Black Swamp Arts Festival · Sept. 11–13, 2026

Essentials

Main Street closes to through traffic at 9 a.m. Friday and reopens Sunday evening. The Wooster Street crossing stays open all weekend.

The stages

Where things are

Main StageSouth Main at Clough

Community Stage4 Corners, Main at Wooster

Family Stage and Youth ArtsNorth Main

After-hours shows, Howard's Club H210 N. Main St. · 11:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday

Getting here

Shuttle and parking

Shuttle, provided by Childers$4 per person each way · every half hour

Wood County Fairgrounds, Haskins Rd. at Poe Rd.Use the entrance off Poe Rd.

Meijer lot, south end, 2111 E. Wooster St.East of I-75

Metered parking is free after 5 p.m. Friday and all day Saturday and SundayImproper parking is subject to fine or tow

Disability parking in marked downtown spots, including the Carter House lotW. Court St. at N. Church St.

BG Transit, demand-response public transit1-800-579-4299

Shuttle, Friday
4 p.m.–12:30 a.m.
Shuttle, Saturday
8:30 a.m.–12:30 a.m.
Shuttle, Sunday
10 a.m.–5:30 p.m.
On site

Find it downtown

First aidAED inside Grounds for ThoughtPublic restroomsUniversal changing unitATMsInformation booths on Main
At a glance

The weekend

Friday
5 p.m.–midnight
Saturday
9 a.m.–midnight
Sunday
10 a.m.–5 p.m.

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