Party on at H Street, U Street Fests
Just watch out for road closures
Summer might be over, but that's no reason to get off the street.
Today's festivals are enough to make Langston Hughes proud... particularly the Greater U Street Parade and Festival starting at 11 a.m.
The parade runs alongs U Street from 10th to 13th Streets, 13th Street from U to V Streets, and then on V Street from 13th to 14th Street. It will include local high school and college marching bands, youth organizations, politicians, celebrities and U Street retailers (Ben's Chili Bowl, anyone?).
At noon, Ward One councilmember Jim Graham steps up to officially re-name V Street, NW, between 13th and 14th Streets to "Langston Hughes Way."
Then it's festival time 'til 5 p.m. on the newly designated Langston Hughes Way, at the Harrison Recreation Center and the African American Civil War Memorial, with children's activities, health screenings and live entertainment for all.
V Street, NW, between 13th and 14th Streets will be closed to traffic until 6 p.m.
H Street, NE, meanwhile is closed between 10th and 14th Streets until 9 p.m. for -- what else? -- the annual H Street Festival & Bazaar. This year's fun includes more than 30 musical and dance performances, a fashion show preview of DC Fashion Week, face painting, rock climbing, basketball games, carnival games, dog tag making, free health screenings, crafts, and international foods.
The H Street Festival starts at noon and runs until 7 p.m.
Meanwhile, if you're driving around town Sunday, avoid the I-395, aka the Southwest Freeway.
DC's Department of Transportation is scheduled to close a lane on the Southwest Freeway (I-395) on Sunday, September 20, to conduct a field survey in the roadway. The far right lane on the eastbound side of I-395, west of the Francis Case Memorial Bridge, will be closed until approximately 2 p.m. Stay on your left to get by.
