Parking

If you will be driving to campus each day for the Festival, parking is available in the lot at the Prince Conference Center or in the lot north of the Spoelhof Fieldhouse Complex. Once those lots fill up, we recommend parking at the Church of the Servant, located less than one mile from campus (3835 Burton SE, Grand Rapids, MI, 49546). Shuttles to and from Church of the Servant will be available as follows:

Thursday, April 19

Continuous shuttle service will be provided between Church of the Servant and the Prince Conference Center from 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. If you arrive at Church of the Servant after 12:00 p.m., please call the Festival registration desk at 616.526.6770, and a shuttle will be dispatched to pick you up.

Continuous shuttle service will be provided to Church of the Servant from the Prince Conference Center from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.

Shuttle service will be provided from Van Noord Arena to Church of the Servant after the Jonathan Safran Foer plenary.

Shuttle service will be provided from the Prince Conference Center to Church of the Servant after the post-plenary events.

If you need shuttle service to Church of the Servant at any other time during the day, please inquire at the registration desk.

Friday, April 20

Continuous shuttle service will be provided between Church of the Servant and the Prince Conference Center from 7:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. If you arrive at Church of the Servant after 8:30 a.m., please call the Festival registration desk at 616.526.6770, and a shuttle will be dispatched to pick you up.

Continuous shuttle service will be provided to Church of the Servant from the Prince Conference Center from 4:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Shuttle service will be provided from Van Noord Arena to Church of the Servant after the Marilynne Robinson plenary.

Shuttle service will be provided from the Prince Conference Center to Church of the Servant after the post-plenary events.

If you need shuttle service to Church of the Servant at any other time during the day, please inquire at the registration desk.

Saturday, April 21

Because there will be plenty of parking available on campus, shuttles will not be running between the Prince Conference Center and Church of the Servant on Saturday. 

If you prefer to walk to campus from the church, you will find a path on the east side of the parking lot that will lead you on a twenty-minute walk to the Prince Conference Center.