Day-of-Show Parking – Heart of the Desert Classic™

FAIRGROUNDS PARKING FEES

Parking fees at the Fairgrounds are based on an electronic ticket validation system and the size of the vehicle. Parking fees are collected at the gate from 6:30 a.m. MST through 5:00 p.m. MST, Thursday through Monday. No portion of the Day-of-Show parking fees are retained by Heart of the Desert Classic.

Discounted parking tickets are available online only through the Fairgrounds ETIX system until January 29, 2026 or when sale inventory runs out. After January 29, 2026 online parking ticket sales will be available at the gate prices as noted below. Please use the link below to purchase. NOTE: ETIX charges a convenience fee for online ticket purchases.

Update January 7, 2026 – OVERSIZED VEHICLE discounted parking tickets are now SOLD OUT; they are now available at the NON-DISCOUNTED FEE.

Parking fees are charged each time a vehicle enters the grounds. Parking fees and tickets cannot be refunded.

Standard Passenger Vehicle – $12.00 per entry (coupe, sedan, or crossover SUV).
Oversized Vehicle – $24.00 per entry (heavy duty pickups, dualies, passenger vans, full-size Sprinter City Vans, box trucks, and tractor trailer trucks).
RV Day-of-Show – $70.00 per entry (Applies to RVs that arrive for day-of-show parking and leave the site for the night); only available at the gate and there are no discounts.

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ROUTES TO THE SHOWS

Arizona State Fairgrounds
1826 W McDowell Road, Phoenix, Arizona 85007-1612

From East Valley and Southern Arizona Cities:
From I-10 westbound, take exit #143 C (19th Avenue exit). Make a right (north) on 19th Avenue. Pass McDowell Road to the Monte Vista entrance.

From the West Valley:
From I-10 eastbound, take exit #142 (27th Avenue exit). Make a left (north) on 27th Avenue to Thomas Road. Turn right on Thomas (east) and continue to 19th Avenue. Make a right (south) on 19th Avenue to the Monte Vista entrance.

From the North Valley:
Take I-17 to exit #197 (19th Avenue, State Capitol exit). Travel north on 19th Avenue to the Monte Vista entrance.

DO NOT follow your GPS if it directs you to turn and enter at the McDowell and 17th Avenue entrance. There is NO DOG SHOW entry at this entrance; McDowell and 17th Avenue entrance is reserved for the Quilt Show ONLY!