Halloween festival. The festival will run from 9 p.m. until 1:30 a.m. 

As always, there will be little parking available close to downtown and there will be no place for charter buses to drop off or pick up passengers.  The Town will provide shuttle bus service from four Park-and-Ride Lots to two locations downtown. Visitors are encouraged to use the shuttle buses. They will be the most convenient way to get to and from the Franklin Street area.

Street Closures:
Some downtown streets will be closed to vehicular traffic at 9 p.m.

Streets that will be closed include:

Franklin Street, from Raleigh Street to Roberson Street
Columbia Street, from Rosemary Street to Cameron Avenue
Raleigh Street, from East Franklin to Cameron Avenue (for a shuttle bus stop)
Henderson Street, from East Rosemary Street to East Franklin Street
Residential streets near downtown will be closed except to residents of those streets and their guests.

Parking:
Vehicles parked in the festival area will be towed beginning at 6 p.m.
Vehicles that are illegally parked will be ticketed and towed, with a minimum recovery cost of $103.
Parking will be available in Town parking lots, including the Rosemary Street Deck, for $10 per vehicle.
Media vehicles will not be allowed to park inside the closed perimeter.
Prohibited Items:
Alcohol will not be permitted in the festival area. All other state and local laws pertaining to alcohol will be enforced as usual.

Town ordinances and State statutes prohibit the following items in the closed area:

Alcoholic Beverages
Weapons
Glass Bottles
Paint
Fireworks and Explosives
Flammable Substances
Animals
Coolers
Items, even as part of a costume, which can be used as weapons or could reasonably be mistaken as weapons will be confiscated. This includes items made of wood, metal, cardboard or hard plastic.

Shuttle Buses:
The Town will offer shuttle service between four Park-and-Ride Lots and downtown Chapel Hill. Everyone is encouraged to use the shuttle service.

Shuttle buses will run from 9 p.m. to 1:30 a.m. The cost is $5 round-trip.

The routes will be:

Jones Ferry Road Lot in Carrboro to South Columbia Street at Cameron Avenue
Southern Village (15-501 South) Lot to South Columbia Street at Cameron Avenue
Friday Center Park & Ride Lot to Cameron Avenue at Raleigh Street.
University Mall to Cameron Avenue at Raleigh Street
For more information, please contact Officer Phil Smith at (919) 968-2760 ext.134 or psmith@townofchapelhill.org.