Outside Lands Festival Information

Wednesday, 26 August 2009 21:07

Last year's Outside Lands festival was a great success, providing good times for the 130,000 attendees, record business for many local merchants, a boost to the citywide economy and revenue for the Recreation and Parks department. Last year's festival generated $815,000 for Rec and Park. This year's festival is guaranteed to generate $950,000, plus $1 for every ticket sold.

I'm hopeful that this year's festival will build on last year's success while minimizing any inconveniences to the surrounding neighborhoods. The festival, located in Golden Gate Park, runs from Friday, August 28th through Sunday, August 30th. Here is some information for both festival goers and neighbors of the park:

• Muni Service
• Bike Parking
• Parking Issues
• Park Closures
• Sound Control
• Community Hotline

Muni Service
Click on the map for a larger view of Muni service to and from the festival:
Throughout the afternoon of each festival day, Muni will queue up buses along Fulton Street (at the northern edge of the park) and MLK Jr. Drive (along the southern edge of the park) to deal with the additional demand. The following Muni routes and lines may experience delays:

• N Judah
• 5 Fulton
• 7 Haight
• 28 19th Avenue
• 29 Sunset
• 44 O'Shaughnessy
• 71 Haight-Noriega
• 71 Limited

Private shuttle buses will also be available to and from the following locations:

• 4th and King Caltrain Station
• 16th and Mission BART Station
• Fort Mason
• Daly City BART Station

For more information on transportation to and from the festival, see http://www.sfoutsidelands.com/festival/gettingthere.php

Bike Parking
Once again, the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition will provide complimentary valet bike parking and there will be additional areas for self parking.

Parking Issues
Parking Control Officers and tow trucks will be situated on both the north and south sides of the park to respond promptly to any blocked driveways or other parking violations. In addition PCO's will be present at various key points of egress from the park each evening to ensure pedestrian safety.

Park Closures
The site of the festival is closed to allow for the setup of the festival beginning Wednesday, August 26th. The festival will take place in Lindley Meadow, Speedway Meadow, and the Polo Fields. For details, see http://sfoutsidelands.com/ggp/map.php On Thursday August 27 at 8pm, the following park roads will be closed. The closures will remain in effect until all patrons have left the park on the night of Sunday, August 30. Variable signals were erected throughout the park earlier this week, alerting drivers of such closures.

Closed entrances on the north side of the park:

• Transverse Dr at Crossover Dr
• JFK Dr at Transverse Dr
• 30th Ave
• 36th Ave
• 43rd Ave (Chain of Lakes)
• 47th Ave
• The Great Hwy at JFK Dr.

Closed entrances on the south side:

• Martin Luther King Jr Dr at Crossover Dr
• 25th Ave
• 41st Ave (Chain of Lakes)
• Martin Luther King Jr Dr at Lincoln Ave

The areas of the park will reopen on the following dates:

• Lindley Meadow: Monday, August 31st
• Lloyd Lake and Metson Lake: Monday, August 31st
• Polo Fields: Tuesday, September 1st
• Speedway Meadow: Wednesday, September 2nd at 8 a.m.

Sound Control
The Rec and Park Department and the festival organizers have jointly retained an independent sound consultant to review the sound system specifications to ensure better containment of the sound within the park and monitor sound levels throughout the park and surrounding neighborhoods. The data collected by the consultant will be used to assist Rec and Park in developing goals for future events at the Polo Fields.

Community Hotline
Festival organizers have set up a community hotline to respond to any issues. The hotline will be available from 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. on the festival days. The hotline number is 415-933-6901.