Monster Bash Info with Road Closures - Saturday, Oct. 26

Starting at Takoma Park Middle School Parking Lot
7611 Piney Branch Rd, Takoma Park, MD 20912
Saturday, October 26, 2025
1:00 – 4:00 PM (ending time is approx.)
Free

Below is our proposed parade route, we are still awaiting approval from SHA. Please check back for updates.

Monster Bash Street Closures/Bus Detours

Walking is encouraged due to limited parking. In order to hold the event and ensure patron safety, we anticipate the following road blockages:

• Piney Branch Road, from Takoma Park Middle School to Philadelphia Avenue from about 12pm-3pm there will be a rolling street closure. The roadway will be reopened once all parade participants have cleared the roadway.
• The intersections of Chestnut Avenue/Grant Avenue, Philadelphia Avenue/Piney Branch Road, Philadelphia Avenue/Chestnut Avenue, Philadelphia Avenue/Holly Avenue, Philadelphia Avenue/Birch Avenue, Philadelphia Avenue/Cedar Avenue, Philadelphia Avenue/Old Philadelphia Avenue and will have rolling closures between 12pm – 4pm.
• Some residents will not be able to exit their neighborhood while streets are closed for the parade (Hodges Lane, Chestnut Avenue, Holly Avenue, Darwin Avenue and Grant Avenue).
• Once the parade concludes all street closures on Philadelphia will be lifted.
• Philadelphia Avenue/Maple Avenue, Maple Avenue/Grant Avenue, will be closed 1pm-6pm, through the event. Maple Avenue/ Lee Avenue will still be open.
• Residents along Maple Avenue (Philadelphia-Lee) will not be able to exit along Maple Avenue through the event.
• Ahead of the event, detour signs will be placed on Maple Avenue and Piney Branch Road with expected closures and times.
• There will also be no parking signs in the Community Center back parking lot and along Maple Avenue between Philadelphia Avenue and Lee Avenue.
• Ride-On and Metro bus service (including Metro Access) will be interrupted on the aforementioned streets from 11am – 7pm.
• In the event of inclement weather, the Monster Bash will be moved inside Takoma Park Middle School and there will not be any road closures.

Detour signs will be posted and Police will be directing traffic at the main intersections.

Ride On and Metrobus service will be interrupted on the aforementioned streets from 12:00 PM – 7:00 PM.

Maple Ave. will be closed from Philadelphia Ave. to Lee Ave for the duration of the event (inc. set up and clean up)
We are expecting to re-open the streets by 6:00 PM.

Ride-On and Metrobus Information

Ride-On and Metrobus services will be interrupted on the aforementioned streets from 12:00 PM – 7:00 PM.

No Parking Areas

No parking signs will be placed at both parking lots (TPMS and PBES) as well as certain areas of  Grant Ave. and Maple during the event.

For complete information

visit our Monster Bash page.