Where Are Shuttle Services To Lilac Festival

The Rochester Lilac Festival is almost hither. But before you can partake of all its heady, purple goodness, you lot accept to get there and go far.

Here'southward the lowdown on street closures, traffic-pattern changes, shuttle service, parking and items permitted and banned on festival grounds:

The basics

When: 10:xxx a.thousand. to 8:30 p.yard. Fri, May 10, through Sunday, May nineteen.

Where: Highland Park.

Admission: Free.

Parking

It'south gratuitous before 3 p.m. Fri, May 10 (opening day), and Monday through Friday, May 13 to 17, in four lots: adjacent to 1094 Elmwood Ave. and 1440 South Ave., between 1219 and 1419 S. Goodman St., and at 1065 Elmwood Ave. The cost at other times is $v per automobile.

People with disabilities who have wheelchair hang tags should use the South Avenue lot.

Vehicles parked illegally on side streets surrounding the festival site and Highland Park will exist ticketed and/or towed.

Road closures/traffic

A number of roads in the festival area, including Laney Road and Linden Street, will be partially to fully airtight from Tuesday, May 7, to Sunday, May nineteen. Traffic-pattern changes will be in issue on those same dates on streets including Highland and Reservoir avenues and Robinson Drive. All the details.

Weekend shuttle service

Shuttle service will run from 8:30 a.m. to 9 p.grand. on Lilac Parade Solar day, Saturday, May 11, and from 10:thirty a.thousand. to 9 p.g. Dominicus, May 12, and Saturday and Sunday, May 18 and xix, between Monroe Community College, 1000 East Henrietta Road, Brighton, and the purple crosswalk on Highland Artery near the entrance to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. Parking at MCC is free. An adult round-trip shuttle ticket costs $2; information technology's complimentary for children six and younger. Handicapped-accessible buses are available; phone call (585) 784-0302.

Permitted and banned items

Visitors can bring pocket-sized chairs, umbrellas and blankets onto festival grounds.

The post-obit, however, are prohibited:

Pets.
Bicycles.
Skateboards.
In-line skates.
Nutrient or drink, with the exception of one sealed bottle of water per person.
Bandanas.

Parental escort program

New security measures were put in identify for the 2017 festival, including a parental escort program, after a fight erupted at the 2016 upshot.

People 16 and younger will non be admitted to the festival unless escorted by a parent, legal guardian or responsible adult and must remain with their escorts at all times.

Each escort may supervise up to v youths.

People who announced to be younger than 17 should be prepared to show photo ID; valid forms include driver's licenses, non-driver ID cards, college IDs, and passports or visas.

MGREENWO@Gannett.com