Petaluma Butter & Egg Days Parade: Road Closures, Alcohol Regulations

PETALUMA, CA —Several thousand people are expected to attend the annual Butter and Eggs Day Parade set for Saturday in downtown Petaluma.

The family-oriented event starts at noon at Fourth and D streets. The weather should be sunny side up, with a high of 71 forecast by the National Weather Service.

For safety reasons, police will close some roads at 5 a.m. To alleviate traffic congestion, the Petaluma Police Department encourages parade-goers to arrive early and carpool or use public transit. Petaluma Transit has free bus fare the entire weekend. Route 11 buses are servicing the event and run every 15 minutes. SMART will operate extra trains to accommodate the additional passengers.

People riding bicycles to the event can leave their bikes at the bicycle valet on B Street at Fourth Street.

Drinking Only Allowed In Beer Gardens

Alcohol can only be sold and consumed at two beer gardens. One is on B Street between 4th Street and Petaluma Boulevard North, the other is on Western Avenue between Keller Street and Petaluma Boulevard North. The beer gardens are cashless; only electronic payment will be accepted.

Public consumption of alcohol is not allowed, nor can members of the public bring alcohol to the event according to Petaluma police.

"Violations of alcohol-related laws will be strictly enforced, and uniformed officers will be working the event to address any violations," Petaluma police Sgt. Mario Giomi said.

Road Closures

Police provided the following list of road closures for Saturday, April 19:

• Petaluma Boulevard between Washington Street and D Street, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
• Kentucky Street between B Street and Washington Street, from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.
• Second Street between B Street and D Street, from 5 a.m. to 6 p.m.
• Fourth Street between I Street and B Street, from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.
• Fifth Street between I Street and D Street, from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.
• A Street Parking Lot from 5 a.m. to 6 p.m.
• B Street between Second Street and Petaluma Boulevard from 5 a.m. to 6 p.m.
• B Street between Petaluma Boulevard and Sixth Street, from 5 a.m. to 6 p.m.
• C Street between Petaluma Boulevard and Second Street, from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.
• C Street between Petaluma Boulevard and Fifth Street, from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.
• D Street between First Street and Sixth Street, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
• Water Street between Washington Street and Petaluma Boulevard, from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.
• Washington Street between Keller Street and Petaluma Boulevard, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
• Western Avenue between Petaluma Boulevard and Keller Street, from 5 a.m. to 6 p.m.
• E, F and H streets between Fourth and Fifth streets, from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.

See more information here about Butter & Egg Days in Petaluma.