Visiting Downtown Kannapolis? We welcome you to Discover the many new businesses and entertainment options the City has to offer. While you are browsing - see a movie at the GEM Theatre, take in a Kannapolis Cannon Ballers game or exercise by Looping the Loop.

The public is welcome to park in the VIDA deck, hourly fees apply.  Free public parking spaces are available on West Avenue, Research Campus Drive, Veterans Park, Laureate Way, West A Street and Cannon Baller Way. Free public parking is also available in these lots: Oak Ave., Kannapolis Train Station, North Main Street, NCRC Deck, City Hall, Chestnut Ave., University, Watson Crick, Wellness Way, South Main Street and RCCC.

The Oak Avenue lot is located within a five-minute walk to downtown shops, restaurants and Atrium Health Ballpark. The Oak Avenue lot has 60 parking spaces, including handicap assessable options. Parking is free in this lot.

VIDA and Stadium Loft Residents are welcome to park in the VIDA deck and in the Main Street and Oak Avenue public parking lots. For more information on VIDA resident parking, please click here.

Downtown business owners, tenants and employees should park in non-premium parking spaces. They cannot park in premium parking spaces. These are reserved for the public. (Premium parking spaces are: all on-street spaces in the following locations – West Avenue/Research Campus Drive between Vance Street and the southern horseshoe sidewalk entrance and Veterans Park; Laureate Way between Main Street and Chestnut Avenue; West A Street between Main Street and West Avenue; Cannon Baller Way between Main Street and Oak Avenue). Non-premium spaces include the public parking lots located at: Oak Ave., Train Station, North Main Street, NCRC Deck, City Hall, Chestnut Ave., University, Watson Crick, Wellness Way, South Main Street and RCCC. Parking is available in the VIDA Deck at the hourly/daily rate.

Amtrak passengers who need to park overnight in the Train Station/Main Street Parking Lot do not need a parking permit. 

Handicap parking is available along West Avenue, in each city parking lot and the VIDA deck.

The City has added two passenger drop-off and pick up locations in downtown. These locations are to be used by rideshare passengers or anyone who simply needs to drop off or pick up passengers. The two locations are at the Gem Theatre on Laureate Way, and at the Swanee Theatre on Cannon Baller Way. The locations are no parking and no loading areas.

Visiting Downtown on a Friday or Saturday? Hop on the West Avenue Express! The shuttles will run from 5-10 p.m. Friday - Saturday, on a continuous loop between four designated stops: The NCRC public parking deck, the top of the horseshoe sidewalk, First Baptist Church, and the Swanee Theatre. Shuttle will arrive at each stop approximately every 5 minutes. Both shuttles are ADA accessible.

Downtown Kannapolis Parking

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Cannon Ballers Game Day Parking

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Concert/Special Event Parking

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