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The annual Chinese Lunar New Year parade will be taking over D.C.’s Chinatown Sunday, shutting down some major streets downtown.
The Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association (CCBA) is putting on the event, which will start at 1:45 p.m. Revelers will be celebrating the Year of the Dragon as a range of cultural performances parade around H Street NW, all culminating in a firecracker show in the middle of the street.
The CCBA has been hosting the annual parade for over 65 years. The association outlines the exact parade route and what spectators can expect on their website.
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D.C. police will be enforcing parking restrictions and street closures during the festivities, which are outlined below.
All lanes on H Street from 6th Street to 7th Street NW will be closed to vehicle traffic on Sunday, Feb. 11, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
The streets below will be posted as “emergency no parking” on Sunday, Feb. 11, from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.:
- H Street from 6th Street to 7th Street NW
- I Street from 5th Street to 8th Street NW
- 8th Street from I Street to G Street NW
- G Street from 8th Street to 7th Street NW
- 7th Street from G Street to I Street NW
- 6th Street from H Street to Massachusetts Avenue NW
The streets below will be closed to vehicle traffic on Sunday, Feb. 11, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.:
- I Street from 5th Street to 7th Street NW
- 6th Street from H Street to Massachusetts Avenue NW
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