Plan Your Visit

Download 2018 King William Fair Brochure

See the map below to plan your day at the Fair!

8 ADMISSION GATES: Redeem advance General Admission Tickets or purchase day of event admission wristbands at any of our 8 Admission Gate entrances into the Fair Zone.

12 TICKET BOOTHS: Redeem advance Food/Beverage/Activity Tickets or purchase day of event tickets at any of our 12 Ticket Booth locations inside the Fair Zone.

GETTING HERE: We encourage you to ride your bike, carpool or take public transportation whenever possible.

PARKING

Free Parking at 1901 and 1902 S. Alamo
Limited free parking spaces at the City of San Antonio Cliff Morton Development and Business Services Center (One Stop) parking lots located at 1901 and 1902 S. Alamo (at S. Flores), which is less than an 8-minute walk to the Fair Admission Gate on Guenther (at King William).

Federal Building Parking Lot

Paid parking spaces for $11 per vehicle located across the street from the Federal Building in Hemisfair at 727 E. Cesar E. Chavez (at Indianola).

Alamodome Parking Lot

Paid parking spaces for $10 per vehicle located in the Alamodome’s Parking Lot B on S. Cherry (at E. Cesar E. Chavez). The Alamodome is a stop on VIA Bus Routes 26 and 30, which run approximately every 30 minutes. Regular bus fare is $1.30 per person each way.

Neighborhood Parking

There is limited parking throughout the remaining King William and Southtown area. Please pay attention to permanent and temporary parking restriction signs. Illegally parked vehicles will be ticketed and/or towed. Fair visitors may park in nearby commercial lots and walk to the Fair. Some property owners and parking lots may have parking spaces for sale, typically $10 to $30 per day.

BUS

VIA Park and Ride Available

8:00 a.m. – 6:30 p.m.
From Airport Park and Ride (Airport Blvd & Northern Blvd)
From Crossroads Park and Ride (at Loop 410 & IH-10, 151 Crossroads Blvd, 78201)
From Madla Transit Center Park and Ride (at SW Military & IH-35 S, 1584 Cantrell Dr, 78221)
Drop-off and pick-up on S. Main at E. Guenther
$2.50 per person each way for full fare ($5.00 roundtrip)
Discounts for seniors & students
Buses may leave as often as every 15 minutes depending on volume

VIA Bus Route Service
The following bus routes run through the King William neighborhood:

Route 11 – bus stop on S. Alamo at S. St. Mary’s
Route 34 – bus stop on S. St. Mary’s at S. Alamo
Route 40 – bus stop on S. St. Mary’s at S. Alamo
Route 42 – bus stop on S. St. Mary’s at S. Alamo
Route 51 – bus stop on S. St. Mary’s at S. Alamo
Route 54 – bus stop on S. Alamo at S. St. Mary’s

Additional information can be found at viainfo.net or VIA’s customer service line at (210) 362-2020.

BICYCLE

Bicycle Valet

Bicycle Valet will be available from 9:00 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. at Small Planet eBikes, 1203 S. Alamo. This donation-based service is sponsored by our local bicycle club, The Wild Dawgs. Ride up and leave your bicycle in a safe and secure area under the Lone Star Beer tent, get a claim check, and enjoy the Fair. So tell everyone you know (especially those who complain about the parking!) to ride their bikes to the Fair.

SWell Cycle Stations - Ride for FREE on Fair Day!
On Saturday, April 27, Southwest General Hospital and San Antonio Bike Share will provide FREE day passes to ride in San Antonio! All SWell Cycles will be FREE for the day - no code necessary.

SWell Cycle will have staff on hand at their S. Alamo at Pereida station (across the street from Liberty Bar) to accommodate SWell Cycles coming to the Fair. They will take and park SWell Cycles even if the dock is full! Park north of downtown and enjoy a pleasant bike ride to the Fair from one of the SWell stations located at Pearl, The Witte, Summer Moon at Tripoint, or SAWS Main Office.

Visit swellcycle.bcycle.com for information and make sure to download the Bcycle app for station locations and directions.

RIDESHARE/TAXI

Take advantage of the many rideshare and taxi options to arrive at the Fair without having to find parking. Use our designated Rideshare/Taxi drop-off and pick-up location at 700 S. Main (at E. Arsenal) just two short blocks from our Arsenal Street Bridge Admission Gate.