The school holidays close with a weekend of festivals on the south coast; the SA Wooden Boat Festival in Goolwa and the Southern Surf Festival in Middleton, on Saturday and Sunday 26 and 27 April.

Alexandrina Council has given advance notice of road closures and speed restrictions to accommodate both events.

Most of the Goolwa Wharf Precinct will be a vehicle-free zone during the Festival, with limited accessible parking for visitors with disabilities available at a designated car park off Porter Street. 

The Hindmarsh Island Bridge will also be temporarily closed to traffic for a fireworks display on Saturday 26 April at 8.30pm, as part of the Wooden Boat Festival.

The bridge will close for an hour from 8pm to 9pm, along with Brooking Street and Randall Road, while the footpath will be closed from 4pm to 9.30pm.

In Goolwa, Cutting Lane, Laurie Lane and Dunbar Terrace will be closed to traffic between 8am on 26 April and 5pm on 27 April.

For setting up and breaking down the festival there will be a 25km/h speed restriction Cadell Street, Cutting Road, Dunbar Terrace, Dunbar Road and Porter Street.

This will apply on Friday 25 April from 8am to 10pm and on from 5pm Sunday 27 April to 5pm Monday 28 April.

It will also apply to Cadell Street, between Goolwa Terrace and Goyder Street, during the festival from 8am on Saturday 26 April to 5pm on Sunday 27 April.

Limited parking will be available at the Goolwa Oval Recreation Precinct.

For the Southern Surf Festival Ocean Parade Car Park at Middleton Point will be closed to traffic on Saturday and Sunday 26 and 27 April.

A 25km/h speed restriction will apply to Dover Road, Middleton - between Highland Terrace and the Ocean Parade Car Park from 7am on Saturday 26 April to 6pm on Sunday 27 April.

A 10km/h speed restriction will apply to Ocean Parade from Middleton Public Car Park to the intersection at Seaview Avenue and Dover Road.

For a full list of impacted roads, times and event stage maps, visit the Alexandrina Council website.