Regatta 2023: Some streets and car parks in the University Park will be blocked off

The annual Regatta will be held in the University Park on Friday 28 April. Drivers should be aware that some of the streets and car parks in the University Park will be closed before, during and after the Regatta. Find out which areas will be affected here.

Some streets and car parks in the University Park will be blocked off from 24 April through 1 May. For some staff, this means that it may be necessary to park elsewhere than usual.

If you normally park on or near the University Park campus, please note that some car parks and streets will be closed in connection with the annual Regatta on 28 April, as in previous years.

This year, these changes will affecting traffic and parking in and around the University Park from 24 April through 1 May. If you normally park in these areas, you will need to find a different place to park during this period.

Check the map to find our where and when streets and car parks will be blocked off, or check the list below. Signs will be put up at the affected car parks as well. The road blocks/car park closures indicated on the map/the list are subject to change.

If you have questions, you are welcome to contact staff or volunteers on site.

The following car parks and streets will be closed:

Streets

  • A stretch of Bartholins Allé between Victor Albecks Vej and the Lakeside Lecture Theatres (Wilhelm Meyers Allé) will be blocked of from 24 April at 20:00 until 29 April at 20:00.
  • A stretch of Bartholins Allé starting at Building 1333 and ending about halfway to Vennelyst Boulevard will be blocked off from 24 April at 20:00 to 1 May at 10:00.
  • A stretch of Wilhelm Meyers Allé between the Bartholins Allé intersection and Ole Worms Allé will be blocked off from 26 April at 20:00 until 29 April at 20:00.

Car park

  • The car park next to building 1342 on Victor Albecks Vej will be blocked off from 24 April at 20:00 until 1 May at 10:00.
  • The car park north of the Museum of Natural History on Wilhelm Meyers Allé and the car park south of the Museum of Natural History will be blocked off from 24 April at 20:00 until 1 May at 10:00.
  • The car park next to building 1163 on Ole Worms Allé will be blocked off from 24 April at 20:00 until 1 May at 10:00.
  • The car park next to building 1180 on Ole Worms Allé will be blocked off from 27 April at 17:00 until 29 April at 10:00.

About the Regatta

The Regatta has existed since 1991. The event is organised and run by the students and features the student associations in a relay race across the lake in the University Park. It is held annually in late April or early May and attracts as many as 30,000 spectators.

Read more about the Regatta