EVENT HIGHLIGHTS
The 2008 Santa Cruz Blues Festival

* 10 performers over two days in anatural amphitheater surrounded by oaks and redwoods near the Pacific Ocean.
* State-of-the-art sound system and staging.
* Artist booth for audience meet-and-greet and autographs.
* Booths for purchasing Santa Cruz Blues Festival memorabilia, new and vintage music, and more.
* Food booths serving a variety of cuisine, including BBQ, Asian, Mexican, and Cajun among other choices. We alsohave Kettle Korn, frozen juice bars and smoothies, and water and othernon-alcoholic beverages.
* Adult-beverage booth serving Budweiser, Bud Light, and Red Hook beers, Bacardi O3, Seagrams Coolers, and Wente Vineyards wine.
* Children’s entertainment areawith face painting and balloon twisting.
* A portion of festival proceeds to benefit a local charity.

EVENT HOURS
Memorial Day weekend Saturday, May24 and Sunday, May 25. Gates open at 10am; show begins at 11am and ends atapproximately 7pm.

Luxury shuttle bus transport from Cabrillo College begins at 9am. Cabrillo College parking lot opens at 8am. There is no parking at the festival site.

DIRECTIONS & MAP TO EVENT
Click here to download a map to the event or for Mapquest driving directions click here. Aptos Village Park is located at 100 Aptos Creek Rd., Aptos, California 95003.

Driving from the San Francisco BayArea:

Take Interstate 880/17 South to Highway 1 South.
Take the Park Avenue exit and turn left.
Turn right on Soquel Drive.
Drive two miles to CabrilloCollege.
Follow signs to lower-campus parking lots. Parking is free.
Take free luxury shuttle bus toevent.

Driving from Monterey:

Take Highway 1 North.
Take the Park Avenue exit and turnright.
Drive 2 miles to Cabrillo College.
Follow signs to lower-campusparking lots. Parking is free.
Take free luxury shuttle bus toevent.

HANDICAP INFORMATION
The Santa Cruz Blues Festival ishandicap accessible. Handicap parking is available at Cabrillo College where ahandicap shuttle will transport passengers to Aptos Village Park throughout theday. Please follow handicap-parking signs to the Handicap Parking/Shuttle lot.Downloadable map to Cabrillo College is available at the link above. Forfurther questions please email info@santacruzbluesfestival.com.

MONEY & ATM
The Santa Cruz Blues Festival is ascrip-based event and cash will not be accepted at any booths except theFestival Gear, Artist Table, and CD booths. As you enter the park please visitthe Blues Bucks booth to purchase Blues Bucks tickets. Credit cards areaccepted: Visa, MasterCard, American Express, and Discover. An ATM is locatedin the Blues Pavilion next to the Food Court.

DO's AND DONT's

DO (bring):
Low-profile lawn chairs up to 30 inches with a seat height of no more than 10 inches are allowed in the GeneralAdmission seating area.
Blanket or towel if not bringing alow chair.
One personal bottle of water
A still camera (no video)
Layered clothing
A hat
Sunscreen

DON’T (bring):
Lawn chairs taller than 30 inches or 10 inches from the ground to the bottom of the seat.
Dogs
Food
Alcohol
Cans or bottles or containers
Coolers
Cameras with removable lenses, recording devices, or digital video cameras.

NEW RULES: Smoking is no longerallowed anywhere inside Santa Cruz County parks. The Santa Cruz County Parksand Sheriff’s Office do not allow colors of any organization to be worn at anypublic event.

DISCLAIMER: We reserve the rightto not allow any cameras into the park whether they have removable lenses ornot. We reserve the right to refuse entry to anyone. No refunds or exchanges, rainor shine. Artists are subject to change. COME EARLY! Direct additional questions to info@santacruzbluesfestival.com.