Expect traffic, road closure and 1,500 motorcycles for annual Olympia Toy Run
The 48th annual Olympia Toy Run is this Saturday, and this year’s event is expected to bring 1,500 people on motorcycles to downtown.
According to a news release from the Department of Enterprise Services, Deschutes Parkway will be closed to normal traffic from Lakeridge to Fifth Avenue from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 6, because of the event. Marathon Park’s parking lot will also be closed.
Each year, the Olympia Toy Run invites motorcyclists to gather, ride and bring toys and money for The Salvation Army for distribution to needy kids through its Toy n’ Joy Shop.
Gates open to motorcyclists and vendors at 10 a.m. Saturday in the Target/Applebee’s parking lot at South Sound Center off Interstate 5 at Sleater-Kinney Road in Lacey. There will be performances from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Then at 1 p.m., riders will make their way through Olympia to Marathon Park.
Admission is $10 per single rider or $15 per couple or a new unwrapped toy for a kid of any age.
People can expect clogged roads and stalled traffic along the route from South Sound Center to Olympia, as well as increased foot and vehicle traffic at Marathon Park from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday after the bikers reach their destination.
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