Parking for volunteers during their shifts available in a designated parking lot
Parking for volunteers during their shifts Wednesday–Sunday is available in the "infield" area north of the Grandstand, used for concerts during the State Fair.
This map shows how to access it from Randall Avenue:
Once you arrive in the volunteer parking lot, please be careful not to block in other volunteers' cars — since this area is not striped like a parking lot, it's important to follow the pattern of other cars.
After exiting your car, look for the stairs on the east side of the Grandstand, which lead down to the Volunteer Desk. There will be signs near the stairs. Note: The elevator adjacent to the stairs is unreliable and due for repairs by the State Fair, so we do not recommend using it!
Please do not use this volunteer lot on Thursday during the volunteer pre-sale unless you are doing your volunteer time during the pre-sale. It is much more convenient to use the Midway parking lot or street parking on the west side of the Grandstand, since those are closer to the entrance and exit of the pre-sale.
During sale days, if you plan to shop before or after your shift (including checking out before your shift starts), plan to move your car to or from the volunteer lot to accommodate your shopping. The volunteer parking lot is meant to be used only during volunteer shift times.
The lot will be open for volunteer use from Wednesday – Sunday, but it will probably be most needed from Thursday afternoon to Sunday. Note: Signage may not be in place by Tuesday, and there is a bike race that uses the streets around Randall Avenue in the afternoon on Tuesday that can make the lot difficult to access. It is not necessary to park in this lot during the early setup days; there is plenty of street parking available.
If you are a volunteer who cannot use the stairs from the parking lot, please email [email protected] to arrange access to the street-level parking.
There is also bike parking for volunteers (inside the fence near the Volunteer Desk), as well as customer bike parking adjacent to the Midway parking lot, west of the Wristband Booth.