DRIVING DIRECTIONS & Parking Information
Salem WORLD BEAT FESTIVAL
PARKADE &
STREET PARKING:
Free parking is available within a few blocks of Riverfront Park, either
in Parkades (parking garages), or on the street, although on Saturday
parking may be difficult to find during the business day. On Sunday,
many of the businesses are closed, therefore, more parking is available
for Riverfront Park visitors.
DIRECTIONS from I-5:
1. I-5 to the Market St interchange (exit 256)... Exit here,
2. Turn WEST and drive about a 1 3/4 miles to Summer St NE
3. At the SUMMER St traffic light, Turn LEFT (south). FYI
- Capitol St precedes Summer St
4. Drive about one mile south on Summer St - use the RIGHT LANE.
5. At MARION St., Turn RIGHT. FYI - Union St is the preceding
intersection.
Now you have a choice of Parkades, the first you will come to is the Marion
Parkade, which is the furthest from Riverfront Park (5 blocks away).
MARION PARKADE: After turning onto Marion St (direction #5), drive
about 5 blocks and TURN RIGHT onto Liberty St, and then turn into the
Parkade. An elevator and stairwell are on the south side, mid-structure.
After parking, walk south 3 blocks to Court St, then two blocks west to
the World Beat Festival's main entrance.
CHEMEKETA PARKADE: After turning onto Marion St (direction #5),
drive 6 blocks, and position yourself in the left lane. TURN LEFT onto the one-way Commercial St NE (if you do not turn, you will
go over the Willamette River). Stay in the left center lane, and go through
the Center St intersection. The entrance to Chemeketa Parkade is mid-block
on your left. An elevator and stairwell are on the east side, mid-structure.
After parking, walk 1 1/2 blocks south to Court St, then one block
west and you are at the main entrance to the Festival !
LIBERTY PARKADE: This has limited public parking, and some tight
parking spaces. This parkade is about 3 blocks south of the Chemeketa
Parade, and some of the directions are repeated from above. After turning
onto Marion St (direction #5), drive 6 blocks, and position yourself in
the left lane. TURN LEFT onto the one-way Commercial St NE (if you do not turn, you will go over the Willamette River). Stay in the
left center lane, and continue south. (The next directions just take you
around the block so you are heading north on one-way Liberty St.) TURN
LEFT onto TRADE St. (which is preceded by Ferry St), go one
block, TURN LEFT onto one-way Liberty St. Move into the
left-center lane, then TURN LEFT into the far right lane of Ferry
St., and immediately look for the Parkade entrance on your right. An elevator
and stairwell are in the NE corner of the structure. After parking, walk
north 1/2 block to St |