STIRLING STREET FESTIVAL LAUNCHED

Performers Melanie Glencross, Joe Goodall, Christine Dowley, Freya Huntly, Eilidh Douglas with
Andrew Bain of Active Stirling, Danielle McRorie-Smith of Stirling BID and Councillor Chris Kane, Stirling Council Leader.

A new Stirling festival will give residents the chance to experience street life in a completely different way by creating a traffic free environment in the city centre.

Over the weekend of 10-11 September, Stirling Council and Go Forth Stirling are staging a street festival as part of the worldwide Open Streets movement.

Residents and visitors will be able to experience a unique traffic free environment, offering quieter, more people-focused places, where the city’s shops, cafes, restaurants and cultural attractions can be enjoyed without the impact of traffic congestion and air pollution.

The festival, which can be accessed by walking, cycling or public transport, will include music and arts performances, family activities and opportunities for businesses to make use of the increased space to encourage footfall into their premises.

The festival is scheduled to be the first in a programme of Open Street Days in Stirling city centre over the coming years, with the inaugural festival part of events scheduled to mark Stirling’s 20th year as a city.

Free activities will run from 10am-4pm and will include:

-             Come and try health and fitness demonstrations;

-             Live music;

-             Farmers Market;

-             Arts and Cultural activity;

-             Street performers /dance displays/face painting

A free park and ride service will be on offer from both Castleview on both Saturday and Sunday, as well as Springkerse on Saturday.

The following streets will be closed during the festival:

Murray Place, Station Road, Friars Street, King Street and Port Street.

Parking bays in Port Street will also be suspended.

Parking restrictions, on these streets, will be in place from 7pm on Friday 9 September until 7pm on Sunday 11 September.

Road closures will be in place from 5am on Saturday 10 September until 7pm on Sunday 11 September.