Maps & Parking
Location of Old Bowie
NOTICE - Road closures will be in effect on festival day in downtown Old Bowie, including portions of Chestnut Avenue and 9th Street. South of town, Chestnut Avenue remains closed due to bridge work.
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Parking & Shuttle Bus
Parking & free shuttle bus service to and from the festival is available at:
Rockledge Elementary School (Rte. 197/Laurel Bowie Road, south of the Bowie State University Entrance and Race Track Road);
The Mandala School (7004 Randonstone Lane, off Rustic Hill Drive); and
The American Legion - Post 66 (9605 Old Laurel Bowie Road, north of Old Bowie).
Shuttle bus service will run continuously from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. The last bus leaves the festival grounds at 5:30 pm. Each bus will loop around Rockledge Elementary, The Mandala School, the American Legion, two bus stops on the grounds of the festival, and Huntington South Park (Crafted in Bowie Event). Signs will be posted near the shuttle bus stops.
We encourage the use of the shuttle bus service as there will be limited street parking and road closures in Old Bowie on festival day. South of town, Chestnut Avenue between Chestnut Lane and Fletchertown Road remains closed due to bridge work; traffic is diverted to Rt. 197 and Rt. 564.
All shuttle buses are fully wheelchair accessible.
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Directions to Old Bowie
From Annapolis:
Take US-50 West to Exit 11 Rt. 197/Collington Road/Laurel Bowie Road, North. Continue about 4 miles. Take a sharp left onto Rt. 564/Race Track Road/11th Street. Continue about 0.8 mile to Old Bowie.
From Baltimore:
Take MD-295 South to the exit MD-197/Laurel Bowie Road. Turn left and proceed about 4.1 miles. Turn right on Old Laurel Bowie Road and continue straight about 1.8 miles to Old Bowie.