Road Closure

Parade of The Hills Festival Grand Parade street closures and NO PARKING begin Sat, 8/22/2026, 3PM through duration of parade, use caution in parade area, use an alternate route

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The City of Nelsonville announces that The Parade of The Hills Festival Grand Parade street closures and NO PARKING will begin on Saturday, August 22, 2026, at 3:00 PM and remain closed through the duration of the Grand Parade. The full street closures with NO limited access are due to pedestrian safety concerns from prior years.

The following streets will be closed to all traffic:

  • Poplar Street from Burr Oak Boulevard to Jefferson Street
  • Jefferson Street from Poplar Street to Washington Street
  • Washington Street from Jefferson Street to Madison Street
  • Madison Street from Washinton Street to Columbus Street
  • Columbus Street from Madison Street to the Public Square
  • 3rd Street, Walnut Street, DeSteiguer Street, and Monroe Street

Please expect parade units and pedestrian traffic throughout the area. Please use caution in the area during the grand parade and please consider using an alternate route.

The Parade of The Hills Festival street closures and NO PARKING will begin Sunday, August 16, 2026, at 12:00 PM, please use an alternate route

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The City of Nelsonville announces that The Parade of The Hills Festival street closures and NO PARKING will begin on Sunday, August 16, 2026, at 12:00 PM and remain closed through Sunday, August 23, 2026. This is a full street closure with NO limited access due to pedestrian safety concerns.

The following streets will be closed to all traffic:

  • West Washington Street from Post Office to Fort Street
  • West Columbus Street from Library to 45 East Columbus Street
  • Rocky Boot Way from Public Square to alley by the Elks
  • Public Square
  • Fort Street right hand lane from Short Street to West Washington Street
  • East Franklin Street

Please expect vendor, carnival rides and pedestrian traffic throughout the area. Please use caution in the area during the festival and please consider using an alternate route.

Nelsonville Public Square CLOSED Thu, 8/6/2026, 7AM until 6PM for the Back-To-School Kickoff event. No parking on Public Square starting at 6:30AM, avoid this area, use alternate route

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The City of Nelsonville announces that the Public Square will be closed to traffic on Thursday, August 6, 2026, from 7:00AM until 6:00PM for the Back-To-School Kickoff event. There will be no parking allowed on the Public Square starting at 6:30AM, Thursday, August 6, 2026.

The Back-To-School Kickoff will begin at 10:00AM and run until 4:00PM. If students have not registered, they can register at the event. Parents must bring an ID, and students must be present for the event.

Unauthorized vehicles will be towed away from the area at the owner’s expense. Please avoid this area and use an alternate route.

Nelsonville Public Square closed Sat, 7/18/2026, 12PM until Midnight for The Mine Tavern reopening celebration, avoid area, use alternate route

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The City of Nelsonville announces that the Public Square will be closed to traffic on Saturday, July 18, 2026, from 12:00PM until Midnight for The Mine Tavern reopening celebration. There will be no parking allowed on the Public Square starting at 11:30AM, Saturday, July 18, 2026. The Mine Tavern will open their doors to the public at 2:00PM and hold a ribbon cutting ceremony at 4:00PM followed with live music into the evening.

Unauthorized cars will be towed away at the owner’s expense. Please avoid this area and use an alternate route.

Nelsonville S Harper St closed between Chestnut St and Poplar St, Sat, 7/18/2026, 10AM until 2PM for Nelsonville Wesleyan Church family fun day, avoid area, use alternative route

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The City of Nelsonville announces that the Nelsonville Wesleyan Church will be closing South Harper Street in Front of the Church on Saturday, July 18, 2026, from 10:00AM until 2:00PM. The street closure is for their annual family fun day. South Harper Street will be closed to traffic between Chestnut Street and Poplar Street.

Watch for pedestrians in the area. Please avoid this area and use an alternative route.

Nelsonville Public SQ closed Fri, 5/22/2026, 3PM until 9PM for The Plains Lions Club Car Show, no parking starting at 2:30PM, please avoid area, use alternate route

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The City of Nelsonville announces that the Public Square will be closed to traffic Friday, May 22, 2026, at 3:00PM until 9:00PM for The Plains Lions Club Car Show. There will be no parking allowed on the Public Square starting at 2:30PM, Friday, May 22, 2026. Unauthorized cars will be towed away at the owner’s expense. Please avoid this area and use an alternate route.

Nelsonville W Washington St closed in front of Nelsonville library, Fri, 5/15/2026, 3PM until 6PM, for 3rd Annual School’s Out Cookout, avoid area, use alternative route

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The City of Nelsonville announces that the Nelsonville Public Library will be closing West Washington Street in Front of the library on Friday, May 15, 2026, from 3:00PM until 6:00PM. The street closure is for the 3rd Annual School’s Out Cookout, sponsored by the Nelsonville Public Library. Special guests include Tri-County Culinary Arts student grill masters, DJ B Funk, and the Bookmobile crew. Games, prizes, contests, face painting and more in the library’s outdoor stage area. Join us to celebrate the start of summer! 

Watch for pedestrians in the area. Please avoid this area and use an alternative route.

AEP utility pole replacements Nelsonville Chestnut St, Poplar St, and Canal St, 5/10/2026, until 11/30/2026, watch for work crews and traffic interruptions, drive with caution in work zones

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The City of Nelsonville announces that the America Electric Power (AEP) will be doing utility pole replacements on Chestnut Street, Poplar Street, and on Canal Street starting May 10, 2026, and ended on November 30, 2026. The work will cause traffic interruptions around work areas. Please watch for work crews and drive with caution around work areas.

ODOT street line painting along all of Canal St in Nelsonville Mon, 4/27/2026, starting at 7AM, watch for traffic interruptions and work crews, drive with caution around work areas

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The City of Nelsonville announces that the Ohio Department of Transportation, (ODOT) will be doing street line painting along all of Canal Street on Monday, April 27, 2026. Paint crews are expecting to start work at 7:00AM and work until it is completed. The work will cause traffic interruptions along Canal Street. Please watch for work crews and drive with caution around work areas.

Nelsonville Tunnel to Towers Foundation 5K run and walk, Sun, 4/26/26, 7AM to 1PM, Public Square closed to all traffic and parking at 5AM, Drive with caution, watch for pedestrians

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The City of Nelsonville would like to remind the public of the Tunnel to Towers Foundation 5K run and walk, Sunday, April 26, 2026, between the hours of 7:00AM and 1:00PM. The Nelsonville Public Square will be closed to vehicle traffic and parking starting at 5:00AM, Sunday, April 26, 2026. Vehicles remaining parked on the public square after 5:00AM are subject to be towed at the owner’s expense.

Tunnel to Towers 5K participants will be on streets throughout Nelsonville. Additionally, many spectators are expected in the city. Drive with caution throughout Nelsonville and watch out for pedestrians. A video of the route can be viewed on YouTube at https://youtu.be/gVMLJBlW3vc.  A printable PDF version of the route map is available at https://tinyurl.com/zdvvpund. Please use alternate routes and avoid these areas.

Nelsonville T2T 5K Route 2026Download