Travel and Venue Information
The competition will be held in the Grand Wayne Convention Center in downtown Fort Wayne. It will take place in the Gallery, on the second floor. The Gallery can be reached from the main lobby if you go up the escalator and take a right, or through the hotel lobby if you go up the stairs and go through the farthest left door into the convention center. A floorplan of the Grand Wayne Center can be found here.
If you plan on staying in Fort Wayne overnight, there is a Hilton hotel connected to the Grand Wayne Center. Rooms can be booked here.
The Grand Wayne Convention Center is located at:
120 W. Jefferson Blvd.
Fort Wayne, IN 46802
FROM THE SOUTH
Take I-69 North to Exit 102, Jefferson Blvd; continue on Jefferson Blvd. until you reach downtown Fort Wayne, then move into the far left lane. The Grand Wayne Center is on your left, across from The Embassy Theater. Drive one more block to the Jefferson Blvd. entrance of the Parking Garage. The skywalk bridge is located on the third floor of the garage.
FROM THE NORTHWEST
Take U.S. 30 East until you reach U.S. 27 South (Northrop St./Clinton); turn right and travel directly into downtown Fort Wayne; turn RIGHT onto Washington Blvd. and move into the left lane. Proceed one block and turn LEFT onto Calhoun Street. The Parking Garage entrance is on your left, across from the Hilton Hotel. The skywalk bridge is located on the third floor of the garage.
FROM THE NORTH
Take I-69 South to Exit 112, using the Coldwater Road South ramp. Travel south on Coldwater Road until it merges with Clinton Street. Continue on Clinton Street into downtown Fort Wayne; turn RIGHT onto Washington Blvd. and move into the left lane. Proceed one block and turn LEFT onto Calhoun Street. The Parking Garage entrance is on your left, across from the Hilton Hotel. The skywalk bridge is located on the third floor of the garage.
FROM THE EAST
via SR 14 or US 30 (930 East)
Follow highway West through New Haven. Approaching Fort Wayne – route is named Washington Blvd. Follow Washington Blvd. to downtown Fort Wayne. Turn left onto Calhoun Street. Park in Civic Center Parking Garage, turn left into garage mid-block. Grand Wayne Center is attached to Hilton Hotel. Parking Garage level 3 connects by skywalk to Hotel and Grand Wayne Center level 2.
