GETTING TO THE FESTIVAL

Hours:
Friday-Monday, 11am-11pm

Where is the Festival?
The Northwest Folklife Festival takes place on the 74-acre grounds of Seattle Center (home of the 1962 World's Fair and the Space Needle) located in the heart of the city (Mercer St. exit off I-5 in downtown Seattle).
Click here for an annotated map of the Folklife Festival grounds at Seattle Center.

• Go Green to Folklife! See below.
• Travel Green! See below.
• Public transportation.
  
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• City of Seattle
• Seattle King County Visitors and Convention Bureau - (206) 461-5840
• Washington State Tourism - (360) 586-2102
• Washington State Ferries - 1-800-84FERRY
• Washington Parks Information - 1-800-233-0321
• Forest Service/National Parks Service (206) 220-7450

Go Green to Folklife! Ride your bike, take the bus, hop on the Monorail or simply walk to the 2007 Northwest Folklife Festival. Construction of a garage on Fifth Avenue and the sale of the 2nd Ave. and John St. lots have reduced parking at Seattle Center. Pay stations have also reduced parking opportunities. Driving around looking for parking is a source of global warming, so eliminate your frustrations, reduce your expenses and make the world a better place to live. Leave your car at home.

Riding your bicycle?
Public bike racks will be at the following locations:
-NWCT Breezeway, next to Info Booth
-Bagley Roadway, west of the Info Booth
-Gate 2 (at Harrison and Second), east of entrance
-Broad Street, just north of Info Booth
-North side of the Center House, just west of Info Booth

Please use the racks provided; do NOT lock bikes to fences.

If you must take a car to the Festival, visit Spaceshare.com/folklife to find a carpool buddy and help keep vehicle traffic around Seattle Center to a minimum.

Community Networking: host travelers, meet neighbors.
Find people who love the same arts and music before the Festival starts! If you're local, consider hosting people and performers from out of town. Bashful about trying out a local class or one of the Festival workshops? Find a buddy with whom you can try something new! And as always, you can carpool, take the bus with your neighbors and connect with others in your community at www.spaceshare.com/folklife .

IF YOU'RE GOING TO DRIVE: TRAVEL GREEN!
Are there two people and four seats in your car? At Folklife we're doing our best to hold a green event and are asking that if you drive, please FILL EVERY SEAT (that can be bold instead of caps). Save parking dollars, meet your neighbors, make new friends and come to the Festival together. For information on our FREE rideshare service, visit www.spaceshare.com.

Carpool Parking Rates
Even though there are more than 6,000 parking spaces within several blocks of Seattle Center, we encourage you to carpool. Festival carpool rates in Seattle Center Lots and Garages, in effect Friday-Monday, are $12 for 1-2 occupant vehicles and $10 with three or more occupants.

Alternate Routes
Besides the major routes to Seattle Center via the Mercer Street or Stewart Street exits off I-5, consider using alternate routes, such as Highway 99, Denny Way or Elliott Avenue.

Parking and Access for Physically Challenged Persons
All buildings at Seattle Center are fully accessible. Disabled parking is available at all lots (if full, check with attendant).

Seattle Center Transportation Hotline:
Please call 206 233-3989 for the most current parking, traffic, and transportation information at Seattle Center.

Seattle Center Monorail:
The Seattle Center Monorail is running every day from 10 am to 11 pm.

Call 206-441-6038 for more information, or visit www.seattlemonorail.com.

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Metro Bus Routes
Metro provides regular bus service to the Seattle Center. Routes 1, 2, 3, 4, 8, 15, 18, 45 and 74 are just some of the routes that will take you directly there. More information about bus service to Folklife is available by calling Metro at (206) 553-3000, TTY (206) 684-1739. Bus information is also available on the Internet at http://transit.metrokc.gov.

Bus Shuttles
Metro Transit
Hours: Saturday-Monday 10am-11pm
Metro Transit operates shuttle bus service Saturday, Sunday and Monday between Seattle Center and the Northgate Transit Center every 20 minutes from 10am to 11pm. Cost is $2.00 one way.