Seattle drivers should brace for plenty of street closures Saturday night for the annual Alaska Airlines Seafair Torchlight Run and Parade this weekend.
The parade kicks off at 7:30 p.m. from the Seattle Center and runs down 4th Avenue to Soutn Washington Street in Pioneer Square. More than 100 entries are in the parade this year--the 68th year of the event.
Seattle Department of Transportation anticipates about 26,000 people to attend.
This year's grand marshals is Sounders FC forward Jordan Morris.
Seafair Torchlight Run to close northbound SR 99
The Seafair Torchlight Run kicks off the festivities just before the parade, starting at 6 p.m. Around 15,000 runners are expected on the downtown Seattle route, which includes a three-mile stretch of northbound SR 99.
On Saturday, northbound SR 99 will close for runners between 5 p.m. and 7:45 p.m. between South Royal Brougham Way near the stadiums and Harrison Street, just north of the Battery Street Tunnel. Southbound lanes will remain open.
The map of run route shows the streets that will close for the run, which will be followed immediately by the Torchlight Parade at 7 p.m.
