City officials are urging Dallas residents to plan ahead for traffic and road closures during the annual St. Patrick's Day festivities Saturday along Greenville Avenue.

First up is the St. Paddy's Day Dash Down Greenville 5K race, which begins at 8 a.m. at 5200 Greenville Ave.

Then the 39th annual St. Patrick's Day parade will start at 11 a.m. on Greenville Avenue at Blackwell Street. The parade route stretches south to SMU Boulevard.

The annual Greenville Avenue block party will start once the parade ends, and the event will go on until 9 p.m., police said.

The city urges drivers to avoid Greenville Avenue on Saturday and use Skillman Street, McMillan Avenue and Central Expressway instead.

Here's a list of road closures to be aware of during Saturday's festivities:

Northbound Greenville Avenue between University Boulevard and Caruth Haven Lane: two lanes closed from 6:30 to 10 a.m.

Eastbound Caruth Haven Lane between Greenville Avenue and Southwestern Boulevard: closed from 6:30 to 10 a.m.

Eastbound Southwestern Boulevard between Caruth Haven Lane and Skillman Street: closed from 6:30 to 10 a.m.

Southbound Skillman Street between Southwestern Boulevard and East University Boulevard: closed from 6:30 to 10 a.m.

East University Boulevard between Skillman Street and Greenville Avenue: closed from 6:30 to 10 a.m.

Eastbound lanes of East University Boulevard, Lovers Lane and Caruth Haven Lane, between Central Expressway and Greenville Avenue: closed starting at 8 a.m.

Southbound Matilda Street between Milton Street to Sandhurst Lane: closed 8 a.m. to noon for employee parking

Goodwin Avenue between Worcola Street and Matilda Street: closed 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Vanderbilt Avenue between Worcola Street and Greenville Avenue: closed 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Greenville Avenue between Vanderbilt Avenue and Vickery Boulevard: closed 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Southbound Greenville Avenue between Park Lane and Mockingbird Lane: closed from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Northbound Greenville Avenue between Park Lane and Mockingbird Lane: closed starting at 10 a.m. and will reopen after parade ends

From 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., these streets are one-way westbound from Greenville Avenue to McMillan Avenue: Monticello Avenue, Ridgedale Avenue, Vanderbilt Avenue, Goodwin Avenue, Vickery Boulevard and Miller Avenue.

From 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., these streets are one-way eastbound from Greenville Avenue to Matilda Street: Marquita Avenue, Vanderbilt Avenue, Llano Avenue and Velasco Avenue.

Or, avoid driving altogether:

Uber is sponsoring the Dallas St. Patrick's Day Parade, where the official drop-off location will be at the Meadows Building at 5005 Greenville Ave. New users can get $15 off a ride with the code DFWSPD18.

Lyft is sponsoring the St. Patrick's Day block party, where the official drop-off location will be the Mockingbird DART station at 5465 E. Mockingbird Lane. New users can get $5 off three rides with the code SPBP, or existing users can get a 25 percent discount with code SPBLOCK18.

Free shuttle service will take people from the DART station to the block party from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

DART will also add extra train service to its Red and Orange lines to meet demand Saturday. More information is available here.