Traffic alert: Wine festival will close many Roswell roads Sunday

The Roswell Wine Festival is back for its sixth consecutive year, but the festival will force many roads to close on Sunday, Oct. 7.

Credit: Mark Hunt

Credit: Mark Hunt

The Roswell Wine Festival is back for its sixth consecutive year, but the festival will force many roads to close on Sunday, Oct. 7.

The Roswell Wine Festival is back in town this weekend.

And while that’s great for winos and folks looking for things to do in north Fulton County, it may not be so awesome for people trying to drive around Roswell.

The festival will force many roads and intersections near downtown Roswell to close on Sunday, Oct. 7 at various times between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. Most of Canton Street won’t be accessible by vehicle.

These roads and intersections will be closed to all traffic on Sunday:

• Canton Street at Woodstock Road
• Thompson Place at Canton Street
• Long Circle at Canton Street
• Wood Place at Canton Street
• Goulding Place at Canton Street
• Canton Walk at Canton Street
• Green Oaks Drive at Canton Street
• Webb Street at Canton Street
• Canton Street at Highway 9
• Elizabeth Way at Highway 9
• East Alley, from Canton Street to Norcross Street
• Norcross Street, from Highway 9 to Canton Street
• Plum Tree Street at Canton Street

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Elizabeth Way will close at 8 a.m. and reopen at 6 p.m. Parts of Canton Street will close between 10:30 a.m. and noon and reopen between 5 and 6 p.m.

The sixth annual Roswell Wine Festival will run from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. More than 50 restaurants, wineries, wine retailers and distributors will participate in the event, offering up tastings and samples. For more information on the festival, visit its website.

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