DC VegFest 2011: How to Get There - NOTE: THERE ARE ROAD CLOSURES!

Sept. 23 UPDATE: There are planned road closures around the venue for a World Bank/IMF meeting. Click on the map to the right for a larger view (you'll also be able to quickly locate your favorite exhibitors!) -- and read the updated directions below. Also, read more about the road closures on WJLA.com.

The DC VegFest is conveniently located at George Washington University on the Univ. Yard, just 4 blocks from the Foggy Bottom/GWU Metro station on the orange and blue lines:

2000 block of H St., NW
Washington, D.C. 20052

Since this is an outdoor event, dogs are welcome! Please keep your animal companions on a leash and with you the entire time as we are expecting a large crowd.

For a map, click here.

By Metro

If you are coming from the Orange and Blue lines:

Take the Foggy Bottom/GWU stop. Exit on I Street NW and walk south to 21st Street NW and make a right. Then make a left on H Street NW where VegFest will be located on your right on the University Yard.

If you are coming from the Red line:

Take the Farragut North stop. Exit on 17 Street NW and walk south on 17th Street NW until your reach I Street NW, where you’ll make a right. Then make a left on 2st Street NW and another left on H Street NW where VegFest will be located on your right in the University Yard.

By Car

If you are coming from Virginia:
 
Take I-395 N towards Washington. Take exit 8B to VA-27 N toward Arlington Memorial Bridge and keep left. Then, turn right at Arlington Memorial Bridge. Continue on Lincoln Memorial Circle NW, and then turn left on 23rd Street NW. Make a right at H Street NW and continue to the intersection at 21st St NW. Please note that the intersections of 20th/H St NW and at 20th/G St NW will be closed by the Metropolitan Police Department, and no traffice will be permitted through these intersections in any direction. We advise visitors to view information about these road closures here before planning their route.
 
If you are coming from Maryland:
 
Go south on I-270 towards I-495 S to Virginia. Then, take George Washington Memorial Parkway via exit 43-44. Exit onto US-29 towards Washington. Merge right onto Whitehurst Freeway NW. Then, make a slight right on K Street NW. Keep going on K Street until you reach the Washington Circle NW. When you enter the Washington Circle NW, take the second exit onto 23rd Street NW. Then turn left on H Street NW and continue to the intersection at 21st St NW. Please note that the intersections of 20th/H St NW and at 20th/G St NW will be closed by the Metropolitan Police Department, and no traffice will be permitted through these intersections in any direction. We advise visitors to view information about these road closures here before planning their route.

Parking:

As of January 2010, parking meter payment around GW University are enforced on Saturdays and include a two hour time limit. Please read and follow signs carefully to ensure you are not ticketed or towed. Parking garages are also available in the area and fees vary according to location and operator.