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The Festival will be held at the Takoma Park Middle School, 7611 Piney Branch Road in Takoma Park, MD. This is one block north of Route 410 (Philadelphia Avenue). Remember, the Festival will take place on Sunday, September 14, 2008, from 11 a.m. to 6:30 p.m., rain or shine.

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Map of Festival Location	Map of Metropolitan DC area	Map of Festival Grounds & Stages

Getting to the Festival
By Metro & Shuttle Bus

The Takoma Station on the Red Line is 3/4-miles from the Festival site. Free shuttle buses stop at the Metro Station and run continuously throughout the Festival.

Getting to the Festival By Car

If you choose to drive, FREE PARKING is available at the Montgomery College parking garage. Free Festival shuttle buses will stop at the garage's entrance on Fenton Street (near King Street). You may also park in any of the Montgomery College outdoor parking lots and catch the bus on Fenton Street (above Albany Avenue) or on Philadelphia Avenue (at Takoma Avenue).

On-street parking is available throughout the neighborhood. However, please read and observe all posted signs about parking. Last year, Montgomery County Police ticketed cars that were parked illegally.

Free Shuttle Bus The FREE Festival shuttle bus will run between the Takoma Metro Station, the Montgomery College parking garage, and the Festival througout the day.
	1) Bus stop at Takoma Metro station (Red Line) Bus exits at back of Metro bus area, turns left and proceeds on Eastern Avenue (which becomes Takoma Avenue). 2) Bus stop on Fenton Street just after Albany Avenue (Montgomery College outdoor lots — free parking here). 3) Bus stop on Fenton Street at King Street (Montgomery College indoor parking garage — free parking here). 4) Bus stop on Phildelphia Avenue, just past Chicago Avenue. 5) Bus stop at Festival site. Bus then returns to Takoma Metro station and begins loop again.
Walk from Metro or Parking You can walk from either the Takoma Metro Station or Festival Parking in less than half an hour following the routes on this map. The total distance in each case is less than 3/4 mile.
	From Parking cross Fenton St. and walk one block on Islington St. turn left on Chicago Ave. and walk one short block turn right on Philadelphia Ave. (Hwy 410) and walk two long blocks and one very short block turn left at Piney Branch where it's one long block to the festival. From Takoma Metro cross the parking lot and walk left on Eastern Ave. one block turn right on Holly Ave. and walk a couple of very long blocks turn left on Grant Ave. to the festival.

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