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Trails West!®

A Celebration of the Arts

August 20-22, 2010

Northwest Missouri's Largest Arts Festival

Festival Details

Festival Shuttle, Directions, & Parking

The festival located at Civic Center Park, is adjacent to City Hall, 1100 Frederick Ave. Downtown St. Joseph has several free parking garages and parking lots. The garage closest to the festival is at 9th and Felix. A map of parking locations can be found at www.stjoearts.org/pdf/Trails-West-Parkingbig.pdf.

To help with traffic flow Trails West!® will offer shuttle service to and from the City parking garages and lots during peak times on Saturday, August 21. The shuttle is free and runs every half hour. The shuttle drop off at the festival is at Frederick and 10th street.
Shuttle Service Hours: Saturday 4:00 p.m. - 11:00

Directions:  The festival located at  Civic Center Park, is adjacent to City Hall, 1100 Frederick Ave.   If you’re coming from out of town, take Interstate 29 or US 36 to Interstate 229 to downtown St. Joseph. If you are on I-229 South, exit at Felix Street, follow Felix to 10th street, turn 3 blocks north and you’re there. If you are on I-229 North, exit at Edmond Street, follow Edmond to 10th street, turn 3 blocks north and you’re there! If you should happen to miss the I-229 exits off Interstate 29, you can also exit Interstate 29 at Frederick Boulevard and go west on Frederick to 11th Street to the festival.  

Parking:   Downtown St. Joseph has several free parking garages and parking lots. The garage closest to the festival is at 9th and Felix.  Downtown St. Joseph parking map.

 

Accommodations
 

A wide variety of accommodations are available in St. Joseph. A list of motel and hotel accommodations are available on the St. Joseph Convention and Visitors Bureau website

Good Neighbor Park Policy and Rules

Trails West!® takes place in scenic Civic Center Park, immediately adjacent to City Hall at 1100 Frederick in downtown St. Joseph.. To lessen the impact of over 45,000 festival goers, and to provide a comfortable experience for everyone, the Festival is asking for cooperation with the following:

·         Pets and animals are not allowed in  the Festival

·         Due to obvious hazards, glass, rollerblades, skateboards, scooters, and bicycles are prohibited

·         Please do not bring food or drink on to the grounds - food vendors on the grounds offer a wide variety of tasty options.  If you wish to bring your own food, a picnic area is available for your use on the grounds of  Pony Express Monument between Frederick and Francis

·         Blankets and chairs must be removed each evening of the Festival.  Following each night’s closing act, Festival staff removes all blankets, chairs, etc., from the park. These items are turned in to the lost & found located in the Merchandise Tent.

·         Just a tip—BRING YOUR BAG CHAIRS! Seating is limited, and there are so many different venues to see, you’ll want the mobility that having your own chair will bring.

·         One last request - when packing for the Festival, drop in your own trash bag, and help us to leave the festival grounds in great shape! Please don't drop trash on the ground or in our neighbors' streets!

·         Seating at the festival is NOT reserved. Be aware that arriving early for the headline entertainment doesn’t guarantee a front row seat.  Also note thatmost audience members prefer to stand during the concert.

·         All guests who purchase alcohol must wear a festival-supplied wrist band.

·         Cans or bottles may not be brought into the park. 

·         City ordinances prohibit guests from leaving the park (or any liquor-by-the-drink establishment) with an open container of alcohol. 

Guest Services & Handicap Access

Our goal is to provide access to all our guests for all of Trails West!® Here are some of the ways we work to make your visit enjoyable. 

·        All entrances are handicapped accessible except for the entrance on Edmond,

·        Handicapped parking is located in the City Hall parking lot near the 12th and Jules entrance, in the Dome Parking lot near the 12th and Francis entrance and on Francis between 9th and 10th Street near the 10th and Francis entrance.

·        Large-print and Braille festival schedules are available at the Merchandise Tent.

·        American Sign Language interpreters will be available for virtually all performances on Saturday. 

·        First Aid is located on the south west portion of the grounds.  

·        ADA accessible portable rest rooms are located in each of the two “porta-potty” locations. 

·        Respite accommodations are available.  For more information, contact the Merchandise Tent to the right of the Main Stage.   

·        Grace Evangelical Church will provide a baby changing and nursing tent next to the Hands on Art area.

·        A picnic area has been established for guests wishing to bring a picnic lunch.  The green space at the Pony Express statue at 10th and Frederick will have picnic tables set up for your use. Food baskets and coolers are not permitted on the grounds of Civic Center Park.

Buttons and Souvenirs

Trails West!® has provided affordable family entertainment for seventeen years. The purchase of a Trails West® button or tee-shirt is required for admission.  Buttons may be purchased in advance for $6.00 or for $8.00 at any one of the five festival gates.  Children 12 and younger are free when accompanied by an adult In addition to the button, purchasers get over $100 in coupons from local businesses. 

Buttons can be purchased through Thursday, August 19th for $6.00 at the Albrecht-Kemper Museum of Art, *Allied Arts Council, Bank Midwest, Bank of Troy, Beauty First, Chamber of Commerce, Citizen's Bank and Trust, St. Joseph City Hall, *Clara's Fashions, Commerce Bank, Fredrick Inn, Goetz Credit Union, Hy-Vee Maryville, *Hy-Vee, Lanham Music, M&I Bank, Mercantile Bank, Midwest Federal Savings, North American Savings Bank, Nodaway Valley Bank, Pony Express Community Bank, Record Wear House, Rusty Chandelier/Jesse James Antique Mall, St. Joseph Teachers' Credit Union, St. Joseph Visitors Center, Trex Mart- Frederick and Woodbine, UMB, US Bank, *Walgreens, All Speedy’s locations, All Apple Market  locations, First Bank of Missouri and various American Family Agents offices.  Locations marked with an asterisk are also selling the 2010 Festival T-Shirts.

Since the festival is held regardless of weather conditions there are no refunds on buttons or tee-shirts.

Souvenir tee-shirts are available on the festival grounds during the weekend. In addition to t-shirts the merchandise tent will have Trails West!®   blankets, glow sticks, flashing bracelets and necklaces for sale.

For more information, call the Allied Arts Council
(816) 233-0231 or 800-216-7080

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