May Morning celebrations mark the coming of spring and have taken place for more than 500 years.
The event will see several city centre routes closed to traffic as thousands of people are set to attend the even for the first time in-person since 2019.
Crowds will gather along High Street and Magdalen Bridge at 6am and road closures will be in place from 2am until 9am on Sunday May 1.
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These are the road closures to look out for:
- High Street: from The Plain to just east of its junction with King Edward Street
- Longwall Street: from High Street to Holywell Street
- Rose Lane: for its entire length
- Queens Lane: for its entire length
- Merton Street: at its junction with High Street
Exemptions are in place for emergency services and essential access.
The city council will also be implementing a crowd management system which will see one-way channels created on Magdalen Bridge. If capacity is reached on Magdalen Bridge, stewards and barriers will be used to stop any more people from accessing the bridge from the west and east.
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Bicycles will not be allowed to cross Magdalen Bridge immediately before, or during, the event.
There will be designated viewing areas for wheelchair users, families with young children and those with buggies will be available in the car park of Magdalen College School and in Rose Lane.
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