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Parking spots, Spring Street among closures for Spring Chicken Festival

Jerk chicken cooks on the grill at the Haitian Jerk booth April 30, 2016, during the 12th annual Spring Chicken Festival in downtown Gainesville. Attendees were able to sample the barbecue chicken by purchasing a “cluck card.” - photo by Erin O. Smith

0501CHICKEN 0002 — Jerk chicken cooks on the grill at the Haitian Jerk booth April 30, 2016, during the 12th annual Spring Chicken Festival in downtown Gainesville. Attendees were able to sample the barbecue chicken by purchasing a “cluck card.” - photo by Erin O. Smith

Some parking spots in downtown Gainesville were blocked off Thursday, April 26, in preparation for the Saturday, April 28, Spring Chicken Festival and will remain closed through the festival.