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Festival Parking Information

🎬 2026 Woods Hole Film Festival – Parking Information

Steamship Authority Parking Pass (Click to Print)

Thank you for being a part of the 2026 Woods Hole Film Festival! To help make your festival experience smoother, we’re providing a parking pass for use in designated lots during the Festival week.


🅿️ Parking Pass Overview

The WHFF Parking Pass above is valid for use in designated MBL and WHOI parking lots during the following times:

  • After 5:00 PM, Monday through Friday

  • All day Saturday and Sunday

  • Valid dates: Friday, July 24th through Saturday, August 1st, 2026

Approved parking areas include:

  • Shiverick Parking Lot

  • Other MBL and WHOI lots as indicated on the pass

🖨️ Please print your parking pass and display it clearly on your dashboard or windshield while parked.


🛑 Important Guidelines

  • Parking is available only to WHFF ticket and pass holders.

  • Do not park in unapproved lots or outside the valid times.

  • Violators may be ticketed or towed by MBL or WHOI security.


🚗 Additional Free Parking Options

Falmouth Academy

  • Free and onsite parking is available at Falmouth Academy throughout the Festival.

  • No pass is required.

Park & Ride (Steamship Authority): *Click to Print*

  • Park at the Steamship Authority’s Palmer Ave Lot in Falmouth — Print this Pass or mention the Woods Hole Film Festival for reserved parking spots. Ticketholders pay the standard $25 daily rate, then ride the free shuttle between Falmouth and Woods Hole. Shuttles run until about 10:30pm, following the last boat arrival at 10:15pm.

Fisheries Parking Lot

  • Located just past Waterfront Park on the left.

  • Available:

    • Friday night

    • Saturday and Sunday beginning at 11:00 AM

  • No pass is required. Free of charge.


We’re grateful to MBL and WHOI for their support in helping meet our parking needs during the Festival.

If you have any questions about parking, please reply to your confirmation email or check in with our staff at the box offic6