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festival
information
PARK N’ RIDE
DATE
Saturday, November 4 and Sunday, November 5 throughout the downtown Ocean Springs.
HOURS
Saturday & Sunday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
GETTING AROUND THE FESTIVAL
We highly recommend the use of our park n’ ride venues. With a complimentary shuttle to two of the entrances, the convenience of getting to the festival has been made easy. And, the Festival map is a walking map to everything within the footprint of the venue.
PARK N’ RIDE
FREE transportation to the entrances, thanks to the YMCA and Coast Transit Authority. The buses will pick up from Ocean Springs Upper Elementary and Oak Park Elementary off of Government Street/ Holcomb Blvd. Buses will also pick up from the Greyhound Stadium parking lot located off Government Street/Hanley Road.
Ride and win!!
Free Parking
Shuttles run every 15 minutes from 8:30 to 5:30 p.m. each day. Drop off locations are at the Government St. and Porter Ave. entrances/information booths.
INFORMATION
BOOTHS
Located at the four corners of the
festival footprint, our team of volunteers welcome you to the festival and can
help provide you with information on vendors, walking maps, visitor and artist information. These information booths are the site locations for festival merchandise including the Peter Anderson Arts &
Crafts Festival t-shirt. (See map)
FESTIVAL T-SHIRTS
Exclusive to the festival with artwork designed by artist Christopher Stebly, these items are available at the information booths in limited supplies.
COMMEMORATIVE ITEMS
In honor of the founder of Shearwater Pottery and namesake of the festival, Peter Anderson, the family’s shop, Shearwater Pottery, designs and produces limited edition commemorative mugs sold only during the festival. These Shearwater Pottery commemorative mugs are located in the L&N Depot Plaza at the Shearwater Pottery booth. All other commemorative items can be found at the Information booths.
DEMONSTRATIONS
The artists of the Peter Anderson Arts & Crafts Festival are proud to showcase their works to hundreds of thousands of spectators. Many of the artists will be creating quite a show at their booths during the festival by demonstrating their works. Artists can be seen painting, sculpting and even firing up pottery.
Park n’ ride
giveaways
Random bus riders will win prizes throughout the two day festival.
Upper Elementary and Oak Park School Parking
(2300 Government Street) Directions: Take Exit 50 off I-10, South to Bienville Blvd (Hwy 90), left (East) on Bienville Blvd, right onto Holcomb Blvd. At first stop sign, elementary schools will be on left and right, south side of Government Street.
Directions: Take Exit 57 off I-10, South to Bienville Blvd (Hwy 90), right (West) onto Bienville Blvd, left onto Holcomb Blvd. At first stop sign, elementary schools will be on left and right, south side of Government Street.
Greyhound Stadium Parking
(1005 Hanley Road)
Directions: Take Exit 50 off I-10, South to Bienville Blvd (Hwy 90), left (East) onto Bienville Blvd, right onto Hanley Road (near Big Lots), stadium on left.
Directions: Take Exit 57 off I-10, South to Bienville Blvd (Hwy 90), right (West) onto Bienville Blvd, left onto Hanley Road (Near Big Lots).
Parking on side streets is not allowed!
FESTIVAL
OF THE YEAR
Attendance Over 100,000
– Southeast Tourism Society’s Shining Example Award
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