(Photos by Anita Nowacka - www.anitanowacka.com)
How to Get to the Festival
The Festival encompasses both The Center for Wooden Boats and the South Lake Union Park, at the extreme south end of Lake Union. We are about 5 minutes north of downtown (driving time).
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From I-5:
o Take Exit 167 (Mercer Street)
o Turn right at the bottom of the ramp
o Turn left at the light (in front of Daniel's Broiler)
o CWB is on the right just past Daniel's Broiler
o Park in the lot, walk through the Pavilion and down the ramp.
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From U. District:
o 45th St. west to Roosevelt
o Left on Roosevelt
o Follow Roosevelt southbound across the University Bridge (where it becomes
Eastlake)
o Right at the fork onto Fairview
o CWB is on the right just past Daniel's Broiler, park in the lot, walk through
the Pavilion and down the ramp.
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From Downtown:
o North on Westlake to Valley St. (one block past Mercer)
o Right on Valley
o Go through the light in front of Daniel's Broiler and turn left immediately
o Double back along the frontage road in front of Daniel's Broiler
o CWB is just west of Daniel's Broiler, park in the lot, walk through the
Pavilion and down the ramp.
Parking
During the festival, there
is extremely limited parking in the lots in front of CWB and Lake
Union Park. Click here for a map of some additional parking lots nearby. The Seattle Center Parking Garage is a 7 block
walk from the festival.
Due to the limited parking in the area around the festival, we encourage people to use public transportation if at all possible. CWB is accessible by a variety of bus routes.
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Southbound Metro Bus Routes 26 (from Greenlake) and 28 (from North Seattle/North
Ballard):
o Get off on 9th Avenue between Broad and Mercer Sts.
o Walk four blocks east along Broad St. (becomes Valley St. after the first
block) to CWB
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Southbound Metro Bus Route 70, 71, 72, 73 Local routes - do not take express
buses (from northeast Seattle via 15th N.E. in the U. Dist.):
o Get off across the street from the Marriott Residence Inn
o Walk west along Valley
St. to CWB
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Northbound Metro Bus Route 70, 71, 72, 73 Local routes - do not take express
buses (from Downtown): o
Board on Third Ave.
o Get off in front of the Marriott Residence Inn
o Cross Valley St. and walk west along Valley to CWB
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Northbound Metro Bus Routes 26 and 28 from downtown:
o Board on 4th Avenue
o Get off at Mercer (Union 76 station)
o Walk one block north to Valley and three blocks east to CWB
