๐ฅ๐ผ๐ฎ๐ฑ ๐๐น๐ผ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ & ๐ฆ๐ต๐๐๐๐น๐ฒ ๐๐ป๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฑ๐ฌ๐๐ต ๐๐ป๐ป๐๐ฎ๐น ๐ก๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐ฆ๐ต๐ฟ๐ถ๐บ๐ฝ ๐๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐น
The City of Gulf Shores would like to make all residents and visitors aware of the following road closures and detours related to the 50th Annual National Shrimp Festival on October 12-15.
๐ง๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ณ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฐ ๐๐น๐ผ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐/๐๐ฒ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐:
โข The West Gulf Place parking lot will close to the public beginning Monday, October 9, to be utilized for tent and food vendor setup.
โข Highway 59 will be closed at 1st Avenue beginning Tuesday, October 10.
โข Highway 182 (Gulf Beach Boulevard) will be closed to the public between East 1st Street and West 3rd Street, in front of Gulf Place Public Beach, beginning Tuesday, October 10.
โข East Gulf Place (Resident Parking Lot) will be closed to the public beginning Thursday, October 12, and will be utilized as vendor parking and shuttle location.
โข Eastbound traffic toward Orange Beach should consider using Highway 180 East or State Park Road Highway 135 as alternate routes.
๐ฆ๐ต๐๐๐๐น๐ฒ ๐๐ป๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป:
There will be a Park and Ride Shuttle Service available to those attending the Shrimp Festival. Transportation Wristbands for the shuttle will be available for $5.00 per day. Wristbands entitle the holder to unlimited rides to and from the festival grounds on the day of purchase. Per state law, children under the age of 5 are not allowed on the shuttle buses. All proceeds from the shuttle service go to the Gulf Shores City Schoolsโ Dolphin Athletic Club and Band Booster Club.
๐ฆ๐ต๐๐๐๐น๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฑ๐๐น๐ฒ:
โข Thursday, October 12: 1:30 p.m. - 10:15 p.m.
โข Friday, October 13: 9:45 a.m. - 10:15 p.m.
โข Saturday, October 14: 9:45 a.m. - 10:15 p.m.
โข Sunday, October 15: 9:45 a.m. - 5:15 p.m.
๐ฆ๐ต๐๐๐๐น๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐๐ผ๐ฝ๐/๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ธ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ผ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐:
โข Pelican Place at Craft Farms Shopping Center in Gulf Shores
โข Erie H. Meyer Civic Center in Gulf Shores โ 1930 W 2nd Street, Gulf Shores
โข Waves Grocery in Gulf Shores โ 1154 West Beach Blvd, Gulf Shores
โข Rouses Grocery in Orange Beach - 25405 Perdido Beach Blvd, Orange Beach
โข Lake Shelby in Gulf State Park: 20115 AL-135, Gulf Shores
The drop-off location for the East Shuttle will be at the East Gulf Place Public Beach Access. The drop-off location for the North/West Shuttle will be at the corner of West 2nd Street and West Beach Boulevard.
๐ฃ๐๐ฏ๐น๐ถ๐ฐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฒ๐:
โข All public beaches will remain open throughout the festival.
For more information regarding detours or closures, please contact the Public Works Department at 251-968-1156. For more information about the 50th Annual National Shrimp Festival, visit www.myshrimpfest.com.