Is street parking free in Wilmington?

You may purchase 15 minutes of parking for a quarter, 6 minutes for a dime, and 3 minutes for a nickel. You can also pay using the Parkmobile app on your phone. For more information about Parkmobile and to download the app, visit: Wilmington.Parkmobile.us On-street parking is FREE after 6pm & on weekends!



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Colonial Surface Lots FREE after 5pm & on weekends! On street parking is available throughout Downtown Wilmington. Please obey posted time limits. Metered spots require payment.

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The City of Wilmington offers tips for parking downtown. Parking at the meters on weekends and holidays are free. There is parking available through many parking garages and lots throughout downtown. The Wilmington Parking Authority has two close lots: the 10th Street Garage or the 8th Street Lot.

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The City of Wilmington partners with Parkmobile to allow customers to pay for parking with their phones at approximately 1,000 on-street meters downtown. Customers can pay for parking by using Parkmobile's smartphone app or by calling 1-877-727-5758.

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Wrightsville Beach Park Parking Lot, Town Hall Parking Lot, Visitors Center, and Museum Lots will require a pay station receipt in order to park in these areas from March 1st to October 31st between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. daily.

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The first two hours of parking are free with a valid parking receipt being displayed on the dash. Unless a valid 2 hour free parking receipt is displayed, paid parking at $5.00 per hour will be enforced.

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Historic Park City is FREE. Swede Alley lots, covered levels of China Bridge and the upper level of Gateway garage are the closest free parking areas to Main Street (4-hour limits). Free daily parking is available on all uncovered levels of the China Bridge Garage until 3:00 a.m. (no parking from 3 a.m.-7a.

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Parking Information This parking garage is conveniently located right next to the venue on 5th Street, between Market & King. Many restaurants (and the Delaware History Museum) are within walking distance. The garage has an attendant on duty during hours of operation.

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Drivers can use our website or app to find and pay for parking and paying is easy as we accept all major debit and credit cards, Apply Pay and Google Pay. And if someone prefers to use their mobile phone to book & pay for parking, they can use our IVR (interactive voice response) or book with a simple text.

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Meters are located in the central business district, the medical district and along University Street near TCU. Meters in these areas are operational from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday and are free after 6 p.m. and all day Saturdays and Sundays.

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SMS Parking is an app that allows you to pay public parking easily with features like detecting your location and sending the appropriate short text message (SMS) to the corresponding service number. Select from which SIM card to send messages on dual SIM devices.

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Effective from March 2022, the updated parking schedule now designates Sunday as the free parking day, beginning at 6:00 PM and continuing until 8:00 AM the following day.

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