Plan ahead for UC Homecoming activities and street closures
Oct. 6 parade occupies streets near campus
University of Cincinnati Homecoming activities Oct. 6 will feature the annual Homecoming parade around campus starting at 8 a.m. and the football game versus Tulane University at noon at UC’s historic Nippert Stadium.
PARADE ROUTE AND STREET CLOSINGS
UC’s Homecoming parade at 8 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 6, will affect the following streets around campus:
- Calhoun Street, between Vine Street and Clifton Avenue, will close at 7 a.m.
- Clifton Avenue, between McMillan Avenue and Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, will close at 7:30 a.m.
- Eastbound traffic on Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, between Clifton Avenue and Woodside Drive, will be restricted prior to the start of the parade. The eastbound right-hand lane (the lane closest to campus) will be closed; the middle and left-hand lanes will remain open. Westbound traffic will remain unaffected.
Also, entry into the Calhoun parking garage from Calhoun St. will be closed 90 minutes beginning at 7 a.m.; entry into the Clifton Court and Stratford parking garage from Clifton Ave. will be closed for 90 minutes beginning at 7:30 a.m. Get additional parking details (including the opportunity to purchase prepaid, discounted gameday parking) and gameday/tailgate details.
Parade lineup will occur the full length of Calhoun Street from Vine Street to Clifton Avenue. The parade route runs north from the corner of Calhoun and Clifton avenues to the intersection of Clifton and Martin Luther King Jr. Drive. See the campus map.
All parking and regular driving routes will be reinstated near the Homecoming parade’s anticipated end by approximately 9:15 a.m.
For more information on UC Homecoming activities, see the complete UC Homecoming news release or visit the UC Alumni Association’s Homecoming website.
Information on purchasing tickets to the Homecoming football game is available at the UC Athletics website.
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