Festival Accessible Entry and Transport Information

Site Accessibility

The Subaru Cherry Blossom Festival of Greater Philadelphia is held in a large, open outdoor space in West Fairmount Park.  Attending the event requires a minimum non-vehicular, pedestrian travel distance of 1/2 mile.  Full festival coverage ranges between 1-2 miles. Visitors should feel comfortable with these pedestrian travel distances.

No Vehicle Parking On-Site

In order to maintain the safety of the large pedestrian crowds entering and exiting the festival, we cannot allow direct on-site parking of vehicles. Additionally, much of the nearby site-adjacent vehicular traffic will be limited and tightly managed for public safety.

Access Options

1. 1. RIDE-SHARE DROP-OFF POINT
      For those comfortable and able to traverse non-ramped curbs and an uneven semi-paved path, the general public Ride-Share Drop-Off Point along the Avenue of the Republic provides the quickest, closest, and simplest access to the festival grounds. This point does not provide vehicle parking, and is for *drop-offs and pickups only*. It is not accessible for wheelchairs or mobility devices due to curbs and uneven ground
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1. 1. ACCESSIBLE PARKING SPACES
      Limited Designated Accessible Parking Spaces will be available behind the Please Touch Museum along Lansdowne Avenue, first-come first-served. Access to the Lansdowne parking area requires passing through the closed/barricaded Avenue of the Republic & Lansdowne Avenue ADA traffic circle entrance – you *must* have your disability placard clearly displayed. Traffic guards will be stationed to clear barricades for entrance.
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      PLEASE NOTE –  The Love Run will take place from 10:00 – 11:00 AM on Sunday, March 29th.
      During this time, the Lansdowne Ave. traffic circle will be closed. The Accessible parking and Drop-Offs can only be accessed through the Belmont Ave. gate.  After 11:00 AM the Belmont gate will close, and the Lansdowne Ave. traffic circle will reopen for the rest of the day.
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1. 1. ACCESSIBLE DROP-OFF / PICKUP
      For those requiring fully paved / accessible  *Drop-Offs / Pickups* directly into the festival grounds, we will be allowing limited one-way through-traffic directly to the Lansdowne Avenue festival entrance for accessible drop-offs / pickups only. Vehicle Access to the Lansdowne festival entrance area requires passing through the Avenue of the Republic & Lansdowne Avenue traffic circle “♿ Access Only” barricade entrance –  Drivers *must* inform the stationed guard they are carrying out an access drop-off / pickup – or – have their disability placard clearly displayed. *Ride share drivers must also be informed* and prepared to communicate with stationed traffic guards for entry. Departing Vehicles will be directed to the exit-only gate directly ahead onto Belmont Avenue.
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1. MAIN PARKING LOT ADA SHUTTLE BUS STOP
   Accessible Shuttle Busses will be provided starting from the festival’s primary Mann Center Parking Lot and running continuous loops directly to the Lansdowne Avenue Festival Entrance. Multiple public shuttles will be running simultaneously, with every other shuttle being ADA equipped for wheelchair and mobility devices. Exact shuttle times will vary due to the heavy festival traffic congestion in the area. Thank you for your understanding.  Parking lot address: 4700 States Drive (Ohio House), Philadelphia, PA 19131
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If you need to coordinate special festival access needs, or inform stationed traffic guards of a pending unmarked drop-off/pick-up; please approach any festival staff member or volunteer, or call (267).994.8924 or (302).353.6707 *day of* and we will coordinate with you directly. Prior to the event please email info@japanphilly.org with questions.