Events:

CarolinaFest, a family-friendly Labor Day celebration and convention week kickoff event, is being held in uptown Charlotte from 10 a.m. - 6:15 p.m.

The event, which is free and open to the public, is being held on Tryon Street, between Stonewall and Trade streets. Public entry points are at the intersection of Stonewall and Tryon streets and east and west of Tryon on Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd, 3rd Street, 4th Street and Trade Street.  

To see an event map or get more information, click here.

The museums that fall within CarolinaFest -- the Bechtler Museum of Modern Art, the Gantt Center and the Mint Museum -- will be open to festivalgoers free of charge. Other uptown museums will also provide discounted admission on Labor Day. Discovery Place and NASCAR Hall of Fame admission will be half-price, and The Levine Museum of the New South admission will be $5.

For more information, click here.

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Traffic:

The following streets are closed to vehicular traffic and public street parking throughout the day Monday:

• East Trade Street from North College Street to North Myers Street
• East 3rd Street from South College Street to South Davidson Street
• East 3rd Street from South McDowell Street to South Caldwell Street
• East 4th Street from South College Street to South McDowell Street
• East 5th Street from North College Street to North Myers Street
• East 6th Street from North College Street to North Alexander Street
• East 7th Street from North College Street to North Davidson Street
• East 8th Street from North College Street to North Caldwell Street
• South Brevard Street from East 4th Street to East Trade Street
• South Brevard Street from East Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard to East 4th Street
• North Brevard Street from East 5th Street to East 9th Street
• South Caldwell Street from East 4th Street to East Trade Street
• South Caldwell Street from East Stonewall Street to East 4th Street
• North Caldwell Street from East Trade Street to East 9th Street
• South Davidson Street from East 4th Street to East Trade Street
• South Davidson Street from East 3rd Street to East 4th Street
• North Davidson Street from East Trade Street to East 7th Street
• South Alexander Street from East 4th Street to East Trade Street
• North Alexander Street from East Trade Street to East 6th Street
• East Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard from South College Street to South Caldwell Street

The following streets will be closed to vehicular traffic and public street parking beginning at 8 p.m. on Monday:

• I-277 East exit ramp to South College Street
• South College Street from East Stonewall Street to East Trade Street
• North College Street from East Trade Street to East 9th Street
• East 3rd Street from South Tryon Street to South College Street
• East 4th Street from South Tryon Street to South College Street
• East Trade Street from South Tryon Street to South College Street
• East 5th Street from North Tryon Street to North College Street
• East 6th Street from North Tryon Street to North College Street
• East 7th Street from North Tryon Street to North College Street

For alternate routes from Traffic Team 9, click here.

To follow Traffic Team 9's Jamie Bowers on Twitter, click here.

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Pedestrian restrictions:

Access to the following areas is only available through security screening locations for people with event specific credentials. General pedestrian access is restricted throughout the day Monday:

• The pedestrian walkway adjacent to the light rail tracks from East Trade Street to East 7th Street
• South Brevard Street from East 4th Street to East Trade Street
• North Brevard Street from East 5th Street to East 6th Street
• South Caldwell Street from East 4th Street to East Trade Street
• North Caldwell Street from East Trade Street to East 6th Street
• East Trade Street from College Street to South Davidson Street
• East 5th Street from North College Street to North Davidson Street
• East 6th Street from the light rail tracks to North Caldwell Street
• The pedestrian walkway adjacent to the light rail tracks from East Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard to East Trade Street
• East Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard from the light rail tracks to South Brevard Street

There will be limited pedestrian access to the following areas beginning at 9 a.m. on Monday:

• South Brevard Street from East Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard to East 4th Street
• North Brevard Street from East 6th Street to East 9th Street
• South Caldwell Street from East Stonewall Street to East 4th Street
• North Caldwell Street from East 6th Street to East 8th Street
• South Davidson Street from East 3rd Street to East Trade Street
• North Davidson Street from East Trade Street to East 6th Street
• South Alexander Street from East 4th Street to East Trade Street
• North Alexander Street from East Trade Street to East 6th Street
• East 3rd Street from the light rail tracks to South Caldwell Street
• East 4th Street from South College Street to South McDowell Street
• East Trade Street from South Davidson Street to South Alexander Street
• East 5th Street from North Davidson Street to North Alexander Street
• East 6th Street from North Caldwell Street to North Alexander Street
• East 7th Street from the light rail tracks to North Caldwell Street
• East 8th Street from the light rail tracks to North Caldwell Street
• East Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard from South Brevard Street to South Caldwell Street

To view the full security restriction and transportation plan for the DNC, click here.