Road closures around Uptown Normal for Sweet Corn Circus

Posted on August 27, 2021
The festival hours are 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. on Saturday and 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. on Sunday. (Facebook/Sweet Corn Circus)

By WJBC Staff

NORMAL – The Sweet Corn Circus will be held in Uptown Normal this Saturday and Sunday and the event will require several street closures.

Starting Friday, “No Parking” signs will be posted at 12 midnight for Constitution Boulevard and 12 noon for streets and lots. The full event footprint will be closed at 2 p.m.

  • East Beaufort Avenue from Linden Avenue to Uptown Circle
  • Uptown Circle
  • Constitution Boulevard
  • North Street from Uptown Circle to Fell Avenue
  • Broadway Avenue from West Beaufort Avenue to College Avenue
  • Trail East parking lot
  • Constitution Trail from Linden Street to Mulberry Street

A map spotlight of the road closures can be found here: https://arcg.is/0WWiuD. Streets and parking lots will reopen on Sunday at 6 p.m. Parking at the College Avenue deck will be free for the duration of the event.

The Sweet Corn Circus, previously the Sweet Corn Blues Festival, was re-branded to celebrate the rich circus traditions of Bloomington-Normal. There will be performances from Gamma Phi Circus, CirqueMania and additional roving circus performers throughout the festival all weekend long. The festival hours are 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. on Saturday and 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. on Sunday.

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