The Capital Pride Parade and Capital Pride Block Party will take place on Saturday, June 20, 2026, and the Capital Pride Festival will be held on Sunday, June 21, 2026, in the District of Columbia.  In conjunction with this event, there will be parking restrictions and a street closure motorists should take into consideration:

 

Capital Pride Parade and Block Party

 

The Capital Pride Parade will assemble on 15th Street from Rhode Island Avenue to U Street, NW and proceed east on T Street, NW south on 14th Street, NW east on Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, where it will disband on 7th Street from Pennsylvania Avenue, NW to Independence Avenue, SW. The Capital Pride Block Party will take place on 17th Street from P Street to R Street, NW.

 

Motorists looking to traverse Northwest and downtown DC may use U Street, Massachusetts Avenue, Independence Avenue, 17th Street, NW, and the 3rd Street Tunnel. 

 

Please note, although vehicular traffic will not be able to cross 14th Street between U Street, NW and Constitution Avenue, NW during the parade, residents will still be able to access their homes if they live east or west of 14th Street. If you live between 16th Street and 14th Street from U Street to Rhode Island Avenue, NW, please approach from 16th Street and officers will assist you getting home.

 

Residents and visitors needing to access the downtown corridor east of 14th Street, NW (City Center, Chinatown, and Capital One Arena) may enter from the east. These areas will experience intermittent traffic closures and motorists should expect delays.

 

The following streets will be posted as Emergency No Parking from Saturday, June 20, 2026, at 4:00 a.m. through Sunday, June 21, 2026, at 1:00 a.m.:

• T Street from 16th Street to 14th Street, NW
• P Street from 16th Street to 14th Street, NW
• Massachusetts Avenue from 15th Street to Thomas Circle, NW (Eastbound lanes only)
• New York Avenue from 15th Street to 14th Street, NW
• H Street from 17th Street to 13th Street, NW
• G Street from 15th Street to 13th Street, NW
• F Street from 15th Street to 13th Street, NW
• Pennsylvania Avenue from 14th Street to 7th Street, NW
• 17th Street from S Street to P Street, NW
• 15th Street from U Street to Rhode Island Avenue, NW
• 14th Street from U Street to Constitution Avenue, NW

 

The following streets will be closed to vehicle traffic from Saturday, June 20, 2026, at 6:00 a.m. through Sunday, June 21, 2026, at 1:00 a.m.:

 

• 17th Street from New Hampshire Avenue to Massachusetts Avenue, NW
• Corcoran Street from 18th Street to 16th Street, NW
• Q Street from 18th Street to 16th Street, NW
• Church Street from 18th Street to 16th Street, NW

 

The following streets will be closed to vehicle traffic on Saturday, June 20, 2026, from approximately 10:00 a.m. to 11:59 p.m.:

 

• 15th Street from U Street to Massachusetts Avenue, NW
• T Street from 16th Street to 14th Street, NW
• Swann Street from 16th Street to 14th Street, NW
• S Street from 16th Street to 14th Street, NW
• R Street from 16th Street to 14th Street, NW
• Corcoran Street from 16th Street to 14th Street, NW
• Q Street from 16th Street to 14th Street, NW
• Church Street from 16th Street to 14th Street, NW
• P Street from 16th Street to 14th Street, NW
• O Street from 16th Street to 15th Street, NW

 

The following streets will be closed to vehicle traffic on Saturday, June 20, 2026, from approximately 1:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m.:

• Wallach Place from 14th Street to 13th Street, NW 
• T Street from 14th Street to 13th Street, NW
• S Street from 14th Street to 13th Street, NW
• Riggs Road from 14th Street to 13th Street, NW
• R Street from 14th Street to 13th Street, NW
• Corcoran Street from 14th Street to 13th Street, NW
• Q Street from 14th Street to 13th Street, NW
• P Street from 14th Street to Logan Circle, NW
• Rhode Island Avenue from Scott Circle to Logan Circle, NW
• N Street from 15th Street to Vermont Avenue, NW
• Vermont Avenue from N Street to K Street, NW
• Massachusetts Avenue ramps to Thomas Circle from 15th Street to 13th Street, NW (Massachusetts Avenue will continue to flow east/west under Thomas Circle, NW)
• M Street from 15th Street to 13th Street, NW
• Green Court from 14th Street to Massachusetts Avenue, NW
• L Street from 15th Street to 13th Street, NW
• K Street from 17th Street to 13th Street, NW
• I Street from 15th Street to 13th Street, NW
• Zei Alley from 15th Street to 14th Street, NW
• H Street from 17th Street to 13th Street, NW
• New York Avenue from 15th Street to 9th Street, NW
• G Street from 15th Street to 13th Street, NW 
• F Street from 15th Street to 13th Street, NW
• E Street from 15th Street to13th Street, NW
• D Street from 9th Street to 7th Street, NW
• Pennsylvania Avenue from 15th Street to 12th Street, NW
• Constitution Avenue from 15th Street to 7th Street, NW
• 15th Street from Rhode Island Avenue to Massachusetts Avenue, NW
• 14th Street from U Street, NW to Constitution Avenue, NW
• 13th Street from E Street to Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
• 12th Street from Constitution Avenue to E Street, NW
• 12th Street Tunnel to include the I-395 northbound exit 3 toward 12th Street Expressway and the westbound I-395 exit 4B toward 12th Street, NW Downtown
• 11th Street from Pennsylvania Avenue to E Street, NW
• 10th Street from Constitution Avenue to E Street, NW
• 9th Street from Constitution Avenue to E Street, NW
• 7th Street from Independence Avenue to E Street, NW

 

Capital Pride Festival

 

The following streets will be posted as Emergency No Parking and closed to vehicle traffic from Friday, June 19, 2026, at 7:00 p.m. through Monday, June 22, 2026, at 6:00 a.m.:

 

• 3rd Street from Pennsylvania Avenue, NW to Jefferson Drive, SW
• Pennsylvania Avenue from 3rd Street to 7th Street, NW
• Constitution Avenue from 3rd Street to 7th Street, NW
• 4th Street from Madison Drive to Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
• 6th Street from C Street to Constitution Avenue, NW

 

The following streets will be closed to vehicle traffic from Friday, June 19, 2026, at 7:00 p.m. through Monday, June 22, 2026, at 6:00 a.m.:

 

• Pennsylvania Avenue from 3rd Street to 7th Street, NW
• 3rd Street from Pennsylvania Avenue, NW to Independence Avenue, SW
• Constitution Avenue from 3rd Street to 7th Street, NW
• 4th Street from Pennsylvania Avenue to Independence Avenue, SW
• 6th Street from C Street to Constitution Avenue, NW

 

On Sunday, June 21, 2026, from 8:00 a.m. until 11:59 p.m., the following streets may be closed to vehicle traffic intermittently for public safety:

 

• Pennsylvania Avenue from 7th Street to 9th Street, NW
• 7th Street from D Street to Constitution Avenue, NW

 

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

 

All street closures and listed times are subject to change based upon prevailing or unexpected conditions.

 

The public should expect parking restrictions along the street and should be guided by the posted emergency no parking signage. All vehicles that are parked in violation of the emergency no parking signs will be ticketed and towed.

 

Motorists could encounter possible delays if operating in the vicinity of this event and may wish to consider alternative routes.  The Metropolitan Police Department and the D.C. Department of Transportation also wishes to remind motorists in the vicinity of this event to proceed with caution as increased pedestrian traffic can be anticipated.

 

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