CARBONDALE, Ill. (KFVS) - The city of Carbondale is shutting down The Strip this weekend for the Halloween Homecoming Music Street Festival and SIU Homecoming Parade.

SIUC Homecoming events set for Oct. 23-25

Illinois Avenue will be blocked to traffic on Friday, October 24 and Saturday Oct. 25.

Below is the detours for the closed areas:

Halloween Homecoming Music Street Festival:

Illinois Ave. will be closed from W. College Street to W. Elm St. The detour begins at 9 a.m. on Friday and ends at 1 a.m. on Saturday.

The primary detour for northbound traffic will be at E. Grand Ave. The secondary detour will be at W. Mill St. Local traffic, including delivery drivers, will be allowed to travel north to W. College St.

The alley on the north side of Old Town Liquors will be closed at S.

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