Road closures will be in place in the downtown core as Kitchener Blues Festival returns for another year. The money raised helps the festival put on three full days of free music Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The festival is celebrating 26 years of bringing the blues to Kitchener and attracting thousands of music lovers to our community. Beginning Thursday, College St. will be closed from King St. W to Duke St. W, while King St. W will be closed from Water St. N to Young St. Starting Friday, Young St. will be closed from King St. W to Duke St. W.The affected roads are scheduled to reopen Monday by 9 a.m.