The Capital Pride Alliance is frustrated and disappointed in the National Park Service’s decision - again - to close Dupont Circle during the culmination of WorldPride this weekend. This beloved ...

Federal officials said D.C.’s historic Dupont Circle Park would be closed during the key weekend of World Pride – then two D.C. Council members said the decision was reversed and the park will ...

Update: On June 7, the day of the Pride parade, the parks department reopened Dupont Circle hours before Pride began. Even in the late 1980s, when being gay on Capitol Hill meant carrying secrets ...

“The Capital Pride Alliance is frustrated and disappointed in the National Park Service’s decision - again - to close Dupont Circle during the culmination of WorldPride this weekend.

“The Capital Pride Alliance is frustrated and disappointed in the National Park Service’s decision - again - to close Dupont Circle during the culmination of WorldPride this weekend.

In 2023, the Dupont Circle fountain sustained $175,000 in damage, Park Police said.

In 2019, during Pride weekend, an individual was arrested in Dupont Circle Park after gunshots were heard in the park, causing people to flee the area, believing there may have been an active shooter.

Pride Matters Dupont Circle whiplash continues as park reopens, fencing comes down hours before parade According to a spokesperson for Mayor Muriel Bowser, the fencing was taken down at her request.

The National Park Service (NPS) was going to close Dupont Circle Park in Washington, D.C., from Thursday to Monday during WorldPride — a site traditionally used by the city’s LGBTQ for gatherings.

The Capital Pride Parade will take place Saturday, June 10, traveling a 1.5 mile route from Dupont Circle to Logan Circle. The stations Metro projected to be the busiest during the parade are ...