Downtown Events Parking

Heading downtown for a concert, game, or other special event? We offer ample parking in municipal lots near Slush Puppie Place, Springer Market Square and other downtown venues. 

HonkMobile is an easy way to find and pay for parking in Kingston! You can pay by using an app, scanning a QR code or texting a specific number. Learn more about how to use HonkMobile.

Event parking rates 

Parking costs increase in municipal lots as you get closer to Slush Puppie Place during events. Signage with event parking rates, instructions and rules is displayed before and during scheduled events. 

  • $7 flat rate – Barrack Street Lot, Frontenac Lot
  • $6 flat rate – Angrove Lot, Anglin Lot
  • $5 flat rate – Springer Lot, Upper and Lower Robert Bruce Lots
  • $4 flat rate – Chown and Hanson parking garages (Check availability at Chown and Hanson garages)

Early payment for an evening event can be made after 2:30 p.m. (earlier in some lots). Please refer to the signage in each lot for details. Payment for event parking is not required on Sundays. 

Walking times

Check out our interactive Downtown Event/Evening Parking Rates map for average walk time radiuses from Slush Puppie Place and Springer Market Square.

Approximate walking times to key destinations:

  • Frontenac Lot – 1 minute
  • Barrack Street Lot – 3 minutes
  • Angrove Lot – 5 minutes
  • Anglin Lot – 5 minutes
  • Ontario Brock Lot – 5 minutes
  • Springer Lot – 7 minutes
  • Hanson Memorial Parking Garage – 7 minutes
  • Robert Bruce Lots – 9 minutes
  • Chown Parking Garage – 11 minutes

  • Ontario Brock Lot – 1 minute
  • Hanson Memorial Parking Garage – 4 minutes
  • Robert Bruce Lots – 5 minutes
  • Angrove Lot – 6 minutes
  • Frontenac Lot – 7 minutes
  • Barrack Street Lot – 8 minutes
  • Chown Parking Garage – 8 minutes
  • Springer Lot – 9 minutes
  • Anglin Lot – 11 minutes

On-street parking 

On-street parking offers convenient first-come, first–serve short-term parking options in urban areas. We do not accept reservations.

Maximum parking time varies from two to three hours. If you need to stay longer, use a Parking Lot or Garage.

Take Kingston Transit 

Take Kingston Transit from a Park & Ride to a downtown transfer point, then walk about eight minutes to Slush Puppie Place.

Please check Transit App or Google Maps before you travel.

Route options:

  • Route 502: Centre 70 Park & Ride to Downtown Transfer Point
  • Route 501 / Route 4: Kingston Gospel Temple Park & Ride to Downtown Transfer Point
  • Route 801: Montreal Street Park & Ride to Downtown Transfer Point
  • Route 601: Innovation Drive Park & Ride to Slush Puppie Place

Contact Us

City of Kingston
City Hall
216 Ontario Street
Kingston, ON K7L 2Z3
Canada
contactus@cityofkingston.ca
Phone: 613-546-0000

The City of Kingston acknowledges that we are on the traditional homeland of the Anishinabek, Haudenosaunee, and the Huron-Wendat, and thanks these nations for their care and stewardship over this shared land.

Today, the City is committed to working with Indigenous peoples and all residents to pursue a united path of reconciliation.

Learn more about the City's reconciliation initiatives.