Walnut Festival Parking Impacts At Heather Farm Park This Weekend

Walnut Creek CA

21 September, 2021

2:32 PM

Description

Press release from the Walnut Creek Recreation Department: 09/20/2021 6:11 PM The 85th Walnut Festival is coming to Heather Farm Park Thursday, September 23 through Sunday, September 26, 2021. There will be many adjustments to parking, park/playground access, ball field lighting and programming during the festival dates. Please see a list of information below on how this may affect your visit or if you are a neighboring resident. Please go to: thewalnutfestival.org for festival and ticket information. Playground access: Limited playground access on Wednesday, September 22. The playground and fencing will close at noon. Playground closed Thursday, September 23 – Sunday, September 26 with pay access only during the festival hours. Parking within Heather Farm Park: Swim Center/Playground Parking Lot will close (NO PUBLIC ACCESS) on the following dates and times: Thursday, September 23 & Friday, September 24 at 4:00pm Saturday, September 25 & Sunday, September 26 at 11:00am *Any car remaining in the lot after the times above will be ticketed/towed at owner's expense. All other parking lots will become PAY TO PARK during Walnut Festival Hours (including: the Dog Park lot, Equestrian Center lot, Community Center lot, Ball fields 2-6 parking lots) starting: Thursday, September 23 & Friday, September 24 at 5:00pm Saturday, September 25 & Sunday, September 26 at NOON Please adhere to NO Parking signage along Heather Drive on the following dates: Thursday, September 23 & Friday, September 24 Saturday, September 25 & Sunday, September 26 *Any car parked along Heather Drive after the times indicated on the posted signage will be ticketed/towed at owner's expense. Ball Field Over Head Lighting: For the safety of festival participants, crew workers and volunteers the overhead lighting for all ballfield's (1 – 6) within Heather Farm Park will be on through the following times each day: Wednesday, September 22 until 10:00p.m. Thursday, September 23 until 11:30pm Friday, September 24 until 12:30a.m. Saturday, September 25 until 12:30a.m. Sunday, September 26 until 11:00p.m. Clarke Swim Center altered schedule: Thursday, September 23 close at 4:00p.m. No evening Lap Swim. Saturday, September 24, Lap Swim Hours 6:00a.m. – 11:00a.m. Sunday, September 25, Lap swim Hours 6:00a.m. – 11:00a.m. PARKING: Pool/Playground parking lot closes at 4:00pm on Thursday, 11:00am on Saturday and Sunday. Cars remaining in the lot after closing hours will be ticketed/towed. Adhere to posted NO PARKING signs along Heather Drive. This press release was produced by the Walnut Creek Recreation Department. The views expressed here are the author's own.