Don't even consider ...
• ... bringing your dog (a shaded Detain Your Pet area will be set up for those who forget this rule; locals will be fined $5 because they should know better).
• ... tipping one back on Sunday: No alcohol will be served at Bele Chere or allowed on the streets on Sunday. A $1 wristband (available at booths located adjacent to beverage stations, or from participating merchants) and a photo ID will be required to purchase beer on Friday and Saturday. Wristband colors change every day. Note: Consumption and purchase of alcoholic beverages on streets will be prohibited after 10:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday!
• ... forgetting to recycle: Green-and-yellow recycling-only containers and yellow trash/recycling containers will be placed throughout the festival grounds. Empty aluminum cans, glass bottles and No. 1 and 2 plastic bottles can be recycled. No trash in the recycling bins!
• ... and another thing: No bicycles, roller blades, roller skates or skateboards will be allowed at Bele Chere. Don't bring in any bottles or coolers, either.
More things you should know
• Hours of operation
Friday, July 29, noon to 11 p.m.
Saturday, July 30, 10 a.m. to 11 p.m.
Sunday, July 31, noon to 6 p.m.
• Getting there
City parking decks are located at the Civic Center, Rankin Avenue, Wall Street and the BB&T building. Several surface lots will also be open; a special-events parking fee will apply in most cases. Free handicapped parking will be available at any metered space outside the festival boundaries.
Shuttle buses will run about every 20 minutes from the Asheville Mall's back parking lot; another shuttle will run from the K-mart Plaza shopping center on Patton Avenue ($2).
• Help!
Information booths will be located at Pack Square, at Pritchard Park, and at the intersection of College and Spruce streets. You can also look for roving info-tendants, wearing official Bele Chere shirts, on street corners and in other high-traffic areas.
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