Two parades in one weekend is a traveler's traffic nightmare.
The National Cherry Blossom Festival Parade and Emancipation Day Parade will take place this Saturday in D.C. -- and to make way for performers, bands, floats and the like, many roads will be closed for the duration of the festivities.
Here is a list of road closures, so you know which streets to avoid:
Avoid these roads during National Cherry Blossom Festival Parade:
Saturday, 3 a.m.-2 p.m.:
- Madison Drive NW from 4th to 14th Street
- Jefferson Drive SW from 4th to 14th Street
- Constitution Avenue NW from 6th to 9th Street
- 7th Street NW from Independence Avenue to Pennsylvania Avenue
Saturday, 9 a.m.-2 p.m.:
- Virginia Avenue from E Street to Constitution Avenue
- 21st Street NW from Virginia Avenue to Constitution Avenue
- 19th Street NW from Constitution Avenue to E Street
- 18th Street NW from E Street to Constitution Avenue
- 17th Street NW from Independence Avenue to E Street
- 16th Street NW from Independence to Pennsylvania Avenue
- 14th Street NW from Independence to Pennsylvania Avenue
- 12th Street NW from Independence to Pennsylvania Avenue
- 10th Street NW from Constitution to Pennsylvania Avenue
- 9th Street NW from Madison Drive to Pennsylvania Avenue
- Constitution Avenue NW from 9th to 23rd Street
Avoid these roads during the Emancipation Day Parade:
Saturday, 7:30 a.m.-midnight:
- E Street NW from 13th to 14th streets
- Pennsylvania Avenue NW from 12th to 14th streets
- 13th Street NW from E Street to Pennsylvania Avenue
Saturday, 9:30 a.m.-2 p.m.:
- Indiana Avenue NW from 3rd to 7th Street
- 6th Street NW from C to D Street
Saturday, 12 p.m.-2 p.m.:
- Pennsylvania Avenue NW from 4th to 14th Street
- All streets crossing Pennsylvania Avenue NW from 4th to 14th Street closed between Constitution Avenue and E Street
With limited parking and excessive road closures, your best bet would be to take the Metro, hop on the D.C. Circulator or use Capital Bikeshare.
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To see a map of the city road closures, go here.
