News Release

2008 Safeway Waterfront Blues Festival
Etiquette and Essentials

To make the festival enjoyable for everyone! 

Festival hours

• Thursday, July 3, 3 p.m to 10 p.m., followed by
  Hoodoo Moon Blues Cruise.
• Friday, July 4, noon to 10 p.m., followed by
  spectacular fireworks over the Willamette River,
  simulcast by KINK.fm
• Saturday, July 5, noon to 10 p.m., followed by
  Midnight Mambo Blues Cruise.
• Sunday, July 6, noon to 10 p.m.

Gates open

Thursday, July 3, bowl area gates open at 2 p.m.

Friday, July 4 through Sunday, July 6, bowl area gates open
at 11 a.m.

Admission

$10 donation and two cans of nonperishable food per person
per day. A Four-Day Pass, special Blues Buddy and exclusive
Blues Benefactor passes are available in advance through
Tickets Oregon. Four-day passes will be also be available at the festival gates. Other passes are only available in advance, online.

Your $10 donation helps Oregon Food Bank collect and
distribute enough food to fill an emergency food box. Donations
benefit Oregon Food Bank’s mission to eliminate hunger and its
root causes … because no one should be hungry.

What to bring

• $10 donation and two cans of nonperishable food
  per person per day or festival pass
• Water
• Sunscreen
• Hat and sunglasses
• LOW “sand” or “beach” style chairs – not more than
  six-inches off the ground. If your chair is higher,
  we’ll ask you to sit in back to avoid obstructing the
  view for others.
• Rain poncho if it’s sprinkling

Leave at home (not allowed)

You won’t be allowed to enter the festival with

• Dogs, cats, ferrets, snakes or any pet or animal
• Alcoholic beverages (wine and beer is available
  for purchase in designated areas onsite)
• Glass
• Fireworks
• Weapons
• Beach balls and Frisbees
  

• Tents and large tarps. For two people, limit size to 6 ’ x 8 ’.
  For four people, limit size to 8 ’ x 12’.
• Sun umbrellas that obstruct guests’ view
  of stages
• Location flags on sticks or poles that block
  stage view
• Audio or video recording devices
• Signs

On site

• ATM machine
• First-aid tent
• Bicycle parking
• Lost and found booth (Oregon Food Bank
  Information Booth)
• Food and beverages for purchase
  from vendors
• CDs, posters, clothing and other merchandise
  for purchase
• Pottery bowls for purchase from Oregon
  Potters Association
• Personal Telco provides free WiFi

Parking

Street parking fills quickly. Here are a few alternatives:

• Park in downtown parking lots and garages.
  We recommend SmartPark Garages.

• Park on the east bank of the river and walk across the Hawthorne Bridge. Or walk along the
• East Bank Esplanade.
• The festival will provide two areas for parking
  bicycles: near the main and north gates.
• Ride TriMet, MAX light rail or Portland Street Car
• DriveLessSaveMore will provide more information on alternative transportation.

Accessibility

The festival site is a public park. The walkway is wheelchair
accessible. But most of the park is a grassy hill. There is no
special festival parking. Attendees park in public lots and on
the street. The closest parking garage is at S.W. First and
Jefferson, just a few blocks from the festival site.

Other common sense policies

• Keep passages free. Don’t block aisles, walkways,
  esplanade or other public areas.
• No distribution of commercial advertisements.
• Help us keep the park clean by disposing of trash in designated receptacles.
• Security staff will inspect all bags.
• Waterfront Blues Festival staff will close entry
  and access to the festival site when the audience reaches
  capacity.
• Obey all federal, state and City of Portland laws,
  ordinances, rules and regulations.
• Do not enter nonpublic areas, i.e. offices,
  storage, vendor booths, “performers only.”
• Respect property. Don’t take, deface,
  degrade, damage or destroy property.
• Don’t disrupt or interfere with festival operations.
• No physical or verbal harassment or abuse allowed.
• Obey directions of festival management team
  and its authorized contractors.
• As a courtesy, Multnomah County Health Department suggests that you step outside of the audience-bowl area if you need to smoke.
  

About festival sponsors: The Safeway Waterfront Blues
Festival is presented by First Tech Credit Union. Major
sponsors include FedEx Freight, PacificSource Health
Plans, iQ Credit Union, Daimler Truck Financial,
Land Rover, The Oregonian A&E, KINK.fm and Travel
Portland. Supporting sponsors include Burt’s Bees,
Good Neighbor Pharmacy, Miller Brewing Co.,
Henry Weinhard's, Deschutes Brewery, Beringer Wine,
Snapple, Pepsi, Nutrisoda, Earth2o Water, Frito Lay
Snacks, Yoshida Sauce, Mission Foods, Dreyer’s Ice
Cream, NW Natural, FedEx Kinko’s, Impact Advertising,
Edge Design, The Boeing Company, PGE, KBOO,
OregonLive.com, Blues Revue, Music Millennium, Karolyn
March, Guitar Center, Lions Foundation, Cascade Blues
Association, Oregon Potters Association, Cascade Zydeco
and Delta Music Experience.