Street closures announced for Strawberry Festival weekend


The Village of Owego will be hosting the annual Strawberry Festival on Friday, June 14 and continuing through the day on Saturday, June 15. During parts of the festival, some streets will be closed and detours will be in place.

There will be a Block Party and fireworks display on Friday, June 14 starting at 5 p.m. Visitors and residents should be aware that the following streets will be closed starting at 4 p.m.; Lake Street between Main Street and Front Street, Front Street between Church Street and Academy Street, and Court Street between Main Street and Front Street. At 4 p.m., Church Street between Main Street and Front Street will close.

Also, at 5 p.m., Academy Street, William Street, and Front Street between William and Academy Street will be closed.

At 8 p.m., Park Street will close until the conclusion of the fireworks. No on-street parking will be allowed in the area.

Fireworks are scheduled to start at 10 p.m. at which time the Court Street Bridge and Front Street from Court Street to Academy Street will be closed to all traffic until the conclusion of the festival.

Additional street closings, detours and traffic patterns will take place on Saturday, June 15 beginning at 6 a.m. and continuing throughout the day.

Persons should seek alternate routes to avoid delays.