Light the Night Walk Set for Oct. 10
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On Saturday, Oct. 10, the Light the Night festival and walk, sponsored by the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, will be held 5:30-9 p.m. in Rockville's downtown and throughout the City's West End.
The Light the Night festival and walk will begin at 5:45 p.m. with a remembrance ceremony at Courthouse Square. The walk, which travels through the City of Rockville's West End, begins at 6:45 p.m. The walking route will be as follows:
- Beginning at Courthouse Square, going north on Maryland Avenue
- Turn left on Beall Avenue
- Turn right on N. Van Buren Street
- Turn left on Dawson Avenue
- Turn left on Forest Avenue
- Turn right on Carr Avenue
- Turn left on Luckett Street
- Turn left on Anderson Avenue
- Turn right on Forest Avenue
- Turn left on Harrison Street
- Turn right on N. Van Buren Street
- Turn left on W. Middle Lane
- Turn right on N. Washington Street
- Turn left at Courthouse Square and end
Rockville City Police will provide a rolling roadblock, and walkers are encouraged to use sidewalks and crosswalks where available. There will be temporary road closures throughout the course of the walk.
Beginning at 7 a.m., E. Montgomery Avenue will be closed between N. Washington Street and Maryland Avenue and between Maryland Avenue and Monroe Street. Maryland Avenue will remain open.
Beginning at 4 p.m., Maryland Avenue and Jefferson Street and Maryland Avenue at E. Middle Lane will be closed for the duration of the event.
