chapman Pool, Central Bucks West, and The Mercantile Parking Lots to the intersection of Green & Ashland Streets. Visitors are encouraged to make use of this service.