The 20th Annual Carolina Blues Festival will be held at at Festival Park, next to the Cultural Center at 200 N. Davie Street. It's just across the street from Center City Park, where the 2004 and 2005 Carolina Blues Festivals were held.

Map:
Click here for a map to the site.

Parking:
Metered surface parking and parking decks are free on weekends. Parking decks are located at the following locations. 

215 N. Church St (just north of its intersection with Friendly Ave., behind the Festival)
E. Market & Davie (across Friendly Ave. from the Festival)
Elm & Bellemeade

Click here for a map showing all downtown parking.

Directions:

Eastbound:  I-40 to Freeman Mill Road (exit 218B). Freeman Mill becomes S. Edgeworth St. RIGHT onto W. Market St., LEFT onto N. Davie St.

Westbound:  I-40 / I-85 to E. Lee St./NC-6 Exit. RIGHT onto Bennett St. Bennett becomes S. Dudley St. LEFT onto E. Market St. E. Market becomes E. Friendly Ave. RIGHT onto N. Davie St.

Northbound (220):  Merge onto Freeman Mill Rd. Freeman Mill becomes S. Edgeworth St. RIGHT onto W. Market St., LEFT onto N. Davie St.

Northbound (I-85):  Take the I-85-BUS exit toward I-40 W. Take the US-220 N Exit 122B (toward I-40 W / Coliseum area). Merge onto Freeman Mill Rd. Freeman Mill becomes S. Edgeworth St. RIGHT onto W. Market St., LEFT onto N. Davie St.

Southbound (220):  Stay on Battleground Ave. towards downtown.  Take SLIGHT LEFT onto W. Smith St., RIGHT onto W. Market St., LEFT onto N. Davie St.

Southbound (29): Bear RIGHT onto N. Booker St. toward A&T University / Market St. RIGHT onto E. Market St. Market St. becomes E. Friendly Ave. RIGHT onto N. Davie St.