Media Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Date: November 7, 2018
Contact: Pat Richter
Director of Marketing ampersanamp; Communications
(520) 206-8810; (520) 237-5905 (cell)
pat.richter@tucsonaz.gov
RIDE FREE ON SUN LINKampersannbsp;NOVEMBER 10 11TH
Free streetcar rides to ease parking and Downtown traffic congestion to DUSK Music Festival
TUCSON, Ariz. Everyone can ride Sun Link for free all weekend on Saturday, November 10th and Sunday, November 11th. The free rides are sponsored by DUSK Music Festival, Holualoa Companies and Herbert Residential in order to provide fans with a convenient way to get to and from DUSK Music Festival and Downtown Tucson.
The DUSK Music Festival is an annual music and arts festival in Tucson, being held at Armory Park in Downtown Tucson on November 10-11th. To get there on the streetcar, festival-goers can board at any of the 23 Sun Link stops, get off at the stop on 6th Ave. and then walk 1-2 blocks to the DUSK entrance.
Sun Link will operate until 2 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 10th and will extend service hours on Sunday, Nov. 11th until 1:00 a.m.
In addition to DUSK, multiple events including 2nd Saturday, Main Gate Square Artisan Market, Mercado Flea Market and other events throughout the districts are expected to draw large crowds into the downtown area over the weekend. Drivers will have a number of parking options Downtown and in surrounding districts.
Park Tucson Garages that will be open this weekend include:
- Plaza Centro, located at 345 E. Congress St.
- Depot Plaza, located at 45 N. 5th Ave.
- Pennington Street, located at 110 E. Pennington St. (entrance off Scott Ave.)
- City-State, located at 498 W. Congress St.
Park Tucson Lots include:
- Toole Lot (201 E. Toole Ave.), Triangle Lot (225 E. Pennington St.), Warehouse District Lot (180 E. 7th St.), and Franklin Lot (50 W. Franklin St.).
Other parking garages that will be open this weekend include:
- AC Hotel by Marriott, located at 151 E. Broadway Blvd.
- La Placita, located at 211 S. Church Ave.
- UA Main Gate, located at 815 E. 2nd St. (FREE this weekend)
- UA Tyndall Avenue, located at 711 N. Tyndall Ave. (FREE this weekend)
- UA Highland, located at 1420 E. Helen St. (FREE this weekend)
For more information about DUSK Music Festival, go to duskmusicfestival.com.
For additional Sun Link information and for trip planning assistance, call the Customer Service Center for Transit at (520) 792-9222 (for persons with hearing and speech impairments, call TDD: 520-628-1565).