Geneva homecoming parade to close downtown streets Oct. 2

Downtown Geneva will be filled with Viking pride on Friday, Oct. 2, as Geneva High School celebrates homecoming with its annual parade.

State Street (Route 38) between Third and Ninth streets will close at 2 p.m. for the event. All streets listed on the parade route also will be shut down to traffic:

• Geneva High School/Stevens Street east to Anderson Boulevard

• Anderson Boulevard south to State Street

• State Street east to Third Street

• Third Street north to Stevens Street

A detour route will direct eastbound motorists on State Street to turn south on Ninth Street, east on James Street, north on Third Street, and back east on State Street. Westbound traffic will follow the same route in reverse.

The parade will conclude at Third and Stevens streets. Motorists should use extra caution as parade participants return to the high school on Stevens Street from Third Street to McKinley Avenue.

Police officers will provide traffic control in the downtown, where a large crowd is expected to attend the parade. All streets are scheduled to reopen by 3:30 p.m.