Visitor Information

GETTING TO THE FEST

We highly encourage festival attendees to consider alternate transportation options as parking and traffic around campus will likely be difficult to navigate during the festival. There are numerous construction projects along Broadway St. and throughout the surrounding neighborhood that may impact traffic flow during the festival. By choosing alternate transportation, you’ll help ease congestion and make the festival experience smoother for everyone.

Park & Ride Festival Shuttles: Convenient shuttles will run throughout the festival from University Square (200 Broadway St) to Tulane’s uptown campus and drop off at Newcomb at Freret. Shuttles will leave from the shuttle stop at 200 Broadway on the hour and half hour from 9 a.m. - 6 p.m. on Friday, March 28 and 9 a.m. - 7 p.m. on Saturday, March 29. 

Bike: Bike racks are available across the university's uptown campus.

Walk or Use Public Transit: The campus is accessible by multiple RTA bus routes and streetcars. Tulane is on the St. Charles Streetcar Line (green cars). RTA bus 57-Franklin-Freret conveniently stops in the middle of Tulane’s uptown campus. Use the RTA Plan My Trip tool or visit the website for more information. Also please note, Freret Street Fest on Saturday, March 29 may impact the service route for this line--check the RTA site for the most up to date service interruptions.  

Taxi or Ride Shares: Consider using Uber, Lyft, or similar services to drop off at 6801 Freret St.

Family Day Shuttles: Shuttles will provide free round-trip rides to Family Day at the Fest on Saturday, March 29 from the locations listed below. All shuttles will drop off near Fogelman Arena in Devlin Fieldhouse on Freret St. Pick-ups from each location are at 9:15 a.m. and 11 a.m. Departures from Tulane back to the locations below are at 1 p.m. and 3 p.m.

• Baldwin & Co. Bookstore: 1030 Elysian Fields Avenue 
• Kipp Central City Academy: 2514 Third St, New Orleans, LA 70113
• Community Academy of New Orleans (Esperanza Academy): 4407 South Carrollton Ave, New Orleans, LA 70119
• Jefferson Parish Eastbank Regional Library: 4747 W. Napoleon Avenue, Metairie
• Jefferson Parish Terrytown Branch Library: 680 Heritage Avenue, Terrytown 

Limited On-Campus Parking: With limited parking available on campus, we highly encourage attendees to use alternate transportation options. For those who must drive, limited parking will be available on campus. For those who must drive, limited parking is available on campus in surface spots and the Diboll Garage. Parking opens at 4 p.m. on Thursday and is available through the duration of the festival.

• ADA parking spaces are located beside the elevators on each floor of the Diboll Garage. A state-issued placard or license plate is required to park in these spaces. The university’s interactive campus map shows ADA spaces (check the Parking box to view). 

DINING

Plenty of food options are available in and around Tulane during your time at the fest! Food trucks will be on site in addition to our main university dining centers, The Commons and the Lavin-Bernick Center. A full list of dining options around Tulane’s campus can be found here.

Additional food trucks and grab and go options will be available on the festival grounds. 

FESTIVAL MAP

All festival venues are nestled in the center of Tulane's uptown campus. View the festival map of venue locations and the interactive campus map for a wider view of how to navigate campus.

Accessibility Notice

Please be aware that the elevator between the first and second floors of the Lavin-Bernick Center is currently out of order. If you require elevator access to the second floor (for venues like Kendall Cram Lecture Hall and Stibbs), please enter through the Malkin Sacks Commons and proceed to the second floor via the elevator there. From there, you can follow the hallway connecting the two buildings to reach the festival venues.