Discover! Engage! Play! Celebrate! all on one of Fort Lauderdale’s most popular thoroughfares, but without cars. Open Streets Fort Lauderdale will transform N. Andrews Avenue into a fun, activity filled “playground” for recreational activities, such as walking, skating, bicycling, dancing, rollerblading, and more. If you really want to see firsthand what Open Streets is all about check out the photo gallery

Scheduled Events

Please be sure to check back regularly. New events will be added as they are received.
Time Event Location
10:00 a.m. Group Bike Ride with Mayor Seiler Entire Route
10:30 a.m. Zumba with Cindy City Hall
11:00 a.m. One Mile Fun Run Entire Route
11:30 a.m. Encore Dance Theater Performance City Hall
12:00 p.m. Gold Coast Derby Grrls Group Skate Entire Route
12:30 p.m. Zumba with Kathy City Hall
1:00 p.m. Fort Lauderdale High Marching Band and Cheerleaders Entire Route
1:30 p.m. GirlTrek Walk Entire Route
2:00 p.m. African Dance with Narsha City Hall
2:30 p.m. Parade the Route with All Modes of Transportation and Day of the Dead Puppets Entire Route

Activities

Open Streets Fort Lauderdale offers a variety of family-friendly recreational, cultural, educational and safety-related activities throughout the day, many of which encourage attendees to get involved. Make sure to keep checking back as new activities are being added every day.

Open Streets Traffic Advisory

The following traffic restrictions will be in effect on Saturday, October 15, 2016 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. for the Open Streets FortRoute map OS 2016 Lauderdale event. These restrictions will affect N. Andrews Avenue and surrounding neighborhoods. Motorists should expect traffic delays in and around the affected area and are encouraged to follow posted detour signs and travel slowly in the area to ensure the safety of pedestrians, bicyclists, and other motorists.

Full Road Closures

N Andrews Avenue between NE/NW 1 Street and NE/NW 7 Street
NW 1 Avenue between NW 6 Street/Sistrunk Boulevard and NW 5 Street
NW 5 Street between N Andrews Avenue and NW Flagler Avenue
NW Flagler Avenue between NW 4 Street and NW 5 Street
NW 2 Street between N Andrews Avenue and NW 1 Avenue/Brickell Avenue

Detour information

Northbound traffic on S Andrews Avenue will be detoured east on E Broward Boulevard to NE 3 Avenue.
Southbound traffic on N Andrews Avenue will be detoured east on E Sunrise Boulevard to NE 4 Avenue.
Westbound traffic on NW 4 Street will be detoured to NW 7 Avenue/Avenue of the Arts to NW 6 Street/Sistrunk Bouelvard.
Eastbound traffic on NE 4 Street will be detoured to NE 3 Avenue and then to NE 6 Street/Sistrunk Boulevard.

Other important information

The intersection of NE/NW 6 Street/Sistrunk Boulevard and N Andrews Avenue will remain open for east-west traffic. Single lane closures should be expected.
Southbound traffic on N Flagler Drive may exit north to N Andrews Avenue.

Transportation Options

Why not consider an environmentally-friendly approach to getting to Open Streets ? Leave your car at home and either walk, bike, carpool, or take advantage of one of the many alternative modes of transportation below that will get you to the event. By doing so you’ll save gas and energy, reduce traffic congestion, improve air quality, and avoid the hassle of sitting in traffic and finding parking.

Broward B-Cycle
Broward County Transit
Sun Trolley
Tri-Rail
Free Bike Valet

Ride your bike to Open Streets and park it in a safe location using the FREE Bike Valet. Check back soon for the Bike Valet location.
Connect with Us!

We invite you to connect with us using social media to “follow” the City of Fort Lauderdale on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram and “like,” “share,” “retweet,” and “favorite” Open Streets and other City news and happenings. Be sure to use #OpenStreetsFTL in your social media posts and “join” the Open Streets Facebook event page for updates, pop quizzes, trivia and just fun facts about Open Streets. While you’re there “share,” and let us know you’ll be there.