Gates

Entry to the field begins at 6 pm. Friends of the Festival may enter beginning at 5:00 pm. All concerts begin at 7:30 pm.

Parking

The HSO asks that you please carpool whenever possible. Simsbury Meadows Performing Arts Center is now handling parking sales for TMMF. A limited number of parking passes for lots on site are available for purchase at each concert for $10 per vehicle (cash only).  Parking passes can only be purchased on the day of the concert starting at 5 PM.  Passes will be sold on a first-come-first served basis to those patrons displaying a valid state issued accessible parking permit. Limited free parking is available in the commuter lots along Iron Horse Blvd. and throughout Simsbury. Convenient and free shuttle service is also available from the Iron Horse Blvd. commuter lot at the intersection of Iron Horse Blvd. and Wilcox Street, as well as from Henry James Memorial Middle School, beginning at 5:00pm each evening. An accessible shuttle will be offered for patrons with disabilities. For questions please email Simsbury Meadows Performing Arts Center at operations@simsburymeadowsmusic.com.

Weather
In the case of severe weather, rain dates for select concerts will be the Saturday night after the scheduled concert at the same time. All other concerts are rain or shine. Postponement or cancellation announcements will be made by noon on concert day on hartfordsymphony.org, and on the HSO’s Official Social Channels.

Bring a Picnic… or Just an Appetite!
Choose from a large selection of food for purchase on site at a variety of concession tents. Wine, beer, soda and water will also be available for purchase at the concerts.
As an added convenience, catering will be available from Metro Bis (860-651-1908).

First Aid
First Aid services are available in the southwest corner of the site, near the front of the lawn.  Trained First Responder personnel are also stationed throughout the grounds.

Friends of the Festival
The HSO offers a tax-deductible donation program unique to the Talcott Mountain Music Festival that supports the charitable efforts of the HSO in the community and, through a $100 donation, gives special benefits at the Talcott Mountain Music Festival, including early entry onto the field at 5 pm. The Friends of the Festival pass allows early entrance for a car load, which equates to up to 4 adults OR up to 2 adults and 3 children. For more information, call 860-760-7302. The Friends of the Festival pass is on sale now!

Clean Up
Please help by bagging your trash and depositing it in the available containers.

Strictly Prohibited on the Grounds
Smoking, hard liquor, drugs, ball playing or other sports equipment, pets, fireworks, sparklers, firearms or any other incendiary device, radios, boom-boxes or other stereo equipment, solicitation or unauthorized concessions or handouts, tents, tarps and large tables, lewdness, drunkenness or other inappropriate behavior.  Audio and video recording and flash photography are prohibited during the performance.

Lost and Found
Lost and Found is located in the First Aid Tent during the concert.  At all other times those items will be available at the Simsbury Performing Arts Center Office (the small red building located near the playground).

Restrooms
Portable toilets are located on site.

Handicap Accessibility
Handicapped parking and accessible restrooms are designated at the concert site. A limited number of handicapped-accessible parking passes for lots on site are available for purchase for each concert for $10 per vehicle. To access handicapped parking you will need a state handicapped permit on your vehicle. The handicapped entrance is located at the southeast corner of the festival grounds. Handicapped-accessible shuttle service (free of charge) is also available from Henry James Memorial Middle School beginning at 5:30 pm.

Directions
The Talcott Mountain Music Festival is located at 22 Iron Horse Blvd., one block east of Rt. 10/202 in historic downtown Simsbury, CT.

From Hartford: Take Albany Avenue (Route 44) westbound to Avon. At the second intersection of Routes 44 and 10/202 (white church), turn right onto 10/202 toward Simsbury. Follow for 4.6 miles to Drake Hill Road. Turn right onto Drake Hill Road to first left onto Iron Horse Blvd. Please follow signs as directed.

Directions from I-84: Take Exit 39 to Farmington. At the intersection of Routes 4 and 10 in the center of Farmington, turn right onto Route 10 (Waterville Rd.). At the intersection of Route 10 and 44, turn left onto Route 44 (East Main Street) toward Avon. In the center of Avon, at the intersection of Route 44 and 10/202 (white church), turn right onto 10/202 toward Simsbury. Follow for 4.6 miles to Drake Hill Road. Turn right onto Drake Hill Road to first left onto Iron Horse Blvd.