Traffic Advisory | Emancipation Day Parade on April 19, 2026

Friday, April 17, 2026

On Sunday, April 19, 2026, the Emancipation Day Parade and Festival will take place in the District of Columbia. In conjunction with this event, there will be parking restrictions and street closures that motorists should take into consideration:

From Friday, April 17, 2026, at 7:00 p.m. until Monday, April 20, 2026, at 5:00 a.m., the following streets will be posted as Emergency No Parking and closed to vehicle traffic:

• Pennsylvania Avenue from 12th Street to 14th Street, NW

• 13th Street from E Street to Pennsylvania Avenue, NW

On Sunday, April 19, 2026, from 6:00 a.m. until 11:00 p.m., the following streets will be posted as Emergency No Parking:

• Pennsylvania Avenue from 7th Street to 12th Street, NW

• 7th Street from E Street to Constitution Avenue, NW

• 11th Street from E Street to Pennsylvania Avenue, NW

• 12th Street from E Street to Constitution Avenue, NW

On Sunday, April 19, 2026, from 11:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m., the following streets will be closed to vehicle traffic:

• 7th Street from D Street to Constitution Avenue, NW

• Pennsylvania Avenue from 9th Street to 6th Street, NW

On Sunday, April 19, 2026, from 11:00 a.m. until 11:00 p.m., the following streets will be closed to vehicle traffic:

• Pennsylvania Avenue from 9th Street to 12th Street, NW

• 12th Street from E Street to Constitution Avenue, NW

For timely traffic information, please visit x.com/DCPoliceTraffic.