\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Cincinnati Reds open the 2026 season at home against the Boston Red Sox Thursday.The Findlay Market Opening Day parade will take over the streets of downtown Cincinnati, causing some road closures.The annual Findlay Market Opening Day Parade will kick off the home start to another exciting season of Cincinnati Reds baseball this year on Thursday, March 26, 2026. The parade will begin at 12:00 PM so fans will have plenty of time to enjoy the parade before heading down to Great American Ball Park for the Opening Day Game against the Boston Red Sox, which begins at 4:10 PM. In order to accommodate the staging area of the parade, the following streets in the Findlay Market area will close at 8:00 AM on Thursday, March 26:Race Street \u2013 closed between Liberty Street and McMicken StreetElm Street – closed between Liberty Street and McMicken StreetFindlay Street – closed between Central Parkway and Vine StreetElder Street – closed between Central Parkway and Vine StreetGreen Street – closed between Vine Street and Logan StreetHenry Street – closed between Race Street and Dunlap StreetDunlap Street – closed between Findlay Street and McMicken StreetLogan Street – closed between Liberty Street and Findlay StreetBeginning at 11:15 AM the following Parade Route and Cross Streets will be closed in advance of the parade:Parade Route: The parade will begin at the intersection of Race Street and Liberty Street, travel south on Race Street to Fifth Street, then travel east on Fifth Street to the demarcation area at Sentinel Street.Liberty Street- closed between Vine Street and Central ParkwayCentral Parkway- closed between Vine Street and Elm StreetRace Street – closed between Liberty Street and Fourth StreetFifth Street – closed between Central Avenue and Sentinel StreetFifteenth Street – closed between Republic Street and Elm StreetFourteenth Street – closed between Elm Street and Republic StreetThirteenth Street- closed between Race Street and Vine StreetTwelfth Street – closed between Elm Street and Vine StreetCourt Street \u2013 closed between Elm Street and Vine StreetNinth Street \u2013 closed between Elm Street and Vine StreetCross Streets (close at 11:15 AM):Eighth Street \u2013 closed between Elm Street and Vine StreetSeventh Street \u2013 closed between Elm Street and Vine StreetSixth Street – closed between Elm Street and Vine StreetVine Street \u2013 closed between Fourth Street and Sixth StreetWalnut Street \u2013 closed between Fourth Street and Sixth StreetMain Street – closed between Fourth Street and Sixth StreetSycamore Street – closed between Fourth Street and Sixth StreetBroadway Street – closed between Fourth Street and Sixth StreetAccess to downtown hotels within the parade route closures will be maintained. For additional information motorists should seek the assistance of a Cincinnati Police Officer around the closure area.All parking within the closed areas will be restricted. Motorists are reminded to pay attention to any special parking restrictions and remove their vehicles to avoid being towed.Streets will remain closed until it is determined safe to open, after the parade has passed.Metro will maintain service but may alter downtown stops due to the parade. Streetcar service will begin at the conclusion of the parade. Motorists are urged to use alternate routes around the downtown area due to the congestion caused by the parade and heavier than normal traffic attending the Reds game.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n
\t\t\t\t\t\tCINCINNATI \u2014 \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n
The Cincinnati Reds open the 2026 season at home against the Boston Red Sox Thursday.<\/p>\n
The Findlay Market Opening Day parade will take over the streets of downtown Cincinnati, causing some road closures.<\/p>\n
The annual Findlay Market Opening Day Parade will kick off the home start to another exciting season of Cincinnati Reds baseball this year on Thursday, March 26, 2026. The parade will begin at 12:00 PM so fans will have plenty of time to enjoy the parade before heading down to Great American Ball Park for the Opening Day Game against the Boston Red Sox, which begins at 4:10 PM. In order to accommodate the staging area of the parade, the following streets in the Findlay Market area will close at 8:00 AM on Thursday, March 26:<\/p>\n
Race Street \u2013 closed between Liberty Street and McMicken Street<\/p>\n
Elm Street – closed between Liberty Street and McMicken Street<\/p>\n
Findlay Street – closed between Central Parkway and Vine Street<\/p>\n
Elder Street – closed between Central Parkway and Vine Street<\/p>\n
Green Street – closed between Vine Street and Logan Street<\/p>\n
Henry Street – closed between Race Street and Dunlap Street<\/p>\n
Dunlap Street – closed between Findlay Street and McMicken Street<\/p>\n
Logan Street – closed between Liberty Street and Findlay Street<\/p>\n
Beginning at 11:15 AM the following Parade Route and Cross Streets will be closed in advance of the parade:<\/p>\n
Parade Route: The parade will begin at the intersection of Race Street and Liberty Street, travel south on Race Street to Fifth Street, then travel east on Fifth Street to the demarcation area at Sentinel Street.<\/p>\n
Liberty Street- closed between Vine Street and Central Parkway<\/p>\n
Central Parkway- closed between Vine Street and Elm Street<\/p>\n
Race Street – closed between Liberty Street and Fourth Street<\/p>\n
Fifth Street – closed between Central Avenue and Sentinel Street<\/p>\n
Fifteenth Street – closed between Republic Street and Elm Street<\/p>\n
Fourteenth Street – closed between Elm Street and Republic Street<\/p>\n
Thirteenth Street- closed between Race Street and Vine Street<\/p>\n
Twelfth Street – closed between Elm Street and Vine Street<\/p>\n
Court Street \u2013 closed between Elm Street and Vine Street<\/p>\n
Ninth Street \u2013 closed between Elm Street and Vine Street<\/p>\n
Cross Streets (close at 11:15 AM):<\/p>\n
Eighth Street \u2013 closed between Elm Street and Vine Street<\/p>\n
Seventh Street \u2013 closed between Elm Street and Vine Street<\/p>\n
Sixth Street – closed between Elm Street and Vine Street<\/p>\n
Vine Street \u2013 closed between Fourth Street and Sixth Street<\/p>\n
Walnut Street \u2013 closed between Fourth Street and Sixth Street<\/p>\n
Main Street – closed between Fourth Street and Sixth Street<\/p>\n
Sycamore Street – closed between Fourth Street and Sixth Street<\/p>\n
Broadway Street – closed between Fourth Street and Sixth Street<\/p>\n
Access to downtown hotels within the parade route closures will be maintained. For additional information motorists should seek the assistance of a Cincinnati Police Officer around the closure area.<\/p>\n
All parking within the closed areas will be restricted. Motorists are reminded to pay attention to any special parking restrictions and remove their vehicles to avoid being towed.<\/p>\n
Streets will remain closed until it is determined safe to open, after the parade has passed.<\/p>\n
Metro will maintain service but may alter downtown stops due to the parade. Streetcar service will begin at the conclusion of the parade. Motorists are urged to use alternate routes around the downtown area due to the congestion caused by the parade and heavier than normal traffic attending the Reds game.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Cincinnati Reds open the 2026 season at home against the Boston Red Sox Thursday.The Findlay Market Opening…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":642707,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2400],"tags":[5,535,50,4259,9767,82213,82221,82214,82216,82218,4,16253,57993,82215,536,42954,82219,82220,82217,6272,82212],"class_list":["post-642706","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-cincinnati-reds","tag-baseball","tag-cincinnati","tag-cincinnati-reds","tag-cincinnatireds","tag-downtown","tag-elm-streetrace-street","tag-fifth-street","tag-fourth-streetfifth-street","tag-liberty-street","tag-mcmicken-streetelm-street","tag-mlb","tag-parade","tag-parade-route","tag-race-street","tag-reds","tag-reds-opening-day","tag-road-closure","tag-sentinel-street","tag-sixth-streetwalnut-street","tag-thursday","tag-vine-streetelder-street"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@mlb\/116290376978127756","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/642706","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=642706"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/642706\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/642707"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=642706"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=642706"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=642706"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}