Pomona / Event Day Guide
The main event.
The whole day.
Pick your venue. Find a bite, plan your arrival, and make room for an overnight stay.
Independent guide · Links go directly to official sources. Check your event date, opening hours, hotel availability and parking before you travel.
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Getting around
Pomona: downtown arts, Fairplex and neighborhoods
This guide covers Pomona. An address is not surveyed city-boundary proof. Check each place page and its linked source before visiting.
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Metro A Line: Pomona North and La Verne/Fairplex
Metro A Line serves Pomona North and La Verne/Fairplex. The latter is in La Verne, across Arrow Highway from the Fairplex campus; it is not a Fairplex event entrance. Use current Metro and Foothill Transit planning for onward travel and the return trip.
Official information — Metro A Line: Pomona North and La Verne/Fairplex ↗ · Source collected · Due for a fresh check
Pomona North: separate Metro and Metrolink platforms
Metrolink publishes Pomona North at 205 Santa Fe Street, Pomona. Its San Bernardino Line and the Metro A Line use separate platforms; Metro is on the north side toward Garey Avenue. This is not the downtown station. Confirm the current timetable and boarding point.
Official information — Pomona North: separate Metro and Metrolink platforms ↗ · Source collected · Due for a fresh check
La Verne/Fairplex: station parking outside Pomona
La Verne records identify the station parking property as 2327 Arrow Highway, La Verne. Directions here lead to that parking property, not a verified accessible platform entrance or Fairplex gate. Older regional notices use a different street label; use current Metro signage and confirm the event entrance.
Official information — La Verne/Fairplex: station parking outside Pomona ↗ · Source collected · Due for a fresh check
Pomona Transit Center and Foothill Transit
Foothill Transit publishes the Pomona Transit Center at 100 W. Commercial Street. Use its current routes, including Silver Streak, to plan regional and local connections. The bus center and downtown train station have different published addresses. Stop changes and return service need checking.
Official information — Pomona Transit Center and Foothill Transit ↗ · Source collected · Due for a fresh check
Fairplex connections: check the current Line 197 trip
Use Foothill Transit Line 197 information for the current route and stops serving the Fairplex area. A campus stop is not necessarily the gate used by your event. Special fair or sports shuttles from earlier events are not assumed to operate today.
Official information — Fairplex connections: check the current Line 197 trip ↗ · Source collected · Due for a fresh check
Fairplex: use the gate for your event
Use the Fairplex directions and the event organizer’s current parking instructions. Different museums, fairs and performances can use different entrances. No year-round parking rate, general rideshare zone or event restriction is assumed.
Official information — Fairplex: use the gate for your event ↗ · Source collected · Due for a fresh check
Plan the full outward and return trip
Use Metro’s trip planner with the actual destination and date. Station-area suggestions are places to explore, not a surveyed walking route or a guarantee of step-free access.
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District accessibility
Fairplex accessible arrival
Fairplex describes accessible entrances, washrooms and parking in its lots, subject to availability. Its accessibility page names the Sheraton hotel at Gate 3 off McKinley Avenue for ADA drop-off and pickup. Confirm the route to the particular event; that guidance is not a general rideshare authorization.
Official information — Fairplex accessible arrival ↗ · Source collected · Due for a fresh check
Wheelchair access and elevator checks
Metro publishes accessible bus and rail boarding guidance. Check elevator and service alerts and the destination’s entrance before travel; an accessible station does not prove an uninterrupted step-free path all the way to a venue.
Official information — Wheelchair access and elevator checks ↗ · Source collected · Due for a fresh check
Local culture & annual events
dA Center: community arts and public exhibitions
The dA Center describes its work through exhibitions, creative learning and community programs. Use the center’s own current program details and ask about accessible participation. No private member information or school listing is included.
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African American Advisory Alliance public cultural life
The African American Advisory Alliance describes its own public cultural programs and Community Cultural Center. Follow the organization for participation and current visitor arrangements. This guide does not collect members’ names or map worship sites.
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Downtown Artwalk and public district programs
Downtown Pomona’s official Artwalk page links public art activities. Some visible notices do not state a year; confirm the current event before travel. Older listings are not automatically upcoming events.
Official information — Downtown Artwalk and public district programs ↗ · Source collected · Due for a fresh check
Downtown Pomona Owners Association
The district organization maintains public downtown information, business directories and cultural programs. Follow its own participation information; no private membership details are collected.
Official information — Downtown Pomona Owners Association ↗ · Source collected · Due for a fresh check
Library and Friends: reading, programs and public support
Pomona Public Library and its Friends provide public library resources and ways to support library programs. Confirm current visiting, bookstore and program arrangements. The building is not automatically an activated cooling center.
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Two breweries, distinct visiting arrangements
Innovation Brew Works is a Cal Poly Pomona teaching brewery and restaurant. Old Stump is a separate Pomona brewery and taproom. Use each operator’s current calendar and age rules; an alehouse is not automatically an on-site brewery.
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City calendar: official link, retrieval unavailable
The City calendar did not allow retrieval during this review. Its official link is retained for visitors; no dates were guessed or copied from unverified alternatives. Confirm any public program directly with the City.
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Start here
Fairplex
Last checked: not yet verified · Latest source collected
1101 W McKinley Ave · Pomona, CA
Check the official Fairplex event page for the entrance and parking used by your visit. Food, hotel proximity and onward travel have not been checked for this planner.
Before & after
Eat nearby
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Plan your arrival
Park nearby
Use the venue’s own parking and transportation guide for event-specific entrances, passes and travel options.
Official arrival information / access contact ↗A hotel stay does not imply event parking or a shuttle. Confirm directly before booking.
Make a night of it
Stay nearby
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Choose dates on the hotel’s official site for current rates and availability.
Transit
Metro A Line: Pomona North and La Verne/Fairplex
Metro A Line serves Pomona North and La Verne/Fairplex. The latter is in La Verne, across Arrow Highway from the Fairplex campus; it is not a Fairplex event entrance. Use current Metro and Foothill Transit planning for onward travel and the return trip.
Official information — Metro A Line: Pomona North and La Verne/Fairplex ↗ · Source collected · Due for a fresh check
Pomona North: separate Metro and Metrolink platforms
Metrolink publishes Pomona North at 205 Santa Fe Street, Pomona. Its San Bernardino Line and the Metro A Line use separate platforms; Metro is on the north side toward Garey Avenue. This is not the downtown station. Confirm the current timetable and boarding point.
Official information — Pomona North: separate Metro and Metrolink platforms ↗ · Source collected · Due for a fresh check
Pomona Transit Center and Foothill Transit
Foothill Transit publishes the Pomona Transit Center at 100 W. Commercial Street. Use its current routes, including Silver Streak, to plan regional and local connections. The bus center and downtown train station have different published addresses. Stop changes and return service need checking.
Official information — Pomona Transit Center and Foothill Transit ↗ · Source collected · Due for a fresh check
Fairplex connections: check the current Line 197 trip
Use Foothill Transit Line 197 information for the current route and stops serving the Fairplex area. A campus stop is not necessarily the gate used by your event. Special fair or sports shuttles from earlier events are not assumed to operate today.
Official information — Fairplex connections: check the current Line 197 trip ↗ · Source collected · Due for a fresh check
Accessibility
Fairplex accessible arrival
Fairplex describes accessible entrances, washrooms and parking in its lots, subject to availability. Its accessibility page names the Sheraton hotel at Gate 3 off McKinley Avenue for ADA drop-off and pickup. Confirm the route to the particular event; that guidance is not a general rideshare authorization.
Official information — Fairplex accessible arrival ↗ · Source collected · Due for a fresh check
Wheelchair access and elevator checks
Metro publishes accessible bus and rail boarding guidance. Check elevator and service alerts and the destination’s entrance before travel; an accessible station does not prove an uninterrupted step-free path all the way to a venue.
Official information — Wheelchair access and elevator checks ↗ · Source collected · Due for a fresh check
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