What you should know about traffic restrictions, parking options
There are many ways for motorists, bicyclists and pedestrians to find their way to today’s Art of Wine in the Carmel Arts & Design District. With a free trolley service operating from Carmel Elementary School to a drop-off point near Main Street and Range Line Road, dedicated bike parking and hundreds of free parking spots in city parking garages nearby, visitors and residents are encouraged to plan ahead.
Portions of Main Street and Range Line Road will be closed to through-traffic during the event, which takes place from 5 to 10 p.m. on Saturday. Detours will be marked but expect traffic congestion and plan for ways to avoid that as you come into the District. One of the easiest ways to avoid the traffic is to take advantage of the free shuttle service provided by the City of Carmel. Park at Carmel Elementary School, 101 S. Richland Ave., and ride the shuttle to and from the event.
Art of Wine takes place just steps off the Monon Greenway. Consider biking or walking to the event if possible. There are also many free parking lots and garages within a half-mile radius of the event area but be advised that access to the Sophia Square parking garage, while open, is not an easy trip due to the active construction zone taking place just north of Main Street. Alternative garages are located within a short walking distance.
Here are some tips for those driving into the Carmel Arts & Design District:
From the east
You can access East Main Street from Keystone Parkway. Main Street is open to First Avenue NE, a block away from the event. There is free parking at Carmel Elementary School, 101 S. Richland Ave., where you can take a free shuttle to the event. There is also parking available behind the Lions Club, 141 E. Main St. Please do not park in the residential neighborhoods nearby.
From the west
You can access West Main Street from U.S. 31. Main Street is open to 3rd Avenue NW. There is parking available at the Main & Monon parking garage. A few blocks to the south, more parking garages at Midtown Plaza offer hundreds of free parking spaces.
From the south
If you normally drive north on Westfield Boulevard to downtown Carmel, please be advised that Westfield Boulevard is closed at 116th Street. There is no thru-traffic at this intersection. You can access Range Line Road by way of Carmel Drive and go north into the Arts & Design District, all the way to 1st Street South. Parking options include the Monon Square surface lot, Midtown Plaza parking garages and the Indiana Design Center lot and underground parking garage.
From the north
Access Main Street from U.S. 31 or Keystone Parkway and enter the area from the east or west. Local traffic can take Range Line Road from Clay Terrace south to 1st Street NE/NW but you will not be able to travel westbound on 1st Street NW; only eastbound onto 1st Street NE. If you want to go westbound from North Range Line Road, you will need to turn at 2nd Street NW. Please watch for directional signage that will help indicate where you may go.
There is very limited street parking and please be respectful of parking in residential areas. You can take detours to the east and west and navigate your way to free parking along and south of Main Street.