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What ADA and Accessibility accommodations are available at Oceans Calling?

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There are two entrances at the festival. One located at the intersection of the Boardwalk and Talbor Street and the other located at the intersection of Boardwalk and S Division Street (next to Dumberโ€™s Dairyland). There are specially designated lanes at each Festival entrance for patrons with disabilities. Look for the accessible signs above the entrance lanes or ask a staff member to direct you to the lanes.

The Access Center will be located at ย the main Guest Services & Information tent located just inside the festival entrance located off of the main Boardwalk and South Division Street.

Our Access Center services include, but are not limited to:

  • Answers to questions specific to the accessibility Program
  • Information relevant to our patrons with disabilities
  • Requests for accessibility Wristbands
  • Power outlets for recharging powered mobility devices
  • Programming information in large print and braille for reference

The Festival is wheelchair accessible but is a large venue with great distances between activities and attractions. It is outdoors and across city streets and pathways. Some travel is over natural terrain and terrain designed for motor vehicles. If it should rain, there could be mud.

The Festival does not provide personal care, golf cart rides, or push service of any kind or wheelchairs for rent or loan. Wheelchairs, power wheelchairs, and three or four-wheeled scooters are allowed only for use by patrons with mobility disabilities. For safety reasons, requests to use other power-driven mobility devices will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis. Powered wheelchairs may also be charged at the Access Center. Patrons should bring all cords and accessories needed to charge their devices. Chargers must use a 110-volt, 20-amp circuit.

Accessible portable toilets are available at the ends of each bank of portable toilets throughout the Festival venue.ย 

The Festival provides many American Sign Language (ASL) interpreted music performances for patrons who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing. Please email access@oceanscallingfestival.com to request a specific performance be interpreted. We ask that you make a request as soon as possible to allow adequate time to prepare. We will make every effort to accommodate, but cannot guarantee, requests not timely submitted. A schedule of interpreted sets will be posted to the website closer to the event.

Outside food and drink is not allowed inside the Festival, but if a patron has special medical dietary restrictions, items will be allowed.

Patrons are allowed to bring their medically necessary materials and medications into the Festival, provided that all medicine has a prescription label with the patronโ€™s name. Our personnel at the entry gates will verify the contents of any medically necessary materials. Out of concern for the Festival staff who handle the trash, please dispose of your medical waste and syringes in the proper disposal, which is located at the medical tent.ย Please see the official Festival map for the location of the medical tent. Please do not dispose of these items in other trash bins at the Festival.

Pets are not allowed within the Festival grounds. However, service animals, which have been trained to provide assistance to an individual with a disability, are welcome. If accompanied by a service animal, you will be provided a Patron Notice of Responsibility for a Service Animal or you can request the form in advance from access@oceanscallingfestival.com. Please enter through the accessible lane at either entrance.

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