PARKING REFERENCES GUIDE
2023 KEY SUMMER DATES (2024 Updates coming Soon)
Festival Season Trolley Service begins: June 30.
Fourth of July Fireworks at Heisler Park: Sunday, July 4th, 9:00 p.m.
Art-A-Fair Opening Day: Friday, June 30.
Sawdust Opening Day: Friday, June 30.
Festival of Arts Opening Day, Wednesday, July 5.
Pageant of the Masters Opening Day, Friday, July 7.
Festival Season - Trolley Service ends: Sunday, September 5.
Parking METERs
Daily metered street parking is available and enforced from 8am-9pm at all meters. Credit cards and quarters are accepted at all parking meters. Rates range from $3.00 - $5.40 per hour. Most meters have a 3-hour limit. Please note: if there is a time restriction on a meter, you must move your car to a new spot once you have reached the limit, you may not re-feed that meter.
What to do if the parking meter is broken:
Parking is still allowed at the space, but FREE
Place a note on the dash of the car to indicate the parking meter is broken
Continue to follow the time limit for that particular parking space
Take note of the number listed on the parking meter, and then
Report the broken meter to the LB Public Works Meter Department (949-497-0349) or by submit a request online through the City's Ask Laguna program
HOURS OF ENFORCEMENT
Hours of paid parking (on- street meters and off- street parking lots) referenced above, and along Laguna Canyon Road to Canyon Acres Drive, including the Frontage Road, will extended from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. during the summer festival season.
The courtesy time allowance will be extended from five to ten minutes.
The existing 3-hour parking limit will be eliminated after 5 p.m.
VALET PARKING - New this year
Address: 845 Laguna Canyon Rd, Laguna Beach
Pricing:
Monday-Wednesday $10
Thursday $15
Friday Day $15
Fridayn Evening/Night $20
Saturday $20-$30
Sunday $20-25
PERIPHERAL PARKING LOTS – LOW COST AND FREE ALL DAY PARKING
Canyon Route: Service on Laguna Canyon Road from LCAD and Act V peripheral parking lots to summer art festivals and downtown. 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 p.m., 7 days a week. Frequency: Every 20 minutes.
Coastal Route: Service on Coast Highway between North Laguna/Heisler Park, downtown, South Laguna/Mission Hospital and Ritz Carlton in Dana Point. 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 p.m., 7 days a week. Frequency: Every 30 minutes.
Summer Breeze: Service on Laguna Canyon Road from free peripheral parking lot at Concordia University in Irvine (16355 Laguna Canyon Road) to art festivals and downtown. Noon to 11:30 p.m. on Fridays; 10 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays only. Frequency: Every 30 minutes. For more information: Click Here
For real-time trolley status information, click here or download the Laguna Beach Trolley app.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Free traffic alerts about City road closures and substantial delays are available by email or text message, 24 hours a day. Click Here to Subscribe
Visit Laguna Beach offers a FREE mobile app that shows the location of all City trolleys in real time. Visit Laguna Beach app is available on Apple and Android Stores.
The Festival of Arts, Art-A-Fair and Sawdust Art Festival offer a “Passport” package for only $75.00 that includes season pass entrance fees for the three festivals plus one-time FREE parking at Lot 16-ACT V parking lot. Purchase on-site at any of the three art festivals only.
Lot 16 – Act V will accommodate $25 Summer Festival Parking Permit holders, $50 Premier Permit holders and one-time Passport to the Arts coupon. Summer Festival and Premier Parking Permits are available for purchase at the Community and Susi Q Center at 380 3rd St starting on June 1, 2023. Only Festival/Playhouse Artists and Employees are eligible for the Premier Parking Permit.
Detailed parking information, including maps, pay rates and hours of operation can be found on the City’s homepage; to www.lagunabeachcity.net/parking
Shoppers permits not valid in Lots 10, 11 & 12 or along Laguna Canyon and Laguna Canyon Frontage Roads. (Only during summer).
KEY TELEPHONE NUMBERS
Transit Office: (949) 497-0766
Parking Operations: (949) 497-0349
Transit Supervisor Andre Chism: (949) 497-0746
Public Works Office: (949) 497-0334.