Fiesta street closures announced

DAILY SOUND STAFF REPORT
As thousands of people arrive in Santa Barbara this week to partake in Old Spanish Days Fiesta events, a number of road closures are planned throughout the city.
The first closure went into effect at 3 p.m. on the De la Guerra Plaza loop last Friday. It will remain closed until 5 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 3.

Other closures by day include:

Today at 5:30 p.m.: De la Guerra Street between State and Anacapa streets will be closed until midnight on Aug. 3.

Wednesday, July 30: Los Olivos Street between Garden and Alameda Padre Serra will be closed from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. for the Fiesta Pequena event at the Santa Barbara Mission.

Thursday, July 31: Anapamu Street between Anacapa and Santa Barbara will be closed from 5 p.m. to midnight for the Noches de Ronda show at the County Courthouse.
Friday, Aug. 1: The 100 block of Castillo Street, 200 block of West Mason and the 400 through 700 blocks of Shoreline Drive in both directions will be closed from 6 a.m. to noon for the parade.
Cabrillo Boulevard between Castillo and State streets will be restricted to local traffic only between 6 a.m. and 11 a.m.
At 11 a.m., State Street between Cabrillo Boulevard and Islay Street will be closed to all traffic. All cross streets between Chapala and Anacapa will also be closed. Gutierrez, Haley, Carrillo and Micheltorena will remain open until the parade begins at noon.
At 3 p.m., the approximate end of the parade, the closed streets will be reopened once they are cleaned. All parade closures should be reopened by 4 p.m.
At 5 p.m. Anapamu Street between Anacapa and Santa Barbara streets will be closed until midnight for the Noches de Ronda show at the County Courthouse.

Saturday, Aug. 2: The 1300 through 1500 blocks of State Street, 00 block of East and West Micheltorena and Sola streets will be closed from 8:30 a.m. for the children’s parade.
At 9:50 a.m. State Street between Victoria and Cota Streets will be closed, as will all cross streets between Chapala and Anacapa. The children’s parade begins at 10 a.m. The parade is scheduled to end at noon and all streets will open shortly thereafter.

Sunday, Aug. 3: Anapamu Street between Anacapa and Santa Barbara streets will be closed from noon until 7 p.m. for the Cielo Foundation Concert, which is followed by the Profant Foundation Fiesta Finale.