May 28, 2024 – Major League Soccer (MLS)
Portland Timbers News Release
The Portland Rose Festival announced today the best way to navigate traffic coming downtown to enjoy the CareOregon Starlight Parade, on Saturday, June 1. It will be a special night in downtown Portland, as the Portland Timbers host a home game at Providence Park that night, so there will be more than 100,000 of people coming to and from the area for the parade and the game at around the same time.
The parade starts at 8 p.m., with parking restrictions and road closures beginning at 2 p.m. and lasting until about 11:30 p.m. Organizers are reminding everyone to come downtown early to enjoy the Starry Nights Small Business Shopping event, then enjoy all the fun of the parade, and be patient with others as you navigate heading home.
Starry Night Small Business Event is all day in the downtown area. Shop and support small businesses downtown, and use an online app to get discounts and to enter to win prizes, May 31 to June 2.
CityFair opens at 12 p.m. at Waterfront Park. Fun for the whole family.
When
Parking restrictions begin at 2 p.m. along the parade route, as well as the formation and disband areas downtown.
Road closures for Starlight Run and Parade begin at 3 p.m.
Starlight Run begins at 6:30 p.m.
Timbers game kickoff at 7:30 p.m.
Starlight Parade begins at 8pm and ends with roads reopening by 11:30 p.m.
The Best Travel Plan: Go by Bike or Public Transit
Take TriMet or ride your bicycle to downtown. Buses and MAX light rail are direct, inexpensive ways to go. If you have a ticket to the Timbers game, you can use that ticket as fare on any TriMet bus or MAX up to three hours before and after the game. Tickets do not serve as fare on Portland Streetcar.
Portland Streetcar will run regular Saturday service. All streetcar lines cross the Starlight Parade route on SW 10th or SW 11th at Taylor Street. Streetcar personnel will be on hand to help streetcars move safely through the parade route with minimal delay. Parade attendees should stand clear of the barricades and streetcar tracks on SW 10th and 11th to allow for safe streetcar operations before, during and after the parade.
Learn more about secure bike parking, where to park an e-scooter and where to catch a taxi, Uber or Lyft ride at the Portland Timbers Transportation & Parking website .
The Second Best Travel Plan: Drive, Park and Walk
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