Howell Mill Road closes to cars from 8th to 17th streets Sunday, Nov. 8, for Westside Stride and Atlanta Streets Alive. Five stages, a petting zoo and $10 parking.
Updated Nov. 7: As of Saturday evening, ATLDOT had posted no traffic advisory for the closure and the Westside Stride route map was still marked coming soon. Atlanta Streets Alive still lists the street closure from noon to 7 p.m. and the event from 2 to 6 p.m.
Howell Mill Road will close to cars between 8th Street and 17th Street on Sunday, Nov. 8, for a free block party on the Upper Westside. This year’s Westside Stride is also the last Atlanta Streets Alive of 2026.
It is the first time the two open-streets events have joined up. The Upper Westside Improvement District runs Westside Stride. Atlanta Streets Alive is an Atlanta Department of Transportation initiative supported by Propel ATL, according to the Streets Alive page for the Howell Mill route.
What is on
The Westside Stride route page lists:
- five music stages
- a pumpkin patch
- a petting zoo
- a maker’s market
- booths from local businesses, plus food
The artist and maker’s market listing puts the market in two stretches of Howell Mill Road: 8th to 10th streets, and 14th to 17th streets. It lists the market from noon to 6 p.m.
The music page names some of the lineup so far:
| Stage | Acts |
|---|---|
| Northside Tavern Stage | Nathalie Rose Band |
| Edgehill Avenue | Streets Alive Radio, Mike Zarin of Zegi |
| 9th Street | DJ iLL Withers, 12:30 to 3 p.m.; Disc Jockey Bottom Shelf, 3 to 6 p.m. |
The organizers say a full music map is coming.
The road closure
The two organizers give different start times, so plan for the earlier one.
- The Westside Stride site says Howell Mill Road between 17th Street and 8th Street closes to cars at 8 a.m.
- The Atlanta Streets Alive schedule lists the street closure from noon to 7 p.m.
Westside Stride says these cross streets stay open to traffic:
- 17th Street
- 14th Street, to Interlock Avenue
- Brady Avenue
- 10th Street
- 8th Street
- West Marietta Street
Streets Alive says 3rd Street will also close to give a car-free link to Tech Parkway. Neither organizer has posted the time for that closure. ATLDOT usually posts a traffic advisory for each Streets Alive closure in the days before. We will add it to our road construction and closures page when it appears.
Getting there
Organizers are asking people to walk, bike, take transit or use ride-share.
- Parking: Many developments along the route are offering $10 all-day parking in their decks, Westside Stride says. The market listing names Westside Provisions, Sentral at Star Metals, 8West, The Interlock and 788 West Midtown.
- Scooters and bikes: Bird and Lime riders will have parking zones at Huff Road, 14th Street, 11th Street, 10th Street and 8th Street.
- Biking in: Streets Alive points to the new bike and pedestrian lanes on 17th Street, 10th Street and West Marietta Street.
- MARTA buses: Westside Stride says routes 12 and 14 detour around the closed stretch of Howell Mill Road on event day. MARTA has not posted its own notice yet. Check MARTA’s service alerts before you ride.
What it means for you
- Going? It is free. Walk or bike in if you can, and expect the market and music from about noon to 6 p.m.
- Driving through the Upper Westside on Sunday, Nov. 8? Avoid Howell Mill Road between 8th and 17th streets from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. The MARTA bus detours use Northside Drive.
- Work on Howell Mill Road? Westside Stride asks employees worried about getting to work to contact the organizers.
- Nearby overnight work: ATLDOT also has overnight lane closures on Howell Mill Road between Trabert Avenue and Huff Road for sidewalk work, Sunday through Thursday nights. Details are on our road closures page.
For more to do that weekend, including the Veterans Day Parade on Saturday, Nov. 7, see things to do in Atlanta this month.
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