Parking & Street Closures

Upcoming Street Closures

Upcoming closures related to the SC Pecan Music and Food Festival:

Friday 11/01:

  • Irby Street from Baroody to Palmetto Street will close beginning at 6:00 p.m. on Friday
  • Evans Street from Coit to Dargan will close beginning at 6:00 p.m. on Friday Local traffic for hotel guest check-in will be allowed on Evans Street via East Evans until 10 p.m. at which time no entry will be allowed onto W. Evans Street. Restaurant guests should be directed to park in the City of Florence parking garage inside the Emerson or in the Complex Parking Garage. There is also ample parking available in the 100 block of N. Dargan, S. Dargan, and the BTC parking lot. Hotel guests should be directed to park in the City of Florence parking garage. No vehicles should be left in the 100 block of W. Evans Street or 100 block of S. Dargan Street overnight.
  • Cheves Street from Coit Street to Dargan Street will close beginning at 6:00 p.m.
  • The Florence County Complex parking lot will be partially closed beginning Thursday evening for setup of amusement rides. Access will still be available on the east side of the lot as well as the reserved spaces on Friday, 11/01.

 Saturday 11/02:

  • The 100 block of S. Dargan Street from just South of the driveway at the Waters’ Building will close beginning at midnight. The driveway and the street northbound will remain OPEN for hotel guests, restaurant patrons, and Emerson apartment residents.
  • The 200 block of S. Dargan Street to Palmetto will close beginning at midnight
  • Cheves Street from Dargan to Railroad Ave. will close beginning at midnight.

All streets listed above will remain CLOSED through the festival and will begin to re-open on Saturday evening after the festival concludes and pedestrian and vendor traffic has been cleared. Festival hours are from 10:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m. on Saturday and we estimate that streets will be re-opened to traffic by 10:30 p.m. on Saturday night.

The following streets will remain OPEN for travel during the festival:

  • Baroody will be open Eastbound
  • N. Dargan Street will remain open Northbound and Southbound to S. Dargan, closed only just beyond the driveway in between the Museum and Waters Building
    • Residents of the Emerson and hotel guests will have access to the parking garage for in and out travel at the driveway between the Museum and Waters’ building on S. Dargan street ONLY. Irby and Cheves Street access WILL BE CLOSED beginning on Friday at 6:00 p.m.
    • The surface parking lot behind the businesses on Evans Street will remain open with access only at the driveway in between the Museum and Waters’ Building. All traffic coming out onto S. Dargan Street will need to make a left and exit northbound.
  • East Evans Street will remain open Eastbound
  • Railroad Ave/East Baroody will remain OPEN
  • Palmetto Street will remain OPEN
  • Coit Street will remain OPEN

Upcoming Parking Lot/Deck Closures

  • Thursday, October 31 - Partial Closure of the Surface Lot at 180 N. Irby Street
The 100 block of South Dargan Street will close from 1:30pm to 10:00pm for street festivals on the following dates:
  • Friday, December 6

 

 

 

Free Parking in Downtown Florence

Downtown Florence has over 2,500 FREE parking spaces for visitors and downtown business employees. Two free parking garages, surface lots, and on-street parking offer convenient, easy walking access to Downtown events, shops, restaurants, entertainment, and services.

There are a limited number of free charging stations located within the City of Florence parking garage located at 150 South Irby Street.

 

   

City of Florence Parking Garage 
Located at 150 S. Irby Street inside the Emerson Within walking distance to the FMU Performing Arts Center, Florence After Five, shops, and restaurants. Includes a limited number of free charging stations.

County Complex Surface Parking Lot
Located at 180 N. Irby Street within walking distance to shops, restaurants, and the Florence County Judicial Center.

Florence County Parking Garage 
Located at 180 N. Irby Street behind the Florence County Complex; accessible via the drive on the north side of the Complex just before the railroad tracks. Includes 400 free parking spaces.

BTC Surface Parking Lot
Located at 164 E NB Baroody Street at Caboose Alley within walking distance to shops, restaurants, and Florence After Five.

N. Dargan Surface Parking Lot
Located adjacent to 170 N. Dargan Street One block from Hyatt Place Hotel and Hotel Florence. Within walking distance to shops, restaurants, and one block from Florence County Judicial Center.

Free On-street Parking
On-street parking is located in the following blocks:
• 200 block W. Evans
• 100 block W. Evans
• 100 block N. Dargan
• 200 block N. Dargan
• 100 block S. Dargan
• 100 block E. NB Baroody Street