10/23/2026
FYI!
News Release: South Dakota State University’s homecoming week is underway, and the Brookings Police Department is preparing for Saturday's Hobo Day festivities.
🥁 The Hobo Day Parade starts at 9:30 a.m. Saturday and travels south on Medary Avenue, west on Sixth Street, and then south on Main Avenue downtown.
🚔 To accommodate the parade route, Main Avenue in Downtown Brookings will close to traffic and parking starting at 2:30 a.m. Saturday. Violators will be subject to ticketing and towing.
🚧 Sometime in the early afternoon, based on community safety needs, the Police Department will shut down vehicle traffic in the 300 and 400 blocks of Main Avenue – essentially from Skinner’s Pub to Nick’s Hamburger Shop.
🚧 The 300 and 400 blocks of Main Avenue will be barricaded and monitored. Short-term parking will be allowed for people needing to conduct business within those areas.
🕒 The street closure will remain in force until sometime between 3 a.m. and 6 a.m. Sunday.
🚖 Rideshare drivers are encouraged to pick up customers at the Third or Fifth street intersections of Main Avenue. Those east-west intersections will be open to through traffic. The Fourth Street and Main Avenue intersection will be closed.
📰 Read full news release at https://www.cityofbrookings-sd.gov/m/newsflash/home/detail/5725