Road Closures For National Shrimp Festival Begins Monday
By Rick McCann
Blue RAM Media
October 6, 2025
GULF SHORES, Ala. The City of Gulf Shores-Municipal Government has announced upcoming road closures which are scheduled to begin Monday for the National Shrimp Festival.
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๐ฅ๐ผ๐ฎ๐ฑ ๐๐น๐ผ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ & ๐ฆ๐ต๐๐๐๐น๐ฒ ๐๐ป๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ป๐ป๐๐ฎ๐น ๐ก๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐ฆ๐ต๐ฟ๐ถ๐บ๐ฝ ๐๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐น
The City of Gulf Shores would like to make all residents and visitors aware of the following road closures and detours related to the 52nd Annual National Shrimp Festival on October 9-12.
๐ง๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ณ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฐ ๐๐น๐ผ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐/๐๐ฒ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐
๐๐น๐ผ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ ๐ผ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฎ๐, ๐ข๐ฐ๐๐ผ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฒ:
- The West Gulf Place parking lot will be closed to the public to be utilized for tent and food vendor setup
- Highway 59 will be closed at 1st Avenue
- Highway 182 (Gulf Beach Boulevard) will be closed to the public between East 2nd Street and West 3rd Street, in front of Gulf Place Public Beach
- East 1st Street will be closed between Highway 182 (Eas Beach Boulevard) and East 1st Avenue.
*Eastbound traffic toward Orange Beach should consider using Highway 180 East or State Park Road Highway 135 as alternate routes.
๐๐น๐ผ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ง๐ต๐๐ฟ๐๐ฑ๐ฎ๐, ๐ข๐ฐ๐๐ผ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ต:
- East Gulf Place (Resident Parking Lot) will be closed to the public.
๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด:
- All streets will reopen Monday, October 13
- East Gulf Place (Resident Parking Lot) will reopen Monday, October 13.
- West Gulf Place & Gulf Place will reopen Tuesday, October 14.
๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ป๐ป๐๐ฎ๐น ๐ฆ๐ต๐ฟ๐ถ๐บ๐ฝ ๐๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐น ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ธ๐ถ๐ป๐ด & ๐ฆ๐ต๐๐๐๐น๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐๐ป๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฎ๐น ๐๐น๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐บ๐ฎ ๐๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐บ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ:
๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ธ๐ถ๐ป๐ด
Parking is on a first come, first serve basis at and around the festival site. We recommend festival attendees take advantage of the shuttle service.
๐๐๐ ๐๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐
Those with disability access parking credentials can utilize the East Gulf Place Gulf Shores Resident Parking Lot (located at 201 E Beach Blvd, Gulf Shores, AL 36542). A security guard will be posted to allow those with proper credentials into the lot.
Two of the shuttle stops (see the list below) feature ADA-accessible shuttles.
๐ฆ๐ต๐๐๐๐น๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐
Show your digital ticket on your phone at your stop for your wristband. Shrimp Festival shuttle buses are operated by the City of Gulf Shores School System. Wristbands can be purchased at shuttle stops for $6/day. These wristbands entitle the holder to unlimited rides to and from the festival grounds on the day of purchase. NO CASH WILL BE ACCEPTED WHEN PURCHASING SHUTTLE WRISTBANDS. CARDS ONLY.
*NOTE: PER STATE LAW, CHILDREN UNDER 5 ARE NOT ALLOWED ON OUR SHUTTLE BUSES. WE APOLOGIZE FOR THE INCONVENIENCE.
For a list of shuttle stops click here:ย https://www.myshrimpfest.com/…/sf_shuttle_map_2025.pdf
๐ฆ๐ต๐๐๐๐น๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐๐ผ๐ฝ๐
๐๐๐น๐ณ ๐ฆ๐ต๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐:
- Pelican Place: 3800 Gulf Shores Pkwy. – ADA ACCESSIBLE SHUTTLE
- Waterway Village Lot: 101 W. Canal Dr.
- Lake Shelby Picnic Area in Gulf State Park: 20115 AL-135
- Waves Grocery: 1154 West Beach Blvd. – WALK-UP SHUTTLE STOP ONLY – NO PARKING OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE
๐ข๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐ด๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต:
- Rouses Market: 25405 Perdido Beach Blvd. – ADA ACCESSIBLE SHUTTLE
๐ฆ๐ต๐๐๐๐น๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฑ๐๐น๐ฒ
- Thursday: 1:30 p.m. – 10:15 p.m.
- Friday: 9:45 a.m. – 10:15 p.m.
- Saturday: 9:45 a.m. – 10:15 p.m.
- Sunday: 9:45 a.m. – 5:15 p.m.
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