Traffic Notice: Christmas Activities This Weekend

Traffic Notice: Signature Christmas Activities This Weekend
Posted on 11/23/2023
The City of Charlottetown is advising community members of traffic-related impacts this coming weekend for the following Christmas activities:
• Victorian Christmas Market, Friday, Nov. 24 to Sunday, Nov. 26
• Christmas Tree Lighting, Friday, Nov. 24
• Charlottetown Christmas Parade, Saturday, Nov. 25

Motorists are asked to use caution when travelling throughout the city in impacted areas and to plan ahead, as there will be traffic delays during the dates and times outlined below. The public is reminded that Charlottetown Police will be ticketing and/or towing those not obeying traffic closures.

Victorian Christmas Market
Dates: Friday, Nov. 24 to Sunday, Nov. 26, 2023
Location: Queen Street, Richmond Street (Victoria Row) and Sydney Street

The following roads will be closed to vehicle traffic beginning at 5 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 24, until 9 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 26:
• Queen Street between Grafton Street and Sydney Street
• Richmond Street (Victoria Row) between Pownal Street and Great George Street

In addition to street closures, there will be no parking in the following areas beginning at 5 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 24 until 9 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 26:
• Queen Street between Grafton Street and Sydney Street
• Richmond Street (Victoria Row) between Pownal Street and Great George Street
• The Confederation Court Mall (Eastern) side of Queen Street between Grafton Street and the accessible parking space outside the entrance to the mall.

Christmas Tree Lighting
Date: Friday, Nov. 24. 2023
Location: Confederation Centre of the Arts, Lou MacEachern Upper Plaza, Grafton Street

The following road will be closed to vehicle traffic beginning at 4 p.m. until 7:30 p.m. (or the event conclusion) on Friday, Nov. 24:
• Grafton Street between Queen Street and Great George Street

In addition to the above street closure, there will be no parking in the following area beginning at 5 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 24 until 7:30 p.m. (or the event conclusion):
• Grafton Street between Queen Street and Great George Street

Motorists are asked to be mindful of participants of the candlelight promenade, which will depart from Founders’ Food Hall & Market at 6:15 p.m. and proceed to the Christmas Tree Lighting at the Confederation Centre of the Arts, Lou MacEachern Upper Plaza, Grafton Street. Participants will proceed on foot along Great George Street, Victoria Row, Queen Street, and Grafton Street.

Charlottetown Christmas Parade
Date: Saturday, Nov. 25, 2023
Location: The parade will begin at the UPEI entrance on University Avenue and will travel south down University Avenue/Great George Street to Grafton Street, proceed west to West Street, and then to Kent Street. The parade ends at the Provincial Government Parking lot.

The following streets will be closed to traffic beginning at 3 p.m. until 7 p.m. (or the event conclusion), on Saturday, Nov. 25 with no parking permitted from 3 p.m. until 7 p.m.:
• Enman Crescent between Raiders Road and University Avenue;
• University Avenue between Enman Crescent and Euston Street;
• Great George Street between Euston Street and Grafton Street;
• Grafton Street between Prince Street and West Street;
• West Street between Grafton Street and Kent Street;
• Kent Street between Rochford Street and Terry Fox Drive.

Any vehicles parked on the above streets after 3 p.m. risks being ticketed and towed at the owner’s expense.

To accommodate parade staging, Raider’s Road, between Burns Avenue and Enman Crescent, will be closed to traffic from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m.

T3 Transit Notice
Temporary changes will be in effect for T3 Transit to accommodate this weekend’s Christmas activities.

On Friday, Nov. 24, Rural Transit pick up/drop off will be moved from the Confederation Centre Box Office to the Pilot House on Grafton St. City Transit pick up/drop off between 4 and 7 p.m. will be moved from the Confederation Centre/Holman Grand Hotel to the Pilot House and CIBC on Grafton St.

On Saturday, Nov. 25, early last departure times will be in effect on the #1, 2, 3, 8, and 23 buses from the Confederation Centre and the #1, 2,3, 9 and 23 buses from Royalty Crossing Mall. Service will resume at 7:15 p.m.

For more information, please visit T3 Transit’s website or call (902) 566-9962 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m.

The Charlottetown Christmas Festival is a product of Discover Charlottetown in partnership with the City of Charlottetown and runs from Nov. 24, 2023, to Jan. 2, 2024. Visit charlottetownchristmasfestival.com
for a full schedule of events.