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 ...

D.C. police ordered Dupont Circle Park evacuated at the height of a Pride celebration Saturday evening after reports that two men were stabbed and another was shot nearby. In the immediate ...

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 ...

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.

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.

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