COLUMBIA, SC — The city of Columbia began closing some roads Friday to allow organizers to prepare for Five Points’ annual St. Patrick’s Day Festival, set for 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday.

The 700 block of Santee Avenue and the 600 block of Harden Street was closed from 5 p.m. Friday until 8 p.m. Saturday.

Closed from 2 a.m. until 8 p.m. Saturday

Harden and Gervais streets

Harden and Blossom streets

Senate and Walnut streets

Pendleton and Walnut streets

Stark and Walnut streets

College and Pavillion streets, between College and Greene streets.

2100 block of Santee Avenue

2100 block of Devine Street

700 block of Saluda Avenue

2000 block of Greene Street

Closed at 5 a.m. Saturday

The 10K footrace will begin at 7:30 a.m. Saturday, with the 5K Run and Walk at 8 a.m. The races are expected to be finished by 9:30 a.m.

Blossom and Pickens Streets

Blossom and Pickens streets

Blossom Street and Saluda Avenue

Harden and Blossom streets

Blossom and King streets

King and Wheat streets

King and Monroe streets

Monroe and Woodrow streets

Monroe Street and Sims Avenue

Monroe and Queen streets

Queen and Heyward streets

Heyward and King streets

Heyward and Woodrow streets

Heyward and Maple streets

Heyward and Sims Avenue

Heyward and Ravenel streets

Ravenel and Monroe streets

Ravenel and Duncan streets

Ravenel Street and Wilmot Avenue

Ravenel and Wheat streets

Wheat Street and Sims Avenue

Sims Avenue and Blossom Street

Sims Avenue and Devine Street

Devine and Holly streets

Devine and Maple streets

Devine and Woodrow streets

Devine and King streets

Devine and Queen streets

Devine and Meadow streets

Closed at 10 a.m. Saturday

The parade will begin at 10 a.m. on Devine Street and conclude at the 1000 block of Harden Street.

Blossom Street and Ott Road

Devine Street and Chatham Avenue

Ott Road and Devine Street

Amherst Avenue and Devine Street

Sims Avenue and Devine Street

Holly and Devine streets

Maple and Devine streets

Woodrow and Devine streets

King and Devine streets

Queen and Devine streets

Meadow and Devine streets

Heidt and Devine streets

Santee Avenue and Devine Street

Devine and Harden streets

Devine Street and Saluda Avenue

Saluda Avenue and Greene Street

Greene and Harden streets

College and Harden streets

Pendleton and Harden streets

Senate and Harden streets

Gervais and Harden streets

Heidt Street and Santee Avenue

Barricades set up from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday

Devine and Heidt streets

Lee and Heidt streets

Waccamaw Avenue and Heyward Street

Laurens and Greene streets

Laurens and Blossom streets

Pickens and Greene streets

Gregg and Senate streets

Pendleton and Barnwell streets

Wheat and Pickens streets

Rice and Pickens streets

Catawba and Pickens streets

Enoree Avenue and Pickens Street

Saluda Avenue and Heyward Street

Edisto Avenue and Heyward Street

Waccamaw Avenue and Monroe Street

Wheat and Harden streets

Blossom and Woodrow streets

Harden and Blossom streets

Waccamaw and Saluda avenues

Lowndes Hill Road and Blossom Street

Terrace Way and Wheat Street

Edgerton Court and Wheat Street

Mindy Lucas