The 2026 Homecoming Parade will take place on Friday, October 9. Due to College Road construction, the parade will follow a modified route through the Wexner Medical Center. From approximately 5:15 p.m. until 7:30 p.m., multiple road closures, CABS service changes and parking impacts will occur.
All are encouraged to review impact details, plan ahead and allow extra travel time.
Road Closures
- Cannon Drive between Woody Hayes Drive and Medical Center Drive
- Please note: Southbound Cannon Drive between Herrick Drive and Med Center Drive will remain open.
- 10th Avenue between Cannon Drive and Neil Avenue
- Medical Center Drive adjacent to Meiling Hall
- Neil Avenue between 9th Avenue and 12th Avenue
- 12th Avenue between Neil Avenue and College Road
- College Road between 12th Avenue and 11th Avenue
Campus Area Bus Service (CABS) Changes
Available Service
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View map of CABS routes running during Homecoming Parade
- Buckeye Express (BE): 15 min. (DETOURED)
- Inbound service will detour via Tuttle Park Place and Annie and John Glenn Avenue
- Service will only be available at westbound Woodruff Avenue stops.
- No service to:
- eastbound Woodruff stop
- 15/High, Ohio Union
- Campus Connector (CC): 15 min. (DETOURED)
- Inbound service will detour via Tuttle Park Place and Annie and John Glenn Avenue
- Service will only be available at westbound Woodruff Avenue stops.
- No service to:
- eastbound Woodruff stops
- 15/High
- Ohio Union
- Siebert
- Mack
- Herrick Hub
- 11th Worthington
- East Residential (ER): 15 min.
- Med Center Express (MC): 10 min.
- *Major service delays are anticipated as the parade travels through the medical center campus.
- Northwest Connector (NWC): 30 min.
No Service
- Campus Loop South (CLS)
- Wexner Medical Center (WMC) Shuttle for Patients and Visitors
CABS On-Demand and paratransit will be available, however service delays and limited access to pick-up points within the parade route are anticipated.
Regular CABS service will resume once roadways reopen.
Parking
Visit the CampusParc website for information about parking impacts.
Homecoming Parade
Visit the homecoming website for additional event information.