Traffic and Parking Information for Founders’ Day Events and Homecoming 2024
Concert, football game and Pride festival to bring thousands to campus
With a concert, football game and several Centennial, homecoming and community celebrations unfolding across campus, the weekend of Sept. 26-29 will be an especially busy time at Duke.
To help with the flow of traffic and congestion and to ensure the safety of community members and visitors on campus in Durham for events, here are some adjustments to keep in mind.
Friday, September 27
Read this A – Z Event Guide for important information about bag checks, security, parking, accessibility and other information for the Centennial Program and Concert.
Among the events happening at Duke on Friday are the dedication of the George and George-Frank Wall Center for Student Life on East Campus at 4 p.m. and a 7:30 p.m. Centennial Founders’ Day Celebration and Concert at Brooks Field at Wallace Wade Stadium featuring Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran, acclaimed Durham-based hip hop artist 9th Wonder and comedian, actress and Duke graduate, Retta.
What you need to know:
- Starting around 4:30 p.m. Friday, and throughout the concert, access to West Campus will be restricted to people with a DukeCard ID, Duke parking permit or concert ticket.
- If you’re attending the concert, review the stadium bag policy and find other key information in this A-Z event guide.
- All Duke bus routes will continue with their normal schedules on Friday evening, though Duke van service will not operate. From 4-11:30 p.m., additional buses will operate on the C1 East-West route. From 6:40 a.m.-11:30 p.m., additional buses will provide extended service for the PR1 route.
- A special Concert Express bus route will run from 5-11:30 p.m. making stops at the Grounds Lot, the Science Drive Garage, the Chemistry Lot, the Circuit Lot and the Research Drive Garage.
- Students, staff and faculty attending the concert are encouraged to leave their cars in their usual parking areas and utilize the additional C-1, PR1 and Concert Express bus routes to be dropped off and picked up near Wallace Wade Stadium.
Saturday, September 28
Duke faces rival North Carolina at Brooks Field at Wallace Wade Stadium for its homecoming football game at 4 p.m. Expect congestion around West Campus.
What you need to know:
- Vehicular access to West Campus will be limited to permit holders.
- General public parking will be available in the Graduate Center (GC) Lot, the H Lot, Research Drive Garage, the Circuit Lot, and Parking Garage 1.
- There will be shuttles running before and after the game between the Graduate Center (GC) Lot and H Lot and the Abele Quad bus stop.
- Head here for more information on game day parking and traffic information and find more details on football game day security, stadium policies and more in this A-Z guide.
A full schedule of Homecoming events can be found on the Duke Alumni website.
Sunday, September 29
The Pride: Durham, NC event will feature a parade that begins at 11 a.m. and will require temporary closures of parts of Trinity Avenue, Main Street, Broad Street, Knox Street and Ninth Street. The event will also include a Community Kickback celebration on East Campus from 1-4 p.m.
What you need to know:
- Expect delays and congestion around East Campus from 10:30 a.m. until 1 p.m.
- Public parking for the parade and Community Kickback will be available on East Campus in the Epworth Lot and nearby at the Smith Warehouse Lots on Maxwell Street.
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