Amended Public Notice for Parkland Closures for Great American State Fair and FIFA World Cup Fan Zone

Beginning on June 10, 2026, through July 24, 2026, local time the following National Park Service (NPS) areas will be closed or have public use limits imposed. A map illustrating the closed park and district areas is attached.

Pursuant to 36 C.F.R. § 1.5, beginning on June 10, 2026, the National Park Service (NPS) is imposing a temporary closure of, and public use limit in, certain designated parklands at the National Mall and Memorial Parks in conjunction with the Great American State Fair and the FIFA World Cup Fan Zone, as delineated in the maps below and as further delineated by fencing or other physical barriers. Public entry may be temporarily suspended for safety if attendance in the park area is deemed too dense to safely support additional entry. These closures and public use limits are necessary to provide for public and participant safety and event security needs, as confirmed by the evaluation of the United States Park Police. These temporary closures, further described below, will remain in place in some areas through approximately July 24, 2026.

This amendment to the June 17 record of determination for these events extends the closure date for some National Mall parklands through 11:59 on July 24 and roads through approximately 08:00 p.m. on July 22. These extensions are necessary to ensure worker and public safety during the removal of temporary structures and clearing of the site. This work involves moving and loading heavy equipment, staging debris from disassembly of temporary structures, and trucks moving in and out of the event site. These activities could endanger pedestrians and vehicles if the public were permitted in the area. The United States Park Police (USPP) has confirmed these closures are necessary for public safety and that less restrictive measures would not suffice.

Closures will be lifted as soon as they are no longer necessary, restoring access to the public as soon as practicable. Violation is prohibited.

Unless otherwise noted, it is anticipated that USPP personnel will restrict pedestrian and vehicle access at the following locations and times—all times are local.

Specifically, there will be temporary visitor access restrictions of the following locations:

Parklands: National Mall Panels between 3^rd Street and 4^th Street

• Starting at 6:00 am on Thursday, June 11, 2026, the site will be open to the public, subject to security screening and capacity limits to protect life and safety, during the times described in Table 1 and will be fully closed to public access outside of those times.
• Starting at approximately 8:00 pm on Sunday, July 19, and continuing until 11:59 p.m. on Friday, July 24, 2026, the site will be fully closed to the public.

National Mall Panels between 4^th Street and 14^th Street

• Starting at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday, June 17, 2026, other than as noted below, a full closure to the public will be in effect, until 11:59 Wednesday, July 24. 2026.

Road Closures: Madison Drive NW, and Jefferson Drive SW between 7^th and 14^th Street

• Starting at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday, June 17, 2026, other than as noted below, a full closure to the public will be in effect, expected to conclude on Wednesday, July 22, 2026, at approximately 8:00 p.m. (times on this date may be subject to change based on operational and law-enforcement needs).

12^th Street between Madison Drive NW and Constitution Avenue

• Starting at midnight on Wednesday, June 17, 2026, until 11:59 p.m. on Wednesday, July 22, 2026.

12^th Street between Jefferson Drive SW and Independence Avenue

• Starting at midnight on Wednesday, June 17, 2026, until 11:59 p.m. on Wednesday, July 22, 2026, the following streets will be closed to vehicle traffic.

For the areas specified above, the public will be allowed entry following security screening measures. Persons passing through these screening measures will be prohibited from possessing the following items:

• Aerosols
• Ammunition
• Animals other than service / guide dogs
• Backpacks and bags exceeding size restrictions (18” x 13” x 7”)
• Balloons
• Bicycles
• Chairs / folding chairs
• Hard-sided coolers (soft-sided coolers within the bag size limit may be individually screened)
• Drones and other unmanned aircraft
• Explosives
• Firearms
• Flammable liquids
• Flipper Zero devices
• Glass, thermal, or metal containers (including personal water bottles)
• Laptops
• Laser pointers
• Mace / pepper spray
• Noise makers
• Packages
• Pineapple Wi-Fi devices
• Pointed umbrellas
• Routers
• Range finders
• Raspberry Pi-enabled devices
• Recreational motorized mobility devices
• Selfie sticks
• Signs exceeding size restrictions (20’ x 3’ x 1⁄4”)
• Signs Not Made of Soft Materials (e.g., paper, cardboard, poster board, cloth, etc.)
• Supports for signs and placards
• Toy guns
• Weapons of any kind
• Structures
• Any other items determined to be potential safety hazards

The National Park Service appreciates the public’s cooperation in this matter.


Kevin L. Griess /s/ 7/14/2026
Superintendent, National Mall and Memorial Parks


Table 1: Detailed Schedule of FIFA Fan Zone Open Hours

Date	Time
Tuesday, July 14	2:00pm – 6:00pm
Wednesday, July 15	2:00pm – 6:00pm
Thursday, July 16	Site Closed
Friday, July 17	Site Closed
Saturday, July 18	4:00pm – 8:00pm
Sunday, July 19	2:00pm – 6:00pm