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The City of Charlotte is excited to welcome the 2017 PGA Championship to
our community, August 7—13, 2017 at the Quail Hollow Club. Event organizers
expect more than 200,000 attendees. Parking in some neighborhoods surrounding
the Quail Hollow Golf Course will be restricted to one side of the street.
Gleneagles Road will be closed to through traffic between Quail Hollow Road and
Park Road from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. each day of the tournament. CDOT will have
staff in the Traffic Management Center to monitor traffic conditions to help
mitigate congestion during the event. Visit PGA Championship or follow @PGAChampionship for more information.
The event begins on Friday, August 11 at 4 p.m. at First Ward Park. Live on the Green will feature high-profile, nationally and internationally touring bands. Music starts at 7 p.m. Event organizers expect 350 attendees. 8th Street from College to Brevard Streets will be closed from 9 a.m. until 10:30 p.m. For more information, visit Live on the Green or email lori.saylor@mecklenburgcountync.gov.
The event will begin on Saturday, August 19 at
7:30 a.m. on the corner of Randolph Road and North Colonial Avenue. Event
organizers expect 1,000 attendees. The 10K route uses Randolph Road, Hawthorne
Lane, East 7th Street, Central Avenue, Kennon Street, Thomas Avenue,
Commonwealth Avenue, Briar Creek Road, Washburn Avenue, Monroe Road, East 5th
Street, North Laurel Avenue and Vail Avenue. The 5K route uses Randolph Road,
North Torrence Street, Park Drive, Lamar Avenue, East 8th Street,
Ridgeway Avenue, Kenmore Avenue, North Dotger Avenue and Vail
Avenue. Visit OrthoCarolina Classic for more information.
 OrthoCarolina 10K Classic
 OrthoCarolina 5K Classic
The event begins Saturday, August 19 at 9 a.m.
at the NoDa Brewing Company. Event organizers expect 200 participants. The
route uses North Tryon Street between 32nd Street and Guy E. Suddreth Avenue.
Event organizers expect 150 participants. Visit Safe Alliance
for more information.
The event begins at 11 a.m. on Saturday, August 19 at The Olde
Mecklenburg Brewery. Event organizers expect 5,000 attendees. Yancey Road from Heriot Avenue to Verbena Street and Southside Drive from Yancey Road to the driveway of the Sugar Creek Brewery will be closed from 8 a.m. until 11:30 p.m. Email donmartin@oldemeckbrew.com
for more information.
The event begins at 12 noon on Saturday, August 19 at the Triple
C Brewing Company on Griffith Street. Event organizers expect 1,000 attendees. Fairwood Avenue from Griffith Street to Youngblood Street will be closed from 9 a.m. until 12 midnight. Visit
Triple C Brewing for more
information.
The event begins on Friday, August 25 at 4 p.m. at First Ward Park. Live on the Green will feature high-profile, nationally and internationally touring bands. Music starts at 7 p.m. Event organizers expect 350 attendees. 8th Street from College to Brevard Streets will be closed from 9 a.m. until 10:30 p.m. For more information, visit Live on the Green or email lori.saylor@mecklenburgcountync.gov.
The event begins on Saturday, August 26 at 7:30 a.m. on East Boulevard
between Springdale Avenue and Winthrop Avenue. Event organizers expect 950
participants. The westbound lane of East Boulevard will close
completely between Euclid Avenue and Dilworth Road West until
8:30 a.m. The eastbound traffic will close between Springdale Avenue
and Winthrop Avenue until 9:30 a.m. The route uses Dilworth Road West, Dilworth
Road East, East Boulevard, Park Road, East Kingston Avenue, Lyndhurst
Avenue and East Worthington Avenue. Visit Yiasou
Greek Festival 5K for more information.
 Yiasou Greek Festival 5K
The B.T.E.P (Bringing Together Extraordinary People) Uptown 3 on 3
Tournament begins Saturday, August 26 from 10 a.m. until 6 p.m. on South Mint
Street in front of the BB&T Baseball Stadium. Event organizers expect 800
attendees. South Mint Street from 1st to 3rd Streets will
be closed from 5 a.m. until 8 p.m. for the event. Visit BTEP 3 on 3 for more information.
The event begins at 7:30 a.m. on Saturday, August 26 at Carmel Road
Neighborhood Park. Event organizers expect 350 participants. The routes are
through 25 South Charlotte neighborhood streets. Visit Tour de Turns
for more information.
The Charlotte Pride Festival will be held from 12
p.m. to 10 p.m. on Saturday, August 26 and from 12 p.m. to 6
p.m. on Sunday, August 27. Event organizers expect 125,000 attendees.
Street closures are as follows:
Friday, August 25, 9:30 a.m.:
- Tryon Street from Levine
Avenue of the Arts to Trade Street
- All cross streets will
remain open
Saturday, August 26, 6 a.m.:
- Tryon Street between
Stonewall and Trade Street
- All cross streets will close
– Levine Avenue of the Arts, Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, 3rd, 4th
and Trade Streets
Sunday, August 27, 10:30 p.m.: Streets will reopen.
The Charlotte Pride Parade will begin Sunday, August
27 at 1 p.m. at 9th Street and Tryon Street. The parade turns
east on Trade Street and disperses on College Street. Staging for the parade
will close Tryon Street between 9th and 11th Streets and the cross streets
between Church Street and College Street at 11 a.m. until 4 p.m.
Visit Charlotte Pride
or email richard@charlottepride.org
for more information.
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