Events throughout the week have led to the annual Iris Festival in downtown Greeneville this coming weekend.
Iris Festival Hours are from are 10:00 am until 5:00 pm on Saturday and from Noon until 5:00 pm on Sunday.
TRAFFIC UPDATE
The Town of Greeneville Monday announced street closures for later this week related to the Iris Festival. Media/Marketing Specialist Christina Potts says the closures will begin at 5pm Friday to allow for vendor set-up. Some streets will remain closed until two hours after the event ends Sunday afternoon to allow for breakdown and cleanup of the area.
Friday, May 15 – Starting at 5 pm, College Street from McKee to Church, a portion of Academy Street from Depot to Church and a small portion of Depot Street from Academy to the Tannery will be closed to allow for vendor set-up. The drive-through for Greeneville Energy Authority will remain open. This street closure will remain in effect until Sunday, May 17 at 7 pm. The bulk of the Iris Festival vendors will be on College Street. It opens on Saturday morning at 10 am and closes at 5 pm.
Saturday, May 16 – Starting at 7 am, adding to the street closures will be Main Street from McKee to Spencer, Summer Street from College to Irish, Depot Street from College to Irish, Church Street from College to Irish, and Irish Street from Church to Summer. These will be closed for Saturday only events. Sundown on Depot on Main and Depot Streets will be from 9 am to 5 pm. Main Street, Summer, and Irish Streets will re-open after 5 pm. Downtown BrewFest on Depot Street will be from 3 pm to 8 pm. This portion of Depot Street will remain closed until 11 pm.
Sunday, May 17 – See remaining street closure from Friday. Iris Festival will be from 12 pm to 5 pm. It will remain in effect until Sunday at 7 pm.
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ENTERTAINMENT SCHEDULE
NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER EVENT SCHEDULED SUNDAY
The special National Day of Prayer event in downtown Greeneville will still be held this weekend in conjunction with the Iris Festival, however the day has been moved.
A notice from the office of the Greene County Mayor Monday morning indicated due to anticipated traffic congestion and limited parking availability surrounding downtown activities, the Day of Prayer originally scheduled for Saturday, May 16th has been moved to Sunday, May 17th at Noon at the Greene County Courthouse.
