After criticism, the police withdrew a request to close the park this weekend during WorldPride, an international celebration for the L.G.B.T.Q. community.

Dupont Circle Park remains closed after a shooting and double stabbing on Saturday evening, leaving some frustrated with the extended closure.

Mayor Muriel E. Bowser said she regrets opening Dupont Circle Park after Saturday’s stabbings. Her decision came after law enforcement recommended the park be closed for a few days during WorldPride ...

In a reversal just hours before the WorldPride parade, the fencing around Dupont Circle Park is being removed.

Dupont Circle will be open to visitors the weekend of the WorldPride D.C. parade after all. It’s the latest update in a weeklong back-and-forth over whether the historic neighborhood would be open for ...

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

For the first time, the park at the heart of the District’s historic LGBTQ neighborhood will be closed to the public for all ...

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 than ...

D.C. police Chief Pamela Smith announced she formally rescinded the request to close Dupont Circle during a key weekend of WorldPride.

In 2023, the National Park Service reported that following the Pride weekend events, the Dupont Circle Park was vandalized, resulting in approximately $175,000 in damage to the historic fountain.

After days of flip-flopping and backlash from the community, D.C. officials will close Dupont Circle Park through WorldPride festivities this weekend.