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TRAVEL DIRECTIONS

International African Arts Festival
is held at Commodore Barry Park
Downtown Brooklyn, NY 11201
(boarding Nassau Street, Park Avenue
bet. Navy Street and North Elliot Place)

Map Your Travel Online:

MTA Trip Planner
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DRIVING FROM NEW JERSEY

From George Washington Bridge From Holland or Lincoln Tunnel
Take Harlem River Drive Take Brooklyn Bridge
Take Manhattan Bridge to Brooklyn Flatbush Ave. Ext.
Take Adams to Tillary Turn right onto Concord St.
Tillary becomes Park Ave. Turn left onto Jay St.
Tillary St.
Tillary becomes Park Ave.

MTA SUBWAY & BUS TRAVEL

MTA Subway Lines MTA Subway Exit Station Bus Connections
#2, #4, R

*( #3, #5, N) Part Time

  

Court Street/Borough Hall

 B57 or B62

Walk or **Festival Shuttle

 917-966-1501
A, F, R

*(C, N) Part Time

  

Jay Street MetroTech

 B57 or B62 

Walk or **Festival Shuttle 

917-966-1501
Q

*(B, D, N, R) Part Time

  

Dekalb Ave.

 Walk or **Festival Shuttle

917-966-1501
2, 4, N, Q, R

*( #3, #5, B) Part Time

  

Court Street/Borough Hall

 Walk or **Festival Shuttle

917-966-1501

*Lines not running full time all day or every day at these stations
**Festival Shuttle Bus will pick up near these stations. Call for information.
Go to: https://new.mta.info/ to get daily or weekend updates and schedule changes.

BUS CONNECTIONS

From Court St /Borough Hall Station
B57 Bus-Get on at Smith St./Fulton St. / Get off at Flushing Ave. & Navy St. 5 Stops
B62 Bus-Get on at Jay St. & Fulton St. / Get off at Gold St. & Tillary St. 2 Stops
From Jay St./ MetroTech
B57 Bus-Get on at Jay St. & Willoughby St. / Get off at Flushing Ave. & Navy St. 4 Stops
B62-Bus-Get on at Jay St. & Fulton St. / Get off at Gold St. & Tillary St. 2 Stops

WALKING FROM DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN

Head north on Flatbush Ave. / Continue to follow Flatbush Ave. Ext. /  Make a Slight right onto Gold St. / Turn right onto Tillary St. / Turn left on Navy St./ Turn right on Park Ave (Tillary St. becomes Park Ave. after Navy St.)

OTHER RAIL LINES TRAVEL

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Rails Starting Station MTAConnections Exit Station
LIRR Atlantic Terminal Brooklyn

 
Metro North Grand Central Station #4 Train Court Street/Borough Hall
Port Authority 42nd St. 8th Ave. #2, A, F, N Trains Court Street/Borough Hall
Penn Station 34th St. 7th/ 8th Ave. #2, F Trains Court Street/Borough Hall
N.J. PATH 34th St. or  14th St. #2, F, N, Q, R Trains Court Street/Borough Hall

Check the Above  MTA Subway & Bus Travel Chart  for bus connections from Exit Stations and for additional Exit Stations for Rail travel.

DRIVING DIRECTIONS FROM STATEN ISLAND/CENTRAL JERSEY

Verrazano Bridge/Brooklyn

Bklyn-QNS Expwy/Bronx/Queens onto I-278 E (Brooklyn Queens Expy)
Take exit 29B toward Tillary St./Brooklyn Civic Center on
to Tillary St./ Turn right onto Gold St./Turn right onto Concord St./Turn right onto Navy St.
Turn left onto Park Ave.

Venue Rules

  • All ages are welcome.
  • Event takes place rain or shine
  • Lineup is subject to change
  • No Re-Entry w/o the proper wristband
  • No professional videotaping

Items ALLOWED to be brought in to venue include, but not limited to:

  • Small Bags/Backpacks
  • Non-Professional Cameras
  • Rain Gear/Umbrellas
  • Plastic Water Bottles Only
Items NOT-ALLOWED to be brought in to venue include, but not limited to:
  • Weapons of any kind
  • Alcohol
  • Illegal Drugs or Substances
  • Glass Containers
  • Cans
  • Professional Audio Recording Devices
  • Unauthorized instruments
  • Tablets
  • Professional Cameras
  • Go-Pros & Equipment
  • Selfie Sticks
  • Fireworks
  • Drones
  • Coolers
  • Food or Beverage of any kind
  • Large or oversize bags/backpacks
  • Laser Pointers
  • All Animals (except service animals)
  • Bike, skateboards, and scooters
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