Parking for Homecoming Week 2022
Summary
Effective: Oct 5-8, 2022
Full Description
Homecoming 2022 is upon us and there will be a variety of special events taking place that will impact parking in the center of campus. Below is an overview of areas that will be impacted as well as parking alternatives to help minimize the disruptions from October 5-8, 2022.
- Wednesday, Oct 5th:
- Starting at 6:00 pm, 35 spaces will be reserved in the OD & Zable Stadium Lots for the WMF Reception
- Thursday, Oct 6th:
- Starting at 7:00 am 30 spaces will be reserved in the School of Ed lot 6 & 8 to accommodate the WMF Meetings.
- 15 Spaces on Alumni Dr will be reserved all day for Homecoming Registration
- Parking demand will gradually increase in the core of campus as the day goes on, there will be many reservations in the vicinity the Sunken Garden primarily in the Old Dominion lot & James Blair lot and roadside spaces to support the setup. In the early evening the uppermost areas along James Blair Drive near the K&Q Gate will be reserved facilitate the first events.
- 50 parking spaces have been leased for displaced F/S use in the First Baptist Church Lot on Scotland St
- Friday, Oct 7th:
- Starting at 7:00 am 30 spaces will be reserved in the School of Ed lot 6 & 8 to accommodate the WMF Meetings
- Demand increases all day in the core of campus. Areas near the Alumni House, Old Dominion & James Blair lots and most spaces along James Blair Drive will carry special event reservations, vendor and setup activity will increase in preparation for the events in the Sunken Garden
- At 10:30 am demand shifts to spaces in Kaplan Arena Lots will be set aside to support the Scholarship Luncheon, and in the evening the uppermost areas along James Blair Drive near the K&Q Gate will be reserved to support the Sunset Ceremony
- We expect increased traffic associated with Homecoming will be felt across campus. However there are no planned road closures since there will not be a Homecoming Parade.
- Continue use of the 50 F/S parking spaces leased in the First Baptist Church Lot on Scotland St
- Saturday, Oct 8th: The day starts with Football parking (The Zable Stadium lot, Rear Sadler Center lot, Old Dominion lot, Camm Lot, Yates-Randolph lot, James Blair lot and spaces on James Blair Drive, the Compton Lot, the Kaplan Arena Upper & Lower lots, Rear GGV lots, Harrison Ave, and the designated and signed spaces on College Terrace, Bright St, and Dawson Circle) will all be cleared beginning at 7:00 a.m.
- Additional Special event reservations will be posted beyond the areas reserved for football and will follow the game to support the All Alumni Tailgates, YG Party, Class parties and Saturday Night Bash in the SG and many more smaller events on campus.
- Sunday Oct 9th: There are no Homecoming related parking reservations on this day.
Please be on the lookout for Special Events signage, barricades and other traffic and parking control devices. Please don’t hesitate to contact Parking and Transportation Services via email at parked@wm.edu if you have any questions or concerns.
