Join us this Saturday from 5-9pm for the 18th Annual Essex Junction Block Party & Street Dance!
This is a free community event celebrating downtown Essex Junction. Come and meet your friends and neighbors in the heart of our historic downtown on Railroad Ave & Ivy Lane. Activities include face painting, Roaming Railroad, balloon art, and a bounce castle. There will be a large variety of food from local restaurants and a street dance to music by the X-Rays. At 9pm grab your flashing, glowing, neon gear and join us for our 4th annual Brite Nite 5k! Register ahead of time at http://www.essexhalf.com/brite-nite-5k.html or on Ivy Lane from 8-8:45pm. $20 pre-registration/ $25 race day registration.

These events will cause the following road closures or delays:
Railroad Ave: closed 2-10pm (no parking, vehicles will be towed)
Ivy Lane: closed 2-10pm (no parking, vehicles will be towed)
Lincoln Place: closed 2-10pm (no parking, vehicles will be towed)
Entrance to Educational Drive from Drury Drive/Central Street: closed 9pm- last racer (~10pm)
Intersection of Educational Drive & Old Colchester Rd: closed 9pm- last racer (~10pm)
Intersection of Old Colchester Rd & Thasha Lane: closed 9pm- last racer (~10pm)
Intersection of Old Colchester Rd & Tree Farm Entrance: closed 9pm- last racer (~10pm)
Temporary closings of intersections with Main Street and Ed Drive, Church St, Pleasant St, Grove St: 9pm-9:10pm
Intersection of Drury Drive & Educational Drive: closed for start of race, intermittent traffic throughout race at discretion of guard.
Intersection of Central Street & Educational Drive: closed for start of race, intermittent traffic throughout race at discretion of guard.

Feb 3, 2025, 12 to 8:30 PM

Feb 4, 2025, 10:30 AM to 12 PM

Feb 6, 2025, 11 AM to 12 PM