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2024 Poppy Festival Special, April 19th – 21st

California Poppy Festival LogoAntelope Valley Transit Authority is providing service to the 2024 California Poppy Festival at the AV Fairgrounds April 19th through 21st.

In addition to AVTA’s Route 9 that services bus stop #736 and #725 at the AV Fairgrounds, AVTA will provide a 2024 Poppy Festival Special that will run from the Lancaster Metrolink Station to the AV Fairgrounds (bus stop #736) with a stop at Owen Memorial Park Transit Center.

Palmdale residents can connect too. Simply take Route 1 to Owen Memorial Park Transit Center to connect or take the Metrolink to the Lancaster Metrolink Station.

The 2024 Poppy Festival Special will run from 3:30pm to 10:30pm on Friday, April 19, 9:30am to 10:30pm on Saturday April 20, and 9:30am to 6:30pm on Sunday, April 21. Frequencies are every 30 minutes. This is a special event route. In order to maintain schedule, buses will only stop at locations listed.

Please check the 2024 Poppy Festival Special Schedule for specific departure times from locations and for connecting with Metrolink transfer points. Metrolink schedules may be subject to change. For the latest Metrolink schedules, please visit www.metrolinktrains.com/schedules 

Click here to download a digital 2024 Poppy Festival Special Schedule.

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