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. Maps illustrating the closed park and district areas are 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. 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: National Mall Segment Bounded by 3rd Street, Madison Drive NW, 4th Street, and Jefferson Drive SW • 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 Segment Bounded by 4th Street, Madison Drive NW, 7th Street, and Jefferson Drive SW
• 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 17, 2026, at approximately 11:59 p.m. (times on this date may be subject to change based on operational and law-enforcement needs.) Exceptions to this closure are described below:
• Starting at approximately 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, June 24, the site will be open to the public, subject to security screening and capacity limits to protect life and safety, during the times indicated below through Friday, July 10 at 11:00 p.m. At the below times, the site is opened other than those areas being used by the permittee to run the event; the public is not allowed in those areas being utilized for event logistics and services within the impacted area that are delineated by fencing, signage, or other reasonable measures.
o Wednesday, June 24: approximately 4:00 p.m. until approximately 9:30 p.m.
o Thursday, June 25 – Saturday, June 27: 10:00 a.m. until 11:00 p.m., daily
o Sunday, June 28 – Tuesday, June 30: 10:00 a.m. until 9:00 p.m., daily
o Wednesday, July 1 – Friday, July 3: 10:00 a.m. until 11:00 p.m., daily.
o Saturday, July 4: 10:00 a.m. until midnight.
o Sunday, July 5 – Wednesday, July 8: 10:00 a.m. until 9:00 p.m., daily.
o Thursday, July 9 – Friday, July 10: 10:00 a.m. until 11:00 p.m., daily.
National Mall Segment Bounded by 7th Street, Madison Drive NW, 14th Street, and Jefferson Drive SW
• 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 17, 2026, at approximately 11:59 p.m. (times on this date may be subject to change based on operational and law-enforcement needs.) Exceptions to this closure are described below:
• Starting at approximately 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, June 24, the site will be open to the public, subject to security screening and capacity limits to protect life and safety, during the times indicated below through Friday, July 10 at 11:00 p.m. At the below times, the site is opened other than those areas being used by the permittee to run the event; the public is not allowed in those areas being utilized for event logistics and services within the impacted area that are delineated by fencing, signage, or other reasonable measures.
o Wednesday, June 24: approximately 4:00 p.m. until approximately 9:30 p.m.
o Thursday, June 25 – Saturday, June 27: 10:00 a.m. until 11:00 p.m., daily
o Sunday, June 28 – Tuesday, June 30: 10:00 a.m. until 9:00 p.m., daily
o Wednesday, July 1 – Friday, July 3: 10:00 a.m. until 11:00 p.m., daily.
o Saturday, July 4: 10:00 a.m. until midnight.
o Sunday, July 5 – Wednesday, July 8: 10:00 a.m. until 9:00 p.m., daily.
o Thursday, July 9 – Friday, July 10: 10:00 a.m. until 11:00 p.m., daily.
Further, temporary road closures will be implemented at the following locations From Thursday, June 11, 2026, at 6:00 a.m. to Monday, July 20, 8:00 pm p.m. the following streets will be closed to vehicle traffic during the hours the FIFA World Cup Fan Zone site is open to spectators (see Table 1): • Madison Drive NW from 3rd Street to 4th Street NW
• Jefferson Drive SW from 3rd Street to 4th Street SW
Beginning at midnight on Wednesday, June 17, 2026, until 11:59 p.m. on Friday, July 17, the following streets will be closed to vehicle traffic: • Madison Drive NW between 3rd Street and 14th Street
• Jefferson Drive SW between 3rd Street and 14th Street
• 12th Street between Madison Drive NW and Constitution Avenue
• 12th Street between Jefferson Drive SW and Independence Avenue
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/ Superintendent, National Mall and Memorial Parks 6/17/26
Table 1: Detailed Schedule of FIFA Fan Zone Open Hours
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Last updated: June 18, 2026