Festival for the Eno- Info

The Festival for the Eno is presented by the Eno River Association.
All proceeds go to preserve and protect lands along the Eno River.

ADMISSION Click here to purchase tickets online safely and securely through	Purchase Tickets On-Line Beginning May 15 Children (12 and under) & Senior (over 65): Admitted free. Pricing: May 15 - May 31 (Available only online!) - $10 single day / $25 3-day pass June 1 - July 2 (Online and in stores!) - $13 single day / $30 3-day pass At the gate - $15 per day / $35 3-day pass Single day tickets are good for any one day! Payment: We accept credit cards for advance sales online, but not at the advance ticket outlets or the gate. Volunteers attend the Festival for free! See Free Admission for more details. Advance Tickets are on sale through July 2nd online and at our advance ticket outlets. For more information, email festival@enoriver.org or call 919-620-9099 ext 203.
ADVANCE TICKET OUTLETS Tickets available June 1st through July 3rd.	Apex.....................................The Bicycle Chain Burlington..........................Smitty's Homemade Ice Cream Carrboro............................Townsend Bertram & Company ..............................................Clean Machine Cary.....................................WholeFoods Market Chapel Hill.........................WholeFoods Market ...............................................Great Outdoor Provision Company ...............................................The Bicycle Chain Charlotte............................Great Outdoor Provision Company Durham...............................Regulator Bookshop ...............................................WholeFoods Market ...............................................High Strung ...............................................The Bicycle Chain Greensboro........................Great Outdoor Provision Company Hillsborough.....................Tupelo's Raleigh................................WholeFoods Market ...............................................Great Outdoor Provision Company ...............................................Schoolkids Records ..............................................The Bicycle Chain Winston-Salem.................Great Outdoor Provision Company
ALCOHOL	No alcohol is allowed at the Festival for the Eno, or in any of the Durham City Parks.
BICYCLES	Bicycling to the Festival is a great idea. You can lock up your bikes along the fence just beside the Big Top Tent.
CAMPING	No camping is allowed at the Festival site of West Point on the Eno, a Durham City Park, but tent and primitive camping is allowed at the Eno River State Park (about 8 miles away). Call the State Park Office for more info at 919-383-1686; additional area camping info is available from the Durham Convention and Visitors Bureau at 1-800-446-8604.
CONTACT	Contact us at Festival at EnoRiver dot org or call 919-620-9099 ext 207.
COOLERS	Coolers are allowed at the Festival, but may be checked for alcohol, which is not allowed.
DIRECTIONS and PARKING (click for map)	The Festival for the Eno is located at West Point on the Eno City Park on 5101 North Roxboro Road in Durham, North Carolina 27704 (marked with a circled "F" on the map at the bottom of the page). We offer convenient, free parking at Durham County Stadium on Duke Street (marked with a purple "P" on the map at the bottom of the page), about one mile north of I-85. The address of the Durham County Stadium is 2700 North Duke Street, Durham NC 27704. You may look up the stadium here at Google Maps. If you are coming to attend the Festival, please use use our ample acreage of free parking at Durham County Stadium and ride a free, air-conditioned shuttle bus to the gate. Leaving your car at Riverview Shopping Center across the street from West Point subjects you to towing. Limited parking is available on-site for our performers and for the disabled. Shuttle buses run continuously to and from the Festival from 9:30 am until 6:30 pm Friday and Saturday and from 11:30 am until 6:30 pm on Sunday. DATA, Durham's bus service, Route 4, goes to North Duke Mall. You can then transfer to Route 17 to get to Riverview Shopping Center, directly across the street from the Festival site. Call 919-485-RIDE for fare, complete route, and schedule.
DOGS	We love animals, but strongly advise against bringing dogs to the Festival. Dogs are allowed on leashes up to 6' at the Festival, but are not allowed on the buses. If you must bring your pet, please remember to ensure his or her health and safety by providing ample water. Remember to show respect to your fellow Festival-goers by cleaning up after your pet.
FREE ADMISSION	Volunteers are needed before, during, and after the Festival for everything from ticket and drink booth sales to facepainting to recycling collection. Our Volunteer page has more information about the Festival's different volunteer opportunities. You earn your admission on the day you work and meet new friends by helping to produce the Triangle's longest running, most prestigious Independence Day celebration. To sign up to volunteer for the 2009 Festival or for further information, contact our volunteer coordinator, Christy, at 919-620-9099 ext 205 or e-mail volunteer@enoriver.org.
GROUP TICKETS	Email or call the Festival office at 919-620-9099 ext 207 to discuss discount purchases of ten or more tickets or other special needs.
HANDICAPPED ACCESSABILITY	The Festival is located in West Point on the Eno-Durham City Park, a 300 acre natural setting. All areas of the Festival are accessable, but assistance may be required in some places due to the uneven nature of gravel and dirt paths. Several accessable restrooms are available.
SCHEDULE	Check this website for updates on schedules of special events and demostrations, and click the music link at the top of the page for stage performances at the upcoming Festival for the Eno.
Trash-Free	The Festival's Trash-Free program reduces by over 90% the volume of wastestream destined for the landfill. Click here for more information on this award-winning and ground breaking program or email trashfree@enoriver.org to find out how to help!
Will Call	From I-85, exit at Duke St. Go approximately 1 mile. Durham County Stadium will be on the Right (by Durham Regional Hospital) You will see signs for Festival for the Eno. Pass the first entrance, labeled "South," and continue a short distance until you see the second entrance, labeled "North." The North entrance is on Wisteria Lane. Follow the direction of the parking attendees to a parking place. Walk to the Visitor ticket booth and go to the WILL CALL line. Tell the nice volunteer your name and they will give you your passes. At this point you may board the air-conditioned bus and ride to the Festival site. When boarding the bus to return to the stadium, remember - you parked at the North lot . The last bus for the stadium leaves at 6:30 pm.

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Special thanks to our contributors, without whom the Festival would not be possible, including:

Sponsors:

with major support from:

Azalea Graphics, Carolina-Duke Best Value Inn, Durham Chamber of Commerce, Duke Tower Hotel, Frog Hollow Outdoors, Great Outdoor Provision Company, Independent Weekly, Lebanon Fire Dept, Summertime Cruises, Williams-Scotsman Company, WUNC-91.5 fm
Archetype Graphics, Bennett Point Grill, Freudenberg Spun Web, Pickett-Sprouse Real Estate

last updated: January 28, 2010