UC Homecoming features Nov. 9 parade
Students, faculty and staff are advised to plan ahead to avoid road closures and parking restrictions
The University of Cincinnati will host a Homecoming parade starting 11:30 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 9 before UC takes on the University of Connecticut at Nippert Stadium.
PARADE AT 11:30 A.M., NOV. 9: Around the University of Cincinnati campus, some streets will close during the late-morning hours on Saturday, Nov. 9, while traffic and parking on other nearby streets will be restricted.
University of Cincinnati Homecoming activities Nov. 9 will feature the annual Homecoming parade around campus starting at 11:30 a.m. and the football game at 3:30 p.m. at UC’s historic Nippert Stadium.
Road closures
UC’s Homecoming parade at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 9, will affect the following streets around campus:
- Calhoun Street, between Vine Street and Clifton Avenue, will close at 10:30 a.m.
- Clifton Avenue, between McMillan Avenue and Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, will close at 11 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 Street will be closed for 90 minutes beginning at 10:30 a.m.; entry into the Clifton Court and Stratford parking garage from Clifton Avenue will be closed for 90 minutes beginning at 11 a.m. Get additional parking details (including the opportunity to purchase prepaid, discounted gameday parking) and gameday/tailgate details.
The 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 12:30 p.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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