Directions and Parking

 
The closing event of this year’s weeklong Maker Faire Lafayette celebration will be an ArtWalk event held in conjunction with Downtown Lafayette Unlimited on Saturday, April 10, from 5pm-8pm.

The Maker Faire Lafayette Team will be located at a booth in front of Acadiana Center for the Arts (AcA), at the intersection of West Vermilion Street and Jefferson Street.

 

Directions

From I-10 / I-49:
Coming from I-10 or I-49, take the HWY 90 Evangeline Throughway south to Jefferson Street and take a right. Follow Jefferson Street to West Vermilion Street. AcA is located at the corner of Jefferson Street and West Vermilion Street, and fronts on West Vermilion Street.

From HWY 90 / Future I-49 Corridor:
Coming from HWY 90 / Future I-49 Corridor, take HWY 90 Evangeline Throughway north to Jefferson Street. Take a left and proceed to West Vermilion Street. AcA is located at the corner of Jefferson Street and West Vermilion Street.

 

Parking

Public parking is available in Downtown Lafayette including free and paid street parking and garage parking. Both street meters and the garage accept cash, credit cards, and debit cards.

Garage Parking (Parc Auto Du Centre-Ville — 121 E Vermilion Street, Lafayette, LA 70501):
Drivers may park in the Parc Auto  Du Centre-Ville parking garage at a rate of $1 per hour or $5 for a day. Pre-payment is required and a license plate number must be entered at the parking kiosk. Parking without paying may result in a $35 fine.

Street Parking:
Metered street parking is pay-by-meter 8am-5pm Monday through Friday and free after 5pm and all day on Saturdays and Sundays. Some spaces further away from Jefferson Street and Vermilion Street are not metered and available at no charge.