2024 Colony Day Parade & Festival: Notice of Road Closures and The ECR Project Updates

The City of Atascadero is excited to celebrate the 51st Annual Colony Days Parade & Festival on Saturday, Oct. 5.

The parade will kick off at 10 a.m., and start behind City Hall on Lewis Avenue, continue down Capistrano, turn onto CA-41 briefly, then northbound on El Camino Real, turning on West Mall to City Hall. The City reminds the public to take note of the following planned road closures for Oct. 5 and traffic impacts related to The ECR Project. 

Road Closures & No Parking

Rolling hard closures beginning at 8:00 am – 9:30 am

El Camino Real from Hwy. 41 to Entrada 8 am – 12:00 pm

• Tesla Charging State is closed during the event

Highway 41 from Capistrano/Santa Ysabel to El Camino Real 8:00 am to 12:00 pm

• Vons center ingress/egress at Hwy. 41 is closed
• Colony Square ingress/egress at Capistrano and El Camino Real is closed

Olmeda Avenue from Traffic Way to West Mall 8:00 am – 12:00 pm

• No Parking from 6:00 am to 12:00 pm

Lewis Avenue from Entrada to Capistrano 8:00 am – 12:00 pm

• No Parking from 6:00 am to 12:00 pm

West Mall from Lewis Avenue to Olmeda Avenue 8:00 am – 12:00 pm

• No Parking from 6:00 am to 1:00 pm

West Mall from El Camino Real to Lewis Avenue 8:00 am – 6:00 pm

• No Parking from 6:00 am to 6:00 pm

East Mall from El Camino Real to Lewis Avenue 8:00 am – 6:00 pm

• No Parking from 6:00 am to 6:00 pm

Palma Avenue from East Mall to West Mall 8:00 am – 6:00 pm

• No Parking from 6:00 am to 6:00 pm

Detours

El Camino Real from Hwy. 41 to Entrada

• Northbound traffic detour to Hwy. 41 West
• Southbound traffic detour to Traffic Way

Highway 41 from Capistrano to El Camino Real

• Westbound traffic detour to Santa Ysabel and Curbaril
• Eastbound traffic detour to Curbaril and Santa Ysabel

A Colony Day Parade route map, along with additional information about the parade and festival is available at www.colonydays.org and has been shared with event participants. Applications for the parade are now open with free participation and must be submitted by Friday, September 27, 2024. The City thanks you for your patience during this time of construction and is excited to celebrate with everyone at this year’s parade and festival.

For more information, please visit www.colonydays.org. This event is put on by a committee of local citizens. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the event, please email AtascaderoColonyDays@gmail.com.

ECR Project Construction

The City of Atascadero continues to make progress ahead of schedule on The ECR Project and is working to minimize traffic impacts in the Downtown ahead of the Colony Days Parade & Festival.  There will be areas of active construction that will be delineated and unavailable to spectators to ensure safety and minimize construction disruption.  The utilities, sidewalk, hardscape and landscape/irrigation phases are nearing completion and the road improvements, electrical, and parking space phases are scheduled to begin in late October or early November.

The community is encouraged to stay informed about ongoing ECR project updates, traffic advisories and event impacts by following the City on Social Media Platforms: Facebook, Instagram, and X and visiting Atascadero.org/ECRProject.  Community members can also sign up for construction news and alerts at Atascadero.org/News-List.