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DuPont Circle park to close

National Park Service closes D.C.’s historic Dupont Circle Park during WorldPride

The park has been the site of some of the capital’s earliest Pride celebrations, LGBTQ protests and AIDS memorial services.

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National Park Service to close Dupont Circle for WorldPride DC this weekend

The National Park Service and U.S. Park Police decided to close Dupont Circle Park for WorldPride DC this weekend, government sources said. Eight-foot-tall metal fencing now surrounds the popular gathering spot at the heart of a bustling neighborhood.

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Dupont Circle park to close after all for WorldPride weekend

After days of uncertainty, the National Park Service shut down Dupont Circle for this weekend's Pride festivities, even after a community backlash to the idea and the D.C. police chief withdrawing her request to close it.

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Fencing around Dupont Circle comes down just in time for Pride's biggest weekend

As the fencing around Dupont Circle Park came down late Saturday morning, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser and the National ...

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National Park Service alters course, opening up Dupont Circle for Pride events

The National Park Service (NPS) on Saturday backpedaled again on closing the notorious Dupont Circle Park for this weekend’s WorldPride events, removing the barricades that were put up less ...

Hours before WorldPride, US Park Police, NPS reopen key Pride gathering spot

Hours before the Capital Pride Parade during WorldPride in Washington, fencing at a key gathering spot for Pride celebrations ...

Dupont Circle whiplash continues as park reopens, fencing comes down hours before parade

"To prevent the recurrence of prior years' incidents, particularly with the demands of World Pride 2025, the Metropolitan Police Department requests the closure of Dupont Circle Park to the public and ...

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