02/05/2026
๐๐ฉ๐จ๐ญ๐ฌ๐ฒ๐ฅ๐ฏ๐๐ง๐ข๐, ๐
๐ซ๐๐๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ค๐ฌ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ญ๐๐๐๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฐ๐๐ฅ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ค ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐๐๐๐๐
Spotsylvania, Fredericksburg and Stafford officials are advising the public that a group of Buddhist monks are expected to make its way through Spotsylvania County and the City February 5-6, 2026, as part of the Walk for Peace to Washington, D.C.
The group is expected to enter Spotsylvania from Caroline County TOMORROW, Feb. 5, 2026, on northbound U.S. 1 mid-morning.
โพThey will continue on U.S. Route 1 with planned stops along the route.
โพA lunch stop is scheduled at the Thornburg fire station ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐ป๐ผ ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐๐ป๐ถ๐๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฝ๐๐ฏ๐น๐ถ๐ฐ ๐ฒ๐ป๐ด๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐.
โพAs they pass the Interstate 95 overpass near Southpoint, they will turn right on Market Street before turning right on Spotsylvania Avenue, where the walk concludes for an overnight stop at Lee Hill Building 1, 10300 Spotsylvania Ave., in Spotsylvania County. ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐ฐ๐น๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐โ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐น๐ธ ๐ถ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ป๐น๐ ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐๐ป๐ถ๐๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฝ๐๐ฏ๐น๐ถ๐ฐ ๐ฒ๐ป๐ด๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ถ๐น๐น ๐ผ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐๐ฟ ๐ผ๐๐๐ฑ๐ผ๐ผ๐ฟ๐, ๐๐ผ ๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐บ๐น๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ผ๐๐ป๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฒ๐
๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐น๐ผ๐ ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐. Attendees should park in the front of the building.
โพAbout 7 a.m. February 6, the monks plan to walk north on Spotsylvania Avenue, cross Mine Road, and continue onto Falcon Drive, where the Fredericksburg Police Department will begin es**rting the group. The procession will turn right on Lafayette Boulevard, left on Sophia Street, and then right on the Chatham Bridge into Stafford County.
โพThere are no planned stops in the City of Fredericksburg.
โพInformation on Stafford County travel routes will be shared in a follow-up announcement on by Stafford County Government on Thursday, February 5, 2026.
The Spotsylvania Sheriffโs Office will es**rt the group and provide security to ensure the safety of the monks, spectators and motorists in the county. The Fredericksburg Police Department will es**rt the group and provide security during their journey through the city into Stafford.
๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ ๐ธ๐ป๐ผ๐:
โพExpect traffic delays along U.S. Route 1 before, during and after the walk. Motorists should consider alternate routes as northbound lanes will be shut down and southbound lanes are expected to be heavily congested from early afternoon through the late evening hours Feb. 5.
โพExpect traffic delays on Lafayette Boulevard, Sophia Street and on William Street over Chatham Bridge on Friday, Feb. 6, between 8 a.m. and 11 a.m., when all travel lanes on these three stretches of road will be restricted as the procession moves through the route. Motorists will be required to travel on alternate routes during this time.
โพDrivers should use caution, slow down and be patient while traveling in the area.
โพResidents wishing to observe or attend are asked to follow all posted restrictions and instructions from law enforcement.
โพRespect surrounding properties and the peaceful nature of the event.
โพBe mindful of the monksโ space. Do not approach or attempt to walk behind or follow them.
โพSupporters should quietly line streets along the route where it is legal and safe.
๐๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ฒโ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ณ๐ฒ๐๐, ๐ฝ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ:
โพStay out of roadways and avoid obstructing traffic.
โพDo not walk in front of moving vehicles.
โพDo not stop or park in travel lanes.
โพDo not block driveways to homes or businesses.
We appreciate the communityโs cooperation and understanding as we work to ensure a safe and smooth passage for all. ๐ง๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐ฎ ๐ฑ๐๐ป๐ฎ๐บ๐ถ๐ฐ ๐๐ถ๐๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฝ๐น๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฏ๐ท๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ๐ป๐ด๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต๐ผ๐๐ ๐ป๐ผ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ. Follow the Spotsylvania County government page for updates before and during the monksโ journey through the county and Fredericksburg City government page as they proceed through the city.
Members of the public who wish to follow the Walk for Peace daily route can find updates on Facebook , where the group announces planned daily stops. ๐๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐ถ๐บ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ป๐ผ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐ฎ๐น๐น ๐๐๐ผ๐ฝ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐๐ฏ๐น๐ถ๐ฐ. Follow the pilgrimageโs real-time location online at https://dhammacetiya.com/walk-for-peace/live-map/.
The Walk for Peace is a 2,300-mile pilgrimage that began in Fort Worth, Texas, in October 2025 and concludes in Washington, D.C., in February 2026. It is intended to promote peace, loving kindness and compassion as the Buddhist monks make their way through communities across the southeastern United States.
