EVENT INFORMATION
Accessibility
All ADA passes MUST be accompanied by an in gate parking pass.
Please inquire about priority access if you have a disability that affects your ability to wait in line. Please email info@ncazaleafestival.org.
Parking
Due to limited on-site parking, only Festival produced in-gate parking passes are allowed to park on site.
In gate parking passes are included in certain sponsor packages and in limited quantities.
For Independence Mall parking passes:
Parking will be available at Independence Mall at the designated parking lots. These lots are marked on the back of Independence Mall Parking Passes, and also shown below. You must have an Independence Mall parking pass to park in these lots. Busses will arrive at 9:45am, and depart for Airlie Gardens at 10:30am.
Be sure to check out all the special attractions at the 2026 Azalea Festival Garden Party!
TRAFFIC UPDATE
Only guests who have Azalea Festival on-site parking passes will be permitted to park in Airlie Gardens.
Rideshare transportation may drop off ticket holders at:
St. Andrews On The Sound Lot –
101 Airlie Rd, Wilmington, NC 28403.
A trolley will be available to shuttle Rideshare guests to the Garden Party entrance.
Party buses/limos will be allowed to drop off inside the venue.
For those guests with VIP Parking Passes or whom are riding the complimentary Azalea Festival busses into the Garden Party, please follow traffic and parking instructions on your parking pass.