Directions

 

From Downtown | From South | From West | Parking | Bike Routes

 

 

Enter the festival at the main gate on Cottage Grove at 51st street or Pierce Drive south of the Armory


  1. Turn RIGHT onto W CONGRESS KWY.

  2. W CONGRESS PKWY becomes EISENHOWER EXWY W/I-290 W.

  3. Take the I-90 E/I-94 E/I-90 W/RYAN EXPY/I-94 W/KENNEDY EXPY exit toward INDIANA/WISCONSIN.

  4. Take the exit.

  5. Merge onto DAN RYAN E/I-90 E/I-94 E
    via the exit- on the left- toward INDIANA.

  6. Take the exit- exit number 57A- toward 51ST ST.
  8. Stay straight to go onto S WELLS ST.

  9. Turn LEFT onto W 51ST ST.

  10. End at 5100 S Cottage Grove
  1. Merge onto I-57 N via the ramp- on the left.

  2. Merge onto DAN RYAN W/I-94 W via the exit- on the left- toward CHICAGO LOOP.

  3. Take the exit- exit number 57A- toward 51ST ST.

  4. Turn SLIGHT LEFT onto S WENTWORTH AVE.

  5. Turn RIGHT onto W 51ST ST.

  6. End at 5100 S Cottage Grove

From West

 

  1. EISENHOWER EXWY E/I-290 E via the ramp- on the left.

  2. Merge onto DAN RYAN E/I-90 E/I-94 E toward INDIANA.

  3. Take the exit- exit number 57A- toward 51ST ST.

  4. Stay straight to go onto S WELLS ST.

  5. Turn LEFT onto W 51ST ST.

  6. End at 5100 S Cottage Grove


Free public parking available to the patrons of the African Festival of the Arts

 

University of Chicago Facility
55th & Ellis

Friday: 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Saturday: 10:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Sunday and Monday:  10:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.

 

University of Chicago Facility
55th & Cottage Grove Lot

Friday: 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Sunday and Monday:  10:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.

 

University of Chicago Facility
57th & cottage Grove Garage

Friday: 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Saturday: 10:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Sunday and Monday:  10:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.

 

University of Chicago Facility

Friday: 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Saturday: 10:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Sunday and Monday:  10:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.

 

Disabled street parking
52nd to 55th & Cottage Grove
West side of Cottage Grove

 

Note: all University of Chicago parking facilities close at 10:00 PM and cars in lot after 11:00 PM will be towed.