Important Pumpkin Festival Parking Information
From Chris Santiago, Campus Safety: Downtown Keene will be closed to traffic beginning on Friday, October 16, and throughout the day on Saturday, October 17. This includes Central Square and Main Street to Water Street; Main Street will reopen as soon as Festival clean-up permits on Saturday night.
On-campus parking will be allowed for Keene State College faculty and staff, registered alumni attendees, and students with RC, RDP3, and P2 permits only.
- Pondside 2: Only vehicles with P2 and P2F permits are permitted to park in the Pondside 2 lot. No guests are permitted in that lot.
- Pondside 3: Only vehicles with RCP3 and RCP3F permits are permitted to park in the Pondside 3 lot. No guests are permitted in that lot.
- Owls Nest Lot: Only vehicles with RC and RCF permits are permitted to park in the Owls Nest Lot. No guests are permitted in that lot.
- Visitor parking: Winchester Street Lot only; no passes will be issued for Saturday.
- Handicapped Parking: Handicapped parking is available in front of the Keene Middle School on Washington St. and in the lot beside/behind the Colonial Theatre (look for signs on the meters).
Parking for the Pumpkin Festival is available at the following locations as indicated on the Festival website (shuttle service will be provided to downtown Keene from these lots): Smiths Medical in Black Brook on Route 12 (north of Keene); Peerless Insurance Co. on Maple Avenue; Timken Precision on Optical Avenue; C & S Wholesale Grocer on Optical Avenue; Markem Corp. off Optical Avenue; Cheshire Fairgrounds on Route 12 (south of Keene).
