Radio 2 in the Park Stirling: All the road closures in place for huge BBC music festival at City Park
With Radio 2 in the Park 2026 taking over Stirling this weekend, here are all of the road closures and restrictions you need to know about.
Music fans will soon flock to Stirling as the BBC’s Radio 2 in the Park festival arrives in the city for a full weekend of live entertainment.
Headlined by Chaka Khan and Simple Minds, acts including The Script, Deacon Blue and more will perform at City Park, with Radio 2 DJs and presenters such as Vernon Kay and Sara Cox all due to thrill audiences from from Friday, September 11 to Sunday, September 13.
Sets will be spread over two stages, but with thousands of people expected to attend across the three days of the music festival there are a number of safety measures being put in place.
Here is everything you need to know about road closures and restrictions for Radio 2 in the Park in Stirling.
Radio 2 in the Park Stirling Road Closures
With Radio 2 in the Park taking over the city this weekend, Stirling Council will be enforcing a number of road closures and restrictions in order for the event to go ahead safely.
These will be in place for extended periods on: Friday, September 11; Saturday, September 12; and Sunday, September 13.
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On Friday, from noon to midnight, then from 8am to midnight on Saturday and Sunday, the following roads will be closed:
- A811, Dumbarton Road from King’s Knot roundabout to the junction of Kersebonny Road
- Dumbarton Road West – from the junction of Albert Place to King’s Knot roundabout
- A84, Millennium Way – for its entire length
- Raploch Road – from King’s Knot roundabout to Ballengeich roundabout
- Back O’Hill Road – from Ballengeich roundabout to the junction of Raploch Road at the Fire Station
Then there is a resident protection zone. Road closures will be in place — with access for residents only — from noon to midnight on Friday, and from 8am to midnight on Saturday and Sunday:
- Atholl Place
- Billy Bremner Way
- Brewster Street
- Craigforth Crescent
- Craighall Street
- Cordiner Court
- Curlers Loan
- Duff Crescent
- Elm Street
- Fairley Crescent
- Glendevon Drive
- Hope Street
- Hulston Road
- Huntly Crescent
- King Robert Court
- Oak Street
- Raploch Road Service Road
- Waulker Avenue
- Weir Street
Those who live at the bottom of Ballengeich and at Kings Park Farm should have been issued with individual letters and passes to ensure access across the weekend of Radio 2 in the Park 2026.
In addition, there are clearways in operation. From 6am to midnight on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, no stopping or parking will be permitted on these roads:
- Drip Road (from Kildean Roundabout to the point where it meets Raploch Road)
- Raploch Road – for its entire length
- A84, Millenium Way – for its entire length
- Back O’Hill Road – for its entire length
- A811, Dumbarton Road - from the junction of Touch Road to the junction of Albert Place
Maps and letters to residents can be found on the Stirling Council website.
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