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Trails West!®
2012
"Celebrating 20 Years of Arts and Entertainment."
August 17-19, 2012
Northwest
Missouri's Largest Arts Festival
Festival Details
Hours of Operation
| Friday,
August 17 |
5:00
p.m. - 11:00 p.m. |
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Saturday, August 18 |
10:00 a.m. - 11:00 p.m. |
| Sunday,
August 19 |
10:00
a.m. - 10:00 p.m. |
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.
Click here
for a map of the downtown parking options.
To help with
traffic flow Trails West!® will offer shuttle service to and
from the City parking garages and lots during peak times on
Sunday, 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: Sunday 4:00 p.m. - 9:00
p.m.
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 that most 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.
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, T-shirts
and Souvenirs
Trails West!® has provided affordable family
entertainment for nineteen 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.
T-Shirts range in price from $16 - $22.50 depending on
style and size. T-shirts will be available at the Allied
Arts Council office, 118 South 8th, Hy-Vee, Walgreens and
Heartland Regional Medical Center.
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,
Union and Confederate hats, glow sticks, flashing bracelets and necklaces for sale.
For more information about the festival or volunteer
opportunities, contact:
Allied Arts Council
118 S 8th, St. Joseph, MO 64501
phone 816-233-0231
info@stjoearts.org |
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