COLUMBIA, S.C. — Get ready to celebrate with the South Carolina Gamecocks this weekend with a full on parade.
The City of Columbia announced late Monday they will host a parade in honor of the University of South Carolina women’s basketball team’s National Championship on Sunday.
The parade will be held at 2 p.m. on Sunday, April 14, starting in the 1700 block of Main Street, which is the corner of Main and Laurel Streets. The parade will go down Main Street and end at the South Carolina State House, where Coach Dawn Staley, players, and other dignitaries will speak.
Officials say the city will invite local elected officials, government entities and community partners to join Mayor Daniel Rickenmann, city council members and USC officials in the parade.
Road Closings
Please review the following road closure information beginning at 12:00 p.m. on Sunday, April 14, 2024:
12:00 p.m. Road Closures – 1100 & 1200 Calhoun St.
1100 & 1200 Richland St.
1100 & 1200 Laurel St.
1800 & 1900 Main St.
1100-1300 Gervais St.
12:30 p.m. Road Closures – 1000-1100 Sumter St.
1300 & 1400 Senate St.
1000 & 1100 Marion St.
1:30 p.m. Road Closures – 1200-1700 Main St.
2:00 p.m. Parade will begin
Roads will re-open once the parade has ended and clean-up has been completed.
Parking Information
Times the No Parking will be in Effect along Impacted Blocks
- NO PARKING AFTER 12MIDNIGHT SUNDAY ( NO PARKING SATURDAY NIGHT AFTER 11:59pm)
- TOWING ENFORCED
- 1200, 1300, 1400, 1500, 1600, 1700, 1800, 1900 Main
- 1100 and 1200 Richland
- 1100 and 1200 Laurel
- 1100 , 1200 Gervais
- 1100 Assembly
- 1000, 1100 Sumter
- 1200 Pendleton
- 1300 & 1400 Block of Senate
Please note: The process of bagging meters will begin at 8:00 p.m. on Saturday, April 13, however enforcement will not begin until midnight on Sunday, April 14.
ADA parking will be available at the 1420 Assembly Street Surface Lot on a first come, first serve basis.
*Limited handicap viewing will be available at Main Street and Washington Street on the west side.
Parking will be available at City Parking Facilities at no charge
The South Carolina Gamecocks won the championship with an 87-75 victory over Iowa in the title game on Sunday.
After Sunday's win over Caitlin Clark and Iowa, the Gamecocks have won three titles in the last eight years. In her 16 years at the school, Staley has built South Carolina, which was once an also-ran in the tradition-rich Southeastern Conference, into the measuring stick for the women’s game. The team also now has 109 wins in its last 112 games.
The team returned Monday and held a celebration with fans Monday afternoon at the Colonial Life Arena.