The festival takes place in Tom McCall Waterfront Park, just to the north and south of the Hawthorne Bridge on the west bank of the Willamette River.
Directions
It's easy to reach the site from S.W. Naito Parkway, from the Hawthorne Bridge ramps or from the Esplanade.
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Heading south on I-5 into Portland: Take the 4th Avenue exit (first exit after the Marquam Bridge). Turn right (east) on Market. Stay on Market until you reach Naito Parkway.
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Heading north on I-5 into Portland: Exit at Naito Parkway. Go straight ahead to the festival.
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Heading east on highway 26 into Portland: Get into the center lane before you get to the tunnel. Stay in that lane, which becomes S.W. Market. Stay on Market until your reach Naito Parkway.
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Parking
Street parking fills quickly.
Best bet and best deal is Smart Park.
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Or City Center Parking.
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Or park on the east bank of the river and walk across the Hawthorne Bridge or along the East Bank Esplanade.
Bicycle parking
Volunteer groups provide two bicycle parking locations on site, one near the main gate and one near the Oregonian Front Porch Stage at the north end of the festival site.
Public transportation
Take a TriMet bus, ride MAX light rail or hop on a Portland Street Car and avoid the parking hassle. TriMet will be running extra busses to accommodate for the festival.
Accessibility
The festival site is a public park. The walkway is wheelchair accessible, but most of the park is a grassy hill.
There is no special festival parking. The closest Smart Park garage is at S.W. First and Jefferson, just a few blocks from the festival site.
The festival thanks ecoShuttle, an environmentally friendly transportation company, for transporting festival artists. ecoshuttle uses vehicles that run on 100 percent biodiesel converted from used vegetable oil, a biodegradable, carbon-friendly fuel.