Road restrictions for Nutrien Fireworks Festival

Various downtown roads will have closures and lane restrictions starting Thursday, August 28, from 7:00 p.m. to Sunday, August 31, at 10:00 a.m. for the annual Nutrien Fireworks Festival. Detour signs will be in place to guide motorists around the event area. Drivers are reminded to drive carefully and watch for participants. The City thanks everyone for their patience.

The following road will be closed between August 28 at 7:00 p.m. and August 31 at 10:00 a.m. for staging. 

• Spadina Crescent between 2nd and 3rd avenues

The following roads will be closed between August 29 at 9:00 a.m. and August 31 at 10:00 a.m. for the Nutrien Fireworks Festival. 

• Traffic Bridge between 11th and 19th streets
• 2nd Avenue between Saunders Place and Spadina Crescent
• 3rd Avenue between 19th Street and Traffic Bridge

Saskatoon Transit will temporarily adjust detour routes that currently run on Victoria Avenue and the Traffic Bridge during this event. Route 8 will use 8th Street, Idylwyld Drive, and the Senator Sid Buckwold Bridge to maintain service to and from the downtown area. Travel along Victoria Avenue and the Traffic Bridge will resume once event-related closures are lifted. Transit service alerts and real-time bus information are available on third-party apps like Transit and Google Maps Transit on desktop.

For more information about current road restrictions and construction, visit saskatoon.ca/construction.