Raleigh Convention Center
500 South Salisbury Street
Raleigh, NC 27601
From I-40
Take exit 298B (South Saunders Street) toward Downtown Raleigh. Turn right onto South Saunders Street. Stay in the right hand lane. South Saunders splits and the right lanes become McDowell Street. Turn right onto Lenoir Street. Raleigh Convention Center will be on the left.
From Fayetteville/ I-95 North
Take exit 81 to merge onto I-40 West toward Raleigh. Take exit 298B (South Saunders Street) toward Downtown Raleigh. Turn right onto South Saunders Street. Stay in the right hand lane. South Saunders splits and the right lanes become McDowell Street. Turn right onto Lenoir Street. Raleigh Convention Center will be on the left.
From Sanford/Southern Pines/US 1 North
From US 1 North take exit 1A to merge onto I-40 East. Off I-40 East, take exit 298B South Saunders Street toward Downtown Raleigh. Turn right onto South Saunders Street. Stay in the right hand lane. South Saunders splits and the right lanes become McDowell Street. Turn right onto Lenoir Street. Raleigh Convention Center will be on the left.
From Goldsboro/Kinston/US 70 West
Take US 70 West toward Clayton. Take ramp onto I-40 West toward Raleigh. Take exit 298B South Saunders Street toward Downtown Raleigh. Turn right onto South Saunders Street. Stay in the right hand lane. South Saunders splits and the right lanes become McDowell Street. Turn right onto Lenoir Street. Raleigh Convention Center will be on the left.
From Capital Blvd./ US 1/ North Raleigh
Take US 1 South into Raleigh. US 1 becomes Capital Blvd. coming into town. Stay on Capital Blvd., crossing over I-440 beltline. Capital Blvd. becomes Dawson Street as you approach downtown. Go 9 blocks south on Dawson Street. Turn left onto Lenoir. Cross over McDowell Street and Raleigh Convention Center will be on the left.
From Northeast Raleigh/ New Bern Ave./ US-64
US-64 West becomes New Bern Avenue. Cross over I-440. New Bern Avenue becomes Edenton Street. Go 1 mile on Edenton Street and turn left onto Salisbury Street at the State Capitol. Raleigh Convention Center is 7 blocks south on the right.
From Glenwood Avenue
Take Glenwood Avenue east (US 70E) toward downtown. At end of Glenwood, turn left onto W. Morgan Street. Turn right onto S. Salisbury Street. Raleigh Convention Center will be ahead on the right.
From Wilson/Rocky Mount
Take the US-64 West/I-440 E exit toward Benson/Durham/I-40. Merge onto I-440S/US-64W. Take exit 298B South Saunders Street toward Downtown Raleigh. Turn right onto South Saunders Street. Stay in the right hand lane. South Saunders splits and the right lanes become McDowell Street. Turn right onto Lenoir Street. Raleigh Convention Center will be on the left.
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Festival Thoughts
"I enjoyed every single bit of the time that I was there. Very good job on the staff and all the ethnic groups. I Love the food (...) and the dances are fantastic. Great Job Guys keep it up." -Ricky F.
