Several roads in Norwich city centre will be closed for extended periods of time this weekend because of the Lord Mayor's Celebrations.

Saturday will see Bethel Street closed between St Peters Street and the Millennium Library car park entrance and St Peters Street closed between Gaol Hill and Bethel Street from 7am until 6am Sunday morning.

Newmarket Road will follow suit Saturday afternoon between 1pm and 7pm between its junctions with Mile End Road and Ipswich Road, as will St Georges Street between midday and 4pm.

From 3pm until 1am Sunday morning, the following city centre roads will then be closed for the Lord Mayor's procession:

• Agricultural Hall Plain

• Arcade Street

• Bank Plain

• Bank Street

• Bedford Street

• Bethel Street from Millennium Library car park to Little Bethel Street

• Bishopgate

• Brigg Street

• Castle Meadow

• Castle Street

• Chapelfield Road, both directions, between car park entrance and St. Stephens roundabout

• Davey Place

• Exchange Street

• Farmers Avenue

• Gentlemans Walk

• Gaol Hill from Upper Goat Lane to Exchange Street

• Hay Hill

• Haymarket

• Kingsley Road

• Little Bethel Street

• Lobster Lane

• London Street

• Lower Goat Lane

• Opie Street

• Orford Hill

• Orford Place

• Orford Street

• Pottergate from Lower Goat Lane to Lobster Lane

• Market Avenue

• Palace Street

• Queens Road between St. Stephens Street and All Saints Green

• Queen Street

• Rampant Horse Street

• Red Lion Street

• Redwell Street

• Rose Avenue

• St Andrews Hill

• St Andrews Street between Exchange Street and Queen Street

• St Martin at Palace Plain

• St Stephens Road

• St Stephens Street

• St Stephens Square

• Surrey Street

• Theatre Street

• Timberhill

• Tombland

• Upper King Street

• Upper St Giles

• Victoria Street

• Westlegate

• Whitefriars

• White Lion Street

• William Booth Street

• Wood Street

Then on Sunday St Benedicts Street will be closed from Charing Cross to St Swithins between 8am and 7pm.

The alternative routes for traffic will be fully sign-posted to direct vehicles along the outer city ring road.