HOW TO GET TO LOBSTER FEST
The festival grounds are located at the north and south Navy Pier Beer Gardens near the east end of the pier at 900 E. Grand Ave.
Driving Directions
Lobster Fest is located at the Navy Pier Beer Gardens – 700 E Grand Ave, Chicago, IL.
The Navy Pier East and West Parking Garages are easily accessible from Illinois Street and Lakeshore Drive.
Parking at Navy Pier
Navy Pier offers two on-site parking garages – the East Garage and the West Garage. The East Garage is the closest parking location to Lobster Fest.
Self-parking rates will apply.
More parking information can be found on the Navy Pier’s website.
Rideshare & Taxi
Rideshare drop-off for Lobster Fest is “Entrance 2” of Navy Pier, at 900 E Grand Avenue, Chicago, IL. It is NOT suggested to be dropped at the front of Navy Pier unless you like long walks. Entrance 2 or “The Sable Hotel” as your drop-off location is highly recommended.
Public Transportation
The CTA provides four bus lines serving Navy Pier daily, including: #29 State, #65 Grand, #66 Chicago, and #124 Navy Pier (serving Metra lines from Millennium Station, Ogilvie and Union Stations). All buses are equipped with bike racks and are ADA accessible. For more information about CTA public transit, visit www.transitchicago.com.
The Regional Transportation Authority (RTA) serves the Chicagoland region and provides a variety of different routes directly to Navy Pier. The RTA trip planner makes it easy to use CTA, Metra, and Pace buses and trains with real-time travel information. Visit www.rtachicago.org for all the latest transit information and to access the RTA trip planner to find the best way to Navy Pier.
Big Bus Sightseeing
Big Bus Sightseeing Tours stops and picks up near Navy Pier’s front entrance, if you’re interested in touring the city before or after experiencing Lobster Fest.
Water Taxi
Shoreline Water Taxis offer a scenic, fast, and fun way to get to your destination.
Shoreline Water Taxi service begins in May and runs through September with additional service throughout the fall and for special events. All taxi service is weather dependent. There are two water taxi routes: Lake and River. The Lake Route connects Navy Pier with the Museum Campus and is within walking distance of Soldier Field and Northerly Island. The River Route runs between Navy Pier and Willis Tower/Union Station. Visit www.shorelinesightseeing.com for more information.
Shoreline Sightseeing offers two water taxi routes, and if you’re looking to make the trip between Navy Pier and Union Station, you’ll want the River Route, with both a direct route to our Navy Pier Polk Bros Park dock as well as one that stops at Michigan Avenue so you can take care of any shopping first.
Bike Share
Experience Chicago in a whole new way with Divvy, Chicago’s bike share system. With 580 stations and 5,800 bikes across Chicagoland, Divvy is a fun, affordable, and convenient way to get around.
Navy Pier’s Divvy station and kiosk is located in Polk Bros Park, on the northwest corner of Streeter & Grand.
