Traffic Advisory | Ward 7 Juneteenth Parade and Opal’s Walk for Freedom

Wednesday, June 17, 2026

On Friday, June 19, 2026, the Ward 7 Juneteenth Parade and Opal’s Walk for Freedom 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:

On Friday, June 19, 2026, from 06:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., the following streets will be posted as Emergency No Parking:

• Branch Avenue between Alabama Avenue and Randle Circle, SE

• Randle Circle and Minnesota Avenue, SE

On Friday, June 19, 2026, from approximately 08:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., the following streets will be closed to vehicular traffic.  Residential traffic will be able to access their homes when it is safe to do so. 

• Branch Avenue between Alabama Avenue and Randle Circle, SE

• Alabama Avenue between 34th Street and Branch Avenue, SE

• Alabama Avenue between 32nd Street and Branch Avenue, SE

• Randle Circle and Minnesota Avenue, SE

• Q Street from Branch Avenue to 31st Street, SE

• P Street from Branch Avenue to 30th Street, SE

• O Street from Branch Avenue to Carpenter Street, SE

• O Street from Branch Avenue to 30th Street, SE

• Highwood Drive from Branch Avenue to Nash Place, SE

• Nash Place from Branch Avenue to 30th Street, SE 

• Pope Street from Branch Avenue to 34th Street, SE

• N Street from Branch Avenue to 30th Street, SE

• M Street from Branch Avenue to 33rd Place, SE

• Anacostia Road from Branch Avenue to M Street, SE 

• Massachusetts Avenue from Anacostia Road to Branch Avenue, SE 

• Massachusetts Avenue from 34th Street to Randle Circle, SE

• M Place from Minnesota Avenue to Branch Avenue, SE

• Fort Dupont Drive from Randle Circle, SE to Fort Davis Drive, SE

• Lyndale Place from Branch Avenue to Minnesota Avenue, SE

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