Event Info

General Information

This is a general admission event, festival-goers are asked to bring blankets and low-profile chairs (up to 30” with a seat height of no more than 10”). Handicap/high-back chairs have designated area; umbrellas are OK only in this area and only on a first-come, first-served basis. Bring personal bottled water, sunscreen, hat, and spray bottles.

Parking

Parking near Lotus Park is limited. Shuttles will be available; follow parking signs. Festival parking is $5 (cash please) — with free shuttles available; follow parking signs. Parking is also available at Marshall Gold State Historic Park at their normal rates; a shuttle will run between the concert and the State Park. Gates open at 10 am, music starts at 11 am. We reserve the right to refuse entry. No refunds, no exchanges, rain or shine. Artists subject to change. Handicap accessible — call (530) 295-3496 for information.

Please do not bring food, alcohol, cans, bottles, containers, coolers, cameras with removable lenses, recording devices, or digital video cameras into the event. We reserve the right to not allow any cameras into the park whether they have removable lenses or not. No pets, except service animals.

Handicap parking is available at the main Henningsen-Lotus Park parking lot — all other festival goers will be directed to alternate parking area(s). Please follow the signs on Lotus Road.

Cash and Credit Cards accepted for food, non-alcoholic beverages and merchandise.  Beer and Wine purchases are scrip-based only.

e-Ticketing Technology

Click Tickets here, place your order, then print your ticket(s). A separate eTicket will be printed for each ticket ordered. On festival day bring your tickets to the main gate to be scanned as you enter the park.

If you prefer a “hard ticket,” order from El Dorado Arts Council by phone at (530) 295-3496 or in person at 459 Main Street, Placerville, during the “on sale” period. These tickets will be limited, so we highly encourage the online eTicketing solution.

How to Get Here!

Henningsen-Lotus Park, 950 Lotus Road, Lotus Ca 95651
For Internet Search: 950 Lotus Road Lotus, Ca 95651

From SACRAMENTO: take Hwy 50 East to Ponderosa Road Exit. Left over Freeway. Right on North Shingle. North Shingle turns into Lotus Road after 4 miles. Follow Lotus Road to signs for Festival Parking.

From AUBURN: Hwy 49 South to Lotus Road. Turn Right on Lotus Road. Follow signs for Festival Parking.

From PLACERVILLE: Hwy 49 North to Lotus Road. Turn Left on Lotus Rd. Follow signs for Festival Parking.

Net proceeds from Coloma Blues Live! benefit the Arts in Education Programs of El Dorado Arts Council (EDAC).

EDAC is a non-profit organization that enriches and educates the community in all of the arts. We support the cultural and economic development of El Dorado County by advocating and creating the highest quality artistic and educational opportunities for visitors and residents — especially the young children of our county.

Through fundraising efforts, EDAC is able to provide resources to the schools so that all of the arts — visual, performing, literary, etc — are available and affordable to our educators for use in their daily curriculum, school assemblies or after school programs.