Free Festival Bus Service During the Festival
The Midway Plaisance is the transportation hub for the Festival with the bus stop behind the Main Stage at 60th Street and Woodlawn. The buses service all venues during performance hours between 1:00pm – 10:30pm on Saturday. Route information was posted on buses and available at venues. A complete map of the Jazz Fest is available here. Many of the venues are within walking distance of each other. There were also late night buses leaving Rockefeller Chapel at 11:30pm and from Mandel Hall at 2:00am following the Midnight Jam during the 2011 Jazz Fest.
Getting to Hyde Park and the Festival
Easy access to the Hyde Park Jazz Festival by:
Car
Free Parking is available in the Ellis Avenue Parking Garage, at the south-east corner of 55th street and Ellis Avenue.
- Map of the garage location
- Additional parking lots around campus
- Additional driving directions and maps
Bicycle
We highly encourage biking to the festival.
Public Transportation (Metra & CTA)
Hyde Park is easily accessible by public transportation, including by Metra and CTA trains and buses. To schedule your trip, visit the CTA trip planner website or call the RTA Travel Information Center at (312) 836-7000.
