Parking During Wickford Art Festival: What You Need To Know

From the North Kingstown Police Department:

During the Wickford Art Festival on Saturday, July 13, and Sunday, July 14, the following modifications to the usual parking restrictions will be in effect:

Parking will not be allowed on either side of Main Street or Brown Street from 5 p.m. on Friday, July 12, until the streets have been swept following the festival, around 8 p.m. on Sunday. Overnight parking will also be restricted on the following streets:

– West Main Street

– Franklin Street

– Spink Street

– Elam Street

Handicap parking during the festival will be available in the main municipal parking lot on Brown Street. People should make their handicap situation known to the parking lot attendants at the Brown Street entrance and they will be directed to the appropriate area.

Public parking and shuttle service – sponsored by the North Kingstown Rotary Club, will be available at the former Wickford Elementary School on Phillips Street, Wickford Middle School on Tower Hill Road, and Wilson Park on West Main Street. At each location, the NK Rotary Club will be asking for a notion on behalf of local charities. Be sure to ask the shuttle driver what time service ends for that day.

The NK Police Department asks that all those attending the art festival strictly observe the No Parking areas. Wickford area residents having any special situations, such as weddings or similar functions, should contact the NKPD, Uniform Division Commander, before the festival at 401-294-3316, ext. 8203. Recorded information is available by dialing 401-294-3316, ext. 8699.

The Police Department festival detail can be contacted through the NKPD main headquarters at 401-294-3311. On-site inquiries can be made to the Art Festival Command Post at 55 Brown Street.