TRAFFIC ADVISORY: HOWARD UNIVERSITY HOMECOMING WEEKEND EVENTS

[Press, MPD (MPD)]

October 22, 2025

 

TRAFFIC ADVISORY: HOWARD UNIVERSITY HOMECOMING WEEKEND EVENTS

  

WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Friday, October 24, 2025, and Saturday, October 25, 2025, Howard University Homecoming Weekend events will take place in the District of the Columbia. In conjunction with these events, there will be parking restrictions and street closures that motorists should take into consideration:

 

From Friday, October 24, 2025, at 6:00 a.m., to Saturday, October 25, 2025, to 11:59 p.m., the following streets will be posted as Emergency No Parking and closed to vehicle traffic for the Yardfest:

 

• 6^th Street from Girard Street to W Street, NW
• Girard Street from Georgia Avenue to 6^th Street, NW
• Fairmont Street from Georgia to 6^th Street, NW
• Howard Place from Georgia to 6^th Street, NW

 

On Saturday, October 25, 2025, from 6:00 a.m. to 9:30 p.m., the following streets will be posted as Emergency No Parking for the Howard University Homecoming Football Game, Parade, and Yardfest:

 

• Georgia Avenue from Columbia Road to Florida Avenue, NW
• Barry Place from Sherman Avenue to Georgia Avenue, NW
• 8^th Street from Barry Place to V Street, NW

• W Street from 9^th Street to 8^th Street, NW
• W Street from Georgia Avenue to 4^th Street, NW
• 4^th Street from W Street to McMillian Drive, NW
• College Street from 6^th Street to 4^th Street, NW
• Bryant Street from 6^th Street to 4^th Street, NW

 

From Friday, October 24, 2025, at 6:00 a.m. to Saturday, October 25, 2025, to 11:59 p.m., the following streets will be closed to vehicle traffic by the Howard University Police Department for the Howard University Homecoming Yardfest:

 

• 6^th Street from Girard Street to W Street, NW
• Girard Street from Georgia Avenue to 6^th Street, NW
• Fairmont Street from Georgia to 6^th Street, NW
• Howard Place from Georgia to 6^th Street, NW

 

On Saturday, October 25, 2025, from approximately 8:30 a.m. to 11:59 p.m., the following streets will be closed to vehicle traffic for the Homecoming Parade, Yardfest, and football game:

 

• Georgia Avenue from Gresham Place to Florida Avenue, NW

(Hospital traffic will be allowed to enter at Georgia and Florida Avenue, NW or

Georgia and V Street, NW)

• Barry Place from 9^th Street to Georgia Avenue, NW
• 8^th Street between Barry Place and V Street, NW
• College Street from 6^th Street to 4^th Street, NW
• Bryant Street from Georgia Avenue to 2^nd Street, NW
• W Street from Georgia Avenue to 4^th Street, NW
• 5^th Street from Gresham Place to McMillan Drive, NW
• 5^th Street from W Street to V Street, NW
• 4^th Street from McMillan Drive to W Street, NW

 

On Saturday, October 25, 2025, from approximately 12:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m., the following streets may be intermittently closed to assist with traffic mitigation or crowd management.  If any of the following closures do occur, access will remain available for local traffic and residents. 

 

• V Street from 9^th Street to Georgia Avenue, NW

(Hospital traffic will be allowed to continue through)

• Gresham Place from Sherman Avenue to Georgia Avenue, NW
• Euclid Street from Sherman Avenue to Georgia Avenue, NW
• Barry Place from Sherman Avenue to 9^th Street, NW
• W Street from 9^th Street to 8^th Street, NW
• 9^th Street from Euclid Street to Florida Avenue, NW
• 8^th Street from V Street to Florida Avenue, NW
• 6^th Street from U Street to Florida Avenue, NW
• 5^th Street from V Street to Florida Avenue, NW
• 4^th Street from W Street to Florida Avenue, NW
• 3^rd Street from Elm Street to Rhode Island Avenue, NW
• 2^nd Street from Bryant Street to Rhode Island Avenue, NW
• Bryant Street from 2^nd Street to First Street, NW
• Adams Street from 2^nd Street to First Street, NW
• W Street from 2^nd Street to First Street, NW
• V Street from 5^th Street to First Street, NW
• U Street from 2^nd Street to First Street, NW
• T Street from 2^nd Street to Rhode Island Avenue, NW
• Elm Street from 5^th Street to 2^nd Street, NW
• Bohrer Street from Florida Avenue to U Street, NW
• U Street from Bohrer Street to 3^rd Street, NW
• T Street from Florida Avenue to 2^nd Street, NW

 

On Saturday, October 25, 2025, from 10:00 a.m. to 11:59 p.m., the following streets will be posted as Emergency No Parking for the Off The Yard Tailgate at the Bullpen and Souled Out Dates at Nationals Park:

 

• Half Street and M Street to N Street, SE
• N Street from South Capitol to First Street, SE

 

On Saturday, October 25, 2025, from approximately 10:00 a.m. to 11:59 p.m., the following streets may be intermittently closed to assist with traffic mitigation or crowd management. 

• Half Street and M Street to N Street, SE
• N Street from South Capitol to First Street, SE

 

For timely traffic information, please visit twitter.com/DCPoliceTraffic.

 

All street closures and listed times are subject to change based upon prevailing or unexpected conditions.

 

The public should expect parking restrictions along the street and should be guided by the posted emergency no parking signage. All vehicles that are parked in violation of the emergency no parking signs will be ticketed and towed.

 

Motorists could encounter possible delays if operating in the vicinity of this event and may wish to consider alternative routes.  The Metropolitan Police Department and the D.C. Department of Transportation also wishes to remind motorists in the vicinity of this event to proceed with caution as increased pedestrian traffic can be anticipated.