Celebrate Roanoke returns Saturday with music, rodeo and drone show

Celebrate Roanoke, Roanoke’s free family festival, is set for Saturday, October 10, from noon to 10 p.m. in Downtown Roanoke.

The full-day event will feature live music, rodeo and western entertainment, more than 75 vendors, family activities, food and a nighttime drone show finale sponsored by American National Bank & Trust. Celebrate Roanoke is presented by Methodist Southlake Medical Center.

Free on-site parking will be available at the Roanoke Soccer Complex, Roanoke Recreation Center, Fairplay Park, Two99 Monroe’s non-resident spots and the Rusk at Pine Street Parking Lot. The Main Street Parking Lot requires a handicap pass.

A limited number of handicap-accessible spaces will be available at the Main Street East Parking Lot, also known as P5. A handicap pass is required.

Visitors should plan for road closures and no-parking areas. Oak Street will be closed from Parish Lane to Travis Street beginning at 7 a.m. Friday, October 9, through Saturday, October 10. Most cross streets will remain open Friday.

The Lamar parking lot will close at 11 p.m. Friday and remain closed through Saturday. On Saturday, parking will be prohibited on the south side of Lamar, Bowie and Rusk streets from Oak Street to Walnut Street; on the south side of Main Street from Oak Street to Turner Avenue; and on the south side of Reed Street from Turner Avenue to allow emergency services access.

Residents can receive real-time updates about event details, weather delays and important alerts by texting “Join SpecialEvents” to 58339. The event schedule, map, entertainment information and additional details are available at celebrateroanoketexas.com.