Downtown Minneapolis streets closing Friday and Saturday nights for block party

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People driving in downtown Minneapolis will encounter some road closures Friday and Saturday nights due to the Warehouse District Live block party happening both days.

The streets will close to vehicles at 7 p.m., the same time the event starts both nights. The streets will reopen the following morning at 5 a.m.

Impacted roads are:

  • Fourth Street,
  • Fifth Steet,
  • Sixth Street.

All three streets will be closed from Hennepin Avenue to North Second Avenue.

The Warehouse District Live block party, which is put on by the mpls downtown council, starts at 7 p.m. and ends at 11 p.m. Friday and Saturday night. It is happening on First Avenue between Fifth and Sixth streets. The event includes a Twins viewing party, food trucks, street performers and lawn games.