Directions, Parking & FREE Shuttle Bus Info for Shad Derby Day
PARKING FOR FREE SHUTTLES – Sage Park Middle School
Since there is limited parking in the downtown Windsor Center area, the Shad Fest Bureau recommends using the FREE shuttle bus service on Shad Derby Day. One bus will start shuttling at 10:00am with the second one starting at 10:30am. Shuttle buses run continuous routes every half hour from the Sage Park Middle School (25 Sage Park Rd.) to the downtown Windsor drop off at the corner of Sycamore & Broad St. (Stop on Sycamore St.) and back to Sage Park School. The shuttle service will be suspended during the Shad Derby Parade. Shuttle Bus service will end around 5:00 pm.
Shad Derby Parade Participant Parking
All parade participants are required to park their vehicles in the Windsor High School parking lot next to the tennis courts. Parking at the parade staging area is very limited; please make every effort to carpool. The safety of children in the parade staging area is a priority. As a result, only vehicles participating in the parade are allowed into the parade staging area. Enter from Sage Park Rd, the Capen St entrance will be blocked. Capen Street closes promptly at 11:00 AM. The best access road to Windsor High School is Sage Park Rd.
Directions to the Shad Derby Parade Parking
From I-91 South
Take Exit 36 (Park Avenue). Take a RIGHT turn off the exit ramp onto Park Avenue. Proceed on Park Avenue and take fourth LEFT onto Sage Park Road. Windsor High School will be on your right. Parade participants will turn into the 2nd parking lot on the RIGHT next to the tennis courts.
FROM I-91 North
Take Exit 36 (Park Avenue). Take a LEFT turn off the exit ramp onto Park Avenue. Proceed on Park Avenue and take fourth LEFT onto Sage Park Road. Windsor High School will be on your right. Parade participants will turn into the 2nd parking lot on the RIGHT next to the tennis courts.
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Since there is limited parking in the downtown Windsor Center area, the Shad Fest Bureau recommends using the FREE shuttle bus service on Shad Derby Day. One bus will start shuttling at 10:00am with the second one starting at 10:30am. Shuttle buses run continuous routes every half hour from the Sage Park Middle School (25 Sage Park Rd.) to the downtown Windsor drop off at the corner of Sycamore & Broad St. (Stop on Sycamore St.) and back to Sage Park School. The shuttle service will be suspended during the Shad Derby Parade. Shuttle Bus service will end around 5:00 pm.
Shad Derby Parade Participant Parking
All parade participants are required to park their vehicles in the Windsor High School parking lot next to the tennis courts. Parking at the parade staging area is very limited; please make every effort to carpool. The safety of children in the parade staging area is a priority. As a result, only vehicles participating in the parade are allowed into the parade staging area. Enter from Sage Park Rd, the Capen St entrance will be blocked. Capen Street closes promptly at 11:00 AM. The best access road to Windsor High School is Sage Park Rd.
Directions to the Shad Derby Parade Parking
From I-91 South
Take Exit 36 (Park Avenue). Take a RIGHT turn off the exit ramp onto Park Avenue. Proceed on Park Avenue and take fourth LEFT onto Sage Park Road. Windsor High School will be on your right. Parade participants will turn into the 2nd parking lot on the RIGHT next to the tennis courts.
FROM I-91 North
Take Exit 36 (Park Avenue). Take a LEFT turn off the exit ramp onto Park Avenue. Proceed on Park Avenue and take fourth LEFT onto Sage Park Road. Windsor High School will be on your right. Parade participants will turn into the 2nd parking lot on the RIGHT next to the tennis courts.
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