Police Letter for Artists
Winter Park Police Letter for Artists
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Dear Artists:
On behalf of the Officers of the Winter Park Police Department, I want to welcome you to the 2025 Winter Park Sidewalk Art Festival. Our officers are here to assist you during your stay in Winter Park and look forward to working with you to make this a successful event. In order to avoid confusion, we have prepared the following instructions to assist you in setting up your displays.
All artists will enter the festival area from the intersection of Park and Canton Avenues at the allowed times during the weekend. No vehicles are allowed in Central Park or on the railroad side of Central Park to load or unload. Please avoid areas that are not designed for vehicular traffic. Please do not park or block the east (storefront) side of Park Avenue, as this area is a designated Fire Lane and must be kept open for emergency vehicle access. Please remember that no pets are allowed in Central Park.
During Thursday’s scheduled load-in (8:00 am to 3:00 pm), access to artists’ parking on Park Avenue will be from Canton Avenue. Please park along the parking lane located on the west (Central Park) side of Park Avenue to unload your art. Immediately after unloading, artists should exit southbound via Park Avenue to Lyman Avenue.
Artists whose booths are on Park Avenue may start setting up at 5:00 am on Friday morning. Access to Park Avenue will be from Canton Avenue. Park Avenue will be closed to all other vehicular traffic from this time until Sunday evening after load-out is completed. ALL ARTISTS’ VEHICLES MUST EXIT PARK AVENUE BY 8:00 A.M., FRIDAY.
Artist Parking is located a half mile from Central Park at the W. Morse Blvd. and S. Denning Dr. intersection in Valencia College’s parking lot. Entry to the lot is on S. Denning Dr., the GPS address for the lot’s entrance is 212 S. Denning Drive, Winter Park, FL 32789. Artists should have their parking pass displayed, and Festival attendants will direct you to a parking space. Ample paved parking is available for all artist vehicles of any size. A minibus shuttle will provide transportation between the satellite parking lot and Central Park. Thursday, the shuttle service begins at 7:00 am; Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, shuttle service begins at 6:00 am. Overnight security is provided by the Festival Thursday, Friday, and Saturday from 9:00 pm to 6:00 am. Accessible Parking for artists with a valid Disabled Parking Permit (blue placard) will be available in the public parking lot by the SunRail Station.
Your cooperation in these matters will be extremely helpful in assisting us to ensure the festival operates smoothly. Again, should you need assistance, please contact a uniformed officer in the festival area. My best wishes to you for a successful Art Festival.
Sincerely,
Timothy R. Volkerson
Chief of Police
Winter Park Police Department
500 North Virginia Avenue
Winter Park, FL 32789
407-644-1313
