Several major Ottawa roads will be closed this weekend for Ottawa Race Weekend, including the half marathon, and the 40th edition of the Great Glebe Garage Sale. Notable closures include Laurier Avenue between Metcalfe and Nicholas streets, Elgin Street northbound between Lisgar and Slater streets, and parts of Elgin, O'Connor and Wellington streets.
Several major Ottawa roads will be closed this weekend to make way for Ottawa Race Weekend as well as the 40th edition of the Great Glebe Garage Sale .
Posted: May 20, 2026 4:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: 17 minutes agoThe audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Runners make their way along Elgin Street at the start of the half marathon of the Ottawa Race Weekend in Ottawa, on Sunday, May 26, 2024.
Several major Ottawa roads will be closed this weekend to make way for Ottawa Race Weekend participants, as well as the 40th edition of the Great Glebe Garage Sale. Downtown road closures begin Saturday at 11:00 a.m. on Laurier Avenue between Metcalfe and Nicholas streets, and Elgin Street northbound between Lisgar and Slater streets. Saturday's closures mostly affect Centretown and extend south along the Rideau Canal to Dows Lake.
Other closures include parts of Elgin, O'Connor and Wellington streets. A map of the routes for the kids, 2K, 5K and 10K races on Saturday. At some points during the day, road closures extend beyond the routes.
Sunday's closures start earlier with some streets around Ottawa city hall shutting down to traffic starting at 5 a.m. By 9 a.m. the closures will stretch as far as Island Park Drive, Manor Park and Hog's Back Park before receding to roads along the Rideau Canal by 1:30 p.m.A full list of road closures over the weekend is available on theRoad closures for Sunday's marathon and half marathon extend from Westboro to Rockcliffe Park and stretch as far south as Hog's Back Park. The Great Glebe Garage Sale happens Saturday across that central Ottawa neighbourhood.
This year, event organizers said the city is imposing traffic and parking restrictions to manage congestion and safety. Road closures on Second and Fourth avenues between Lyon and O’Connor, which will be in effect from 6 a.m. to 4 p.m. Closures on Glebe, First and Third avenues may also be put in place during that period depending on traffic congestion. Access to streets from Bank Street in either direction between Glebe and Fourth avenues will be closed.
However, local traffic will still be able to access the area between Glebe and Fourth from Lyon and O’Connor. Parking and no-stopping restrictions will be in effect from 5 a.m. to 5 p.m. The following streets will be closed to visitor parking, although Glebe residents with residential parking permits may park as usual: Glebe, First, Second, Third and Fourth avenues between Lyon and O’Connor.
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