Jefferson City and Columbia gear up for holiday festivities and traffic impacts

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ)

Holiday festivities are set to take place in Columbia and Jefferson City Friday, which will cause temporary traffic impacts.

In Jefferson City, certain areas will be blocked off for the city's Living Windows event on Friday night and the parade on Saturday.

The Living Windows in Jefferson City will be from 5:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Starting at 4 p.m., High St. will be closed, according to a Facebook post from the Jefferson City Police Department. No parking will be allowed between Monroe St. and Jefferson St. starting at 3 p.m., according to signs in the area seen Friday morning.

There will be a tree lighting ceremony at the Governor's Mansion at 6 p.m. Friday, followed by candlelight tours until 8 p.m. During the Candlelight Tours, visitors can walk through the festively decorated first floor of the Governor's Mansion. The tours are free and open to the public. Visitors will enter through the Madison Street gate.

In Columbia, there will be a lighting ceremony at the Courthouse Plaza from 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m Friday.

Columbia's Living Windows will be from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at The District 11 on South 10th St. There will be live performances, open houses, shopping and holiday decor throughout The District.

For the parade in Jefferson City on Saturday, no parking will be allowed on High St. from Broadway to Adams St.