Transit
& Parking Options for the Way Out West Oktoberfest presented by WaMu
Driving
All streets are anticipated to be open. Traffic will be limited on Mill Avenue on Friday night between 6:30 and 7:30 pm to facilitate the Southwest Ambulance Parade of Flags. The parade route is from Hackett House at 4th and Mill Avenue to Tempe Beach Park. The street will be open to walking traffic. Plan to join us to cheer on the students in the parade!!!
Closest
/ Easiest Parking:
Event Parking with FREE Shuttle: Rio Salado & Hardy Road Parking Lot
This is the most convenient parking to the event, and is available for a $10 charge. FREE Shuttle service will run every 10 minutes to the event site, starting a half hour before event hours and continuing for a half hour after the event ends.
Optional
Downtown Tempe Parking – No Shuttle
- US Airways Garage - $10 just south of the park on Ash Avenue and Rio Salado Parkway
- Hayden Square West Lot - $10 Maximum Ash Avenue between 3rd and 5th Streets
- 5th Street and Farmer Lot - $10 Maximum
- A.S.U. Lot 59 at Rural Road & Rio Salado $10 Friday & Sunday, $10 Saturday
- Hayden Square Garage*- $10 Maximum 3rd Street between Mill Avenue and Ash Avenue
- City Hall East*-$10 Maximum 5th Street just east of Mill Avenue
o Brickyard*-$10 Maximum 7th Street east of Mill Avenue
- Downtown Tempe Parking Meters are limited to 80 minutes, meters are free Sunday.
- Hayden Ferry Lakeside just east of Mill Avenue on Rio Salado Parkway - event rate may apply.
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Rates & hours may vary call 480-894-1800 for up to date parking Information
Disabled
Parking
Public parking is always free for people with disabilities at the meters and in the PARKIT lots and garages. Simply park your car and make sure your handicap sign is clearly visible for parking enforcement to see. Hayden Ferry Lakeside and US Airways are the nearest paved lots. Limited disabled space at the Pennysaver lot and the temporary parking lot west of Tempe Beach Park will also remain available. All FLASH buses and FREE Event Shuttles are wheelchair accessible.
Bus
Service
Tempe's FREE local area shuttle (FLASH) serves Arizona State University and downtown Tempe every ten minutes on weekdays. All FLASH buses are wheelchair accessible and equipped with two bike racks.
Way Out West Oktoberfest presented by WaMu is linked by frequent bus service with Phoenix, other Valley communities, and Sky Harbor Airport. Leave our car behind and plan your trip using the handy Trip Planner, http://tripplan.phoenix.gov (enter "Tempe Beach Park" as your destination). Or call Valley Metro at 602 253-5000.
Guests are encouraged to take public transportation. Bus routes servicing
the downtown Tempe area and Tempe Town Lake include:
- Red Line - Apache
Route 1 - Washington
Route 30 - University
Route 44 - Tatum/44th Street
Route 56 - Priest
Route 62 - Hardy
Route 65 - Kyrene/Mill
Route 66 - Mill/68th Street
Route 72 - Rural/Scottsdale
Route 76 - Miller
Route 81 - McClintock/Hayden
Route 92 - 48th St/Guadalupe
For more information about bus route and schedule information, please call Valley Metro at 602-253-5000 or visit their web site at
www.valleymetro.org
Please remember: If you plan to drink, don’t drive! Way Out West Oktoberfest presented by WaMu is an active supporter of the “designated driver” program.
About Way Out West Oktoberfest presented by WaMu:
This year marks the 35th anniversary for Tempe’s Oktoberfest event, and with the support of the City of Tempe and our generous sponsors it promises to be bigger and better than ever. Attracting some 175,000 people over its three days, Oktoberfest is the largest FREE event at Tempe Town Lake.
Oktoberfest features a traditional Bavarian Beer Garden with non-stop polka on the Polka Stage, bratwurst and strudel; “Kinderfest” with arts & crafts and games for the kids, inflatable rides, carnival and family-friendly entertainment on the Sync Family Stage; food, vendor displays and popular local bands like Mogollon and Stephen Ashbrook on the Fireside Stage.
For more information see www.wowoktoberfest.com
or call (480) 491-FEST.
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