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The event runs from May 26-28. The event hours will be noon to
11 p.m. on all three days. Event organizers expect 250,000 spectators. The
closures will begin Wednesday, May 25 at 9:30 a.m. and all roads will re-open
Sunday, May 29 at 8 a.m. An event map is shown below. For more information,
please visit www.600festival.com.
 Circle K & Kangaroo Speed Street Map 2016
The event begins on Saturday, May 28 at 8 a.m. on South Tryon
Street. The finish line is at the NASCAR Hall of Fame. Event organizers expect 600
attendees. The route uses South Tryon Street, East 4th Street, South
Davidson Street, East 3rd Street, South McDowell Street, East
Morehead Street and Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. Visit 600 Festival for more
information.
 PNC Speed Street 5K
The
event begins Saturday, May 28 at 11:30 a.m. until 9 p.m. at First Ward Park. Event
organizers expect 2,000 attendees. Visit First Ward Park or email Lori
Saylor for more information.
The event begins Monday, May 30 at 7:30 a.m. at 4401
Barclay Downs Drive. Event organizers expect 735 participants. The route
uses Roxborough Road, Rexford Road, Coca Cola Plaza, Morrison Boulevard,
Barclay Downs Drive, Ferncliff Road, and Carnegie Boulevard. Visit Patriot Military Family
Foundation for more information.
 Patriot Festival Go The Extra Mile 5K
The event begins Saturday, June 4 at 7:30 a.m. at the
Mecklenburg County Bar and Foundation Center. Event organizers expect 350
participants. The routes uses Zebulon Avenue, Judson Avenue, West Trade Street,
Walford Drive, Whitehaven Avenue, South Bruns Avenue, Sumter Avenue, Walnut
Avenue, Tuckaseegee Road, Gesco Street, State Street, South Turner Avenue, and
Rozzelles Ferry Road. Visit MCB
Cares 5K for more information.
 MCB Cares 5K
The race begins at 8 a.m. on Saturday, June 4 on East Martin Luther King
Jr. Boulevard. Event organizers expect 450 attendees. The route includes East Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, South Davidson Street, East Third Street and South McDowell Street. For more information contact Rodney Sellars at rodney.sellars@mecklenburgcountync.gov.
 Rodney’s Great Kids Triathlon
The event begins on Saturday, June 4 at 6 p.m. at NoDa Brewing Company.
Event organizers expect 800 attendees. The route uses East 26th Street,
Pinckney Avenue, Allen Street, Grace Street, Lydia Avenue, Catawba Avenue,
Berry Street, Everett Place, Parson Street, Drummond Avenue, Duncan Avenue,
Woodside Avenue, Clemson Avenue and Matheson Avneue. Visit NoDa5K for more
information.
 NoDa 5K
The event begins on Sunday, June 5 at 7:30 a.m. at the Harris
YMCA. Organizers expect 700 attendees. Participants swim in the indoor pool of
the Harris YMCA. The bike course uses Quail Hollow Road, Gleneagles Road, Park
Road and Sharon Road. The majority of the run course keeps runners on the YMCA
campus. Visit Ramblin’
Rose events for more information.
 Ramblin' Rose Women's Triathlon - Bicycle Course
The event is on Sunday, June 5 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the
Novant Health Buddy Kemp Cancer Support Center. Event organizers expect 350
attendees. South Colonial Avenue between Providence Road and Queens Road will
be closed from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Visit Novant
Health Cancer Survivor's Day for more information.
The event will be held on Friday,
June 10 at 5 p.m. at Romare Bearden Park. Event organizers expect 4,000
attendees. Contact Charlotte City Partners at 704-332-9587 for more
information.
Street/lane closures are as follows:
- Thursday, June 9 at 9 a.m.: One lane of Mint
Street along Romare Bearden Park from Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard to Third
Street for load in. All lanes, except for the one along Romare Bearden Park,
will re-open at 1 p.m.
- Friday, June 10 at 3 p.m.: One lane of Third
Street along Romare Bearden Park from Mint Street to Church Street.
- Saturday, June 11 at midnight: Third
Street reopens. Mint Street, from Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard to Third
Street closes at 9 a.m. until 1 p.m.
The
event takes place June 10 to 12, 2016. Event hours on Friday and Saturday are from
11 a.m. to 11 p.m. on Tryon Street. Event hours on Sunday are 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Event organizers expect 60,000 attendees.
The following
street closures will be in place during the Taste of Charlotte:
- Tryon Street
between Stonewall and Trade Streets beginning Thursday, June 9
at 9 a.m.
- The cross-streets (Martin
Luther King Jr. Boulevard, Third Street and Fourth Street) between College
Street and Church Street beginning Thursday, June 9 at 6:30 p.m. and will
reopen from 6 a.m. to 9 a.m. on Friday, June 10 for morning commuters.
- All streets will reopen by 10
p.m. on Sunday, June 12.
Visit www.tasteofcharlotte.com for more
information.
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