Directions & Parking
Please arrive at least 20 minutes before concerts to allow time for traffic, parking, and seating.
Purdue Fort Wayne Music Center (Auer Performance Hall, Rhinehart Recital Hall)
The Purdue Fort Wayne Music Center is located at the north end of PFW’s main campus. Enter the campus from 3 main entrances on Coliseum Blvd./Anthony, Crescent Ave., and St. Joe Rd. Signs will direct you to the venue. From downtown take either Columbia St. to Crescent Ave., or take Lafayette St. and turn right onto Coliseum Blvd. From I-69, take the Coldwater Rd. exit and turn left onto St. Joe Center Rd. Turn right onto St. Joe Rd. toward the St. Joe entrance. View a map of PFW’s campus here.
FREE Parking is available in PFW’s P3 parking garage and PL16 parking lot (see map below). No permits are required to park on the first level after 5pm.
Videos driving through each entrance to PFW Music Center:
Arts United Center/ArtsTix Community Box Office
The Arts United Center is located at 303 E. Main St. (next to the Fort Wayne Museum of Art). From I-69, take Coldwater Rd. to Clinton St. Turn left onto Main St. From southwest, take Jefferson Blvd. or Illinois Rd. northeast into downtown. Turn left onto Fairfield, Ewing or Calhoun St., and then right onto Main St.
Across Main St. is the Auer Center parking lot on the southwest corner of Main St. & Lafayette St. Parking garage options include the 1st Source Bank building on the southwest corner of Main St. and Barr St. and the public parking garage on the NW corner of Main St. and Clinton St. A public parking lot is available behind Freimann Square (off Clinton and Superior). Metered parking downtown is free after 5pm and on weekends.
First Wayne Street United Methodist Church
The Church is located at 300 E. Wayne St. (a one way street). From I-69, take Coldwater Rd. to Clinton St. Then turn left onto Wayne St. From southwest, take Jefferson Blvd. or Illinois Rd. northeast into downtown. Turn left onto Calhoun and then right onto Wayne St.
Free parking is available in the lot adjacent to the Church. There is a metered parking lot next to the Church lot. Metered parking spaces on the street are free after 5pm and on weekends.
First Wayne Street United Methodist Church
Parkview Field
Parkview Field is at 1301 Ewing St. There are two entrances into the stadium, one off Jefferson Blvd. and one off Ewing and Brackenridge. From I-69, take Coldwater Rd. to Clinton St. Turn right onto Washington Blvd. and left onto Ewing St. From southwest, take Jefferson Blvd. or Illinois Rd. northeast into downtown.
The cost for parking at Tin Caps Red and Green lots on Brackenridge St. is $5. Recommended public parking for Parkview Field is in the Harrison Square Parking Garage on Harrison St. or the Civic Garage on Calhoun St. (prices may vary). Metered parking downtown is free after 5pm and on weekends.
Parkview Physicians Group ArtsLab
The ArtsLab is adjacent to the Auer Center for Arts and Culture at 300 East Main St., across the street from the Fort Wayne Museum of Art. From I-69, take Coldwater Rd. to Clinton St. Turn left onto Main St. From southwest, take Jefferson Blvd. or Illinois Rd. northeast into downtown. Turn left onto Fairfield St., Ewing St., or Calhoun St., and then right onto Main St.
The Auer Center parking lot is located on the southwest corner of Main St. & Lafayette St.. Parking garage options include the 1st Source Bank building on the southwest corner of Main and Barr and the public parking garage on the northwest corner of Main and Clinton. A public parking lot is available behind Freimann Square (off of Clinton St. and Superior St.). Metered parking downtown is free after 5pm and on weekends.
Parkview Physicians Group ArtsLab
University of Saint Francis Performing Arts Center
The USF PAC is at 431 West Berry Street, Fort Wayne, Indiana 46802. Free parking is available in our parking lot across West Berry from the venue, with additional free parking available in the overflow lot at the corner of Fairfield & Main Streets.
University of Saint Francis Performing Arts Center
Embassy
The Embassy is located at 125 W Jefferson Blvd. From the southwest, take Jefferson Blvd. or Illinois Rd. northeast into downtown. A right turn onto Harrison will take you to the Harrison Square Parking Garage. From north of downtown or I-69, take Coldwater Rd. and Clinton St. to Washington Blvd. Follow Washington Blvd. 2 blocks, then turn left onto Webster St. toward Jefferson Blvd.
Parking is available at all downtown metered parking spaces (no charge after 5pm or on weekends). Paid parking is available at the Civic Center Parking Garage* (off Jefferson Blvd. and Calhoun St.) and the Harrison Square Parking Garage (Harrison and Douglas). Pricing varies.
- Allow additional time to find a parking spot.
- The south tower of the Civic Parking Garage and the sky walk from the Civic Parking Garage to the Hilton are closed as they add 225 additional parking spaces. There is still ample parking in the north tower of the Civic Parking Garage.
- If you park in the north tower you will have to walk across the street to the Hilton, go to the second level to access the sky walk that connects from the Grand Wayne to the Embassy or simply walk across the street.
- During this time no cash will be accepted in the Civic Parking Garage, only credit cards.
- Alternatives to the Civic Parking Garage include:
- Skyline Garage (220 W. Wayne St.)
- Harrison Square Garage (1210 Harrison St.)
- Parking meters downtown are FREE on evenings and weekends.
Bag checks will be conducted at all Embassy performances prior to venue entry. Click here for the venue policies.