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Des Moines Arts Festival Load-Out Procedures
POST-EVENT ACCESS IS BY BARRICADE PASS ONLY.
You receive a BARRICADE PASS from a staff or volunteer member (Gold Shirt Event Management Team) AFTER you tear down and are ready to load your vehicle. If you require to have your vehicle on site to tear down and pack, you will wait until after others around you have completed load out and we have determined there is enough room for your vehicle/trailer.
Please Note: Locust is a One-Way St and we are sending you the opposite direction.
Locust Street Artists
Enter the site off WALNUT ST at 13th. Proceed NORTH on 13th to LOCUST ST. Turn LEFT as instructed onto LOCUST ST. Exit by continuing WEST on LOCUST ST to 15TH St. Turn left (South) on 15th to exit the site. Do NOT turn right (North). Please note, you will be driving the wrong way on Locust St.
Grand Ave. Artists (including Emerging lowa Artists)
Enter the site off 10th ST onto GRAND AVE. Proceed WEST on GRAND AVE. Exit NORTH on 15th ST. Do NOT turn South onto 15th St.
West Food Court
Enter off HIGH ST. at 15th and proceed SOUTH on 15th St. To exit, proceed SOUTH on 15th St to get off site.
East Food Court
Enter off 10th Street heading WEST on Locust St. Exit by proceeding SOUTH on 12th St.
Creative Zone
Enter off HIGH ST heading SOUTH. Turn left onto GRAND AVE. Exit by proceeding east on GRAND and turning left onto 15TH St. Do NOT turn South onto 15th St.
Sponsors on Locust St.
Enter off of WALNUT ST. heading NORTH. Turn right onto LOCUST ST. Exit by turning RIGHT on 12TH Street and proceed off site.
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