Streets around Camping World Stadium close from 8 a.m. Friday to Sunday for EDC Orlando. Here is where to park, the free LYNX shuttle and when the music ends.

EDC Orlando opens Friday at Tinker Field, and the city expects about 95,000 people a day. Streets around Camping World Stadium close from 8 a.m. each day through Sunday, Nov. 8.

The City of Orlando posted the plan on its road closures page for the event. It says the closures stay open to residents and businesses. The Orlando Police Department will be on site to direct traffic, and the city asks drivers to follow posted detours.

Some closures will stay in place into the following weekend, the city said, for the Vans Warped Tour.

The schedule

The city lists these times for all three days. It says they can change.

What When
Road closures begin 8 a.m. daily
Parking lots open 10 a.m. daily
Shuttles start Noon daily
Gates open 1 p.m. daily
Music ends About midnight

The box office opens at 10 a.m. Friday and at noon Saturday and Sunday, the city said. The organizer, Insomniac, puts the box office and will call at Lake Lorna Doone Park, at the corner of West Church Street and Rio Grande Avenue. It is open noon to 8 p.m. today, Thursday.

The city also warns that fireworks, pyrotechnics and special effects are expected. People living near the stadium should expect them late into the evening each night.

Getting there

Insomniac’s parking page says general parking at the venue is “extremely limited.” Its prepaid Premier Parking lot is sold out.

Its advice is to park downtown and ride the bus. LYNX is running a free shuttle on show days by extending the LYMMO Grapefruit Line. It drops riders on Orange Blossom Trail between Central Boulevard and Church Street, a short walk from the gates. No parking receipt is needed.

The organizer lists these downtown garages, all near Grapefruit Line stops. They are paid and first come, first served:

  • Library Garage, 112 E. Central Blvd.
  • 55 West Garage, 60 W. Pine St.
  • Central Garage, 53 W. Central Blvd.
  • ThreatLocker Garage, 400 W. South St.
  • City Commons Garage, 460 Boone Ave.
  • 200 S. Orange Ave. Garage, 25 W. South St.

Insomniac also lists the rideshare points:

  • Drop-off: the Kia Center and the main entrance of Camping World Stadium.
  • Pickup: the Kia Center; Washington Street and Dollins Avenue; Tampa Avenue and Gore Street; and Gore Street and Orange Blossom Trail.

Cars must leave the festival lots each night. Any vehicle still there after 2 a.m. will be towed at the owner’s expense, the organizer said. Towed cars go to Johnson’s Wrecker Services, 407-293-2540.

Paid festival shuttles run from hotels near Universal Orlando, International Drive and Lake Buena Vista. They leave continuously from noon to 8 p.m. Return trips start at 9 p.m. and end an hour after the music stops.

Coming from South Florida? Brightline is offering up to 15% off Smart Select fares for travel to or from Orlando from today through Monday, Nov. 9, according to the festival’s train page. Fares will not drop below $59.

Who can go

The festival is for ages 18 and over, and 21 and over for alcohol and VIP areas, according to the hours and info page. A valid photo ID is required; digital IDs are not accepted. There is no re-entry on the same day, and the festival runs rain or shine. Everyone is searched at the gate.

The venue

Tinker Field is at 287 S. Tampa Ave., beside Camping World Stadium and about two miles from downtown. Built in 1914, it was the spring training home of the Brooklyn Dodgers, Cincinnati Reds, Washington Senators and Minnesota Twins. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in May 2004, and EDC has been held there every year since its Orlando debut in 2011, Insomniac says.

What it means for you

  • Not going? Avoid the streets around Camping World Stadium from 8 a.m. Friday to after midnight Sunday. Residents and businesses inside the closures can still get in.
  • Going? Park downtown and take the free LYNX Grapefruit Line shuttle. Do not count on parking at the stadium.
  • Driving out late? Move your car from the festival lots before 2 a.m. or it will be towed.
  • Plans next weekend? The city says some closures near the stadium stay up for the Warped Tour, and Court Avenue downtown closes Friday, Nov. 13, for a Warped Tour party.

Every other closure in the city this weekend, including Fall Fiesta at Lake Eola and College Park JazzFest, is on our Orlando roads this week page. For the rest of the weekend, see things to do in Orlando this weekend.