Parade Participant Parking, Vehicle Access and Staging Areas

Information from the Parade Rules & Procedures

and Supplemental Information. See the map below.

On Parade Day, all streets on the Parade Route and in the Assembly Area will be posted to prohibit vehicle access and parking commencing at 10:00 a.m. until the end of the Parade. Only vehicles with Permits will be allowed within this perimeter. Please make certain that your parking and logistical requirements are communicated to the Parade Director prior to Parade Day!

A. Parking Permits: Since the commencement of the construction of the new Wilson Bridge, general parking beneath the Bridge and in other areas near Jones Point Park will not be available. The new construction project has impacted other parking areas in the vicinity as well. Since entry into the neighborhoods adjacent to the Parade Assembly Area are restricted to residents, parking near the Parade Assembly Area for parade participants will be almost impossibly difficult. The Committee has reserved most of the available parking areas and parking lots near the Parade Assembly Area in order to make certain that space is available for Parade Participants who truly need it and these spaces will be assigned subject to availability. The Parade Director will provide a parking pass for each vehicle assigned to this reserved parking and it is vital that those who are assigned to these spaces display this parking pass as directed. Parade Marshals assigned to monitor these areas will not have the authority to make exceptions to this requirement.

B. Equestrian Units: All horse units will stage at the St. Mary's School parking lot located at Green Street and South Royal Street. Each vehicle must display a Saint Mary’s School Pass at all times.

C. Passenger Vehicle Parking: All units requiring the use of a passenger vehicle near the Parade Assembly Area will notify the Parade Director via notation on the Participant Information Sheet or directly prior to Parade Day. Subject to availability, each group will be assigned a specific parking space in a specific parking area. Each vehicle must display a Parade Parking Permit at all times. If a nearby vehicle is not required, participants are encouraged to make use of the free parking near the Eisenhower Avenue Metro Station and the free shuttle bus service being provided by DASH on Parade Day from 11 a.m. until 4 p.m.

 D. Buses: All units requiring the use of a bus must notify the Parade Director via notation on the Participant Information sheet or directly prior to Parade Day. Each bus will be assigned a specific area to drop off the unit and a specific area where each bus may park after that. Each bus must display a Parade Bus Permit at all times.

Please see the Parking & Transportation Section for information about the free DASH shuttle bus service, city parking restrictions in effect on Parade Day, Old Town parking maps and general area transportation information.

Supplemental Instructions:

The information being provided here is a supplement to the instructions outlined in Section 4 of the Parade Rules & Procedures. Please review that document completely.

The Parade Organization has established five reserved parking areas shown on the map below. Parking in these areas is restricted to vehicles with parking permits only. If you do not have a permit posted in a visible location (preferably on the front dashboard) in your vehicle, you will not be allowed to park at these locations: Lyles-Crouch School, St. Mary’s School, Jones Point (adjacent to Lee Street on Jones Point Road), on South Royal Street south of Gibbon Street (reserved for bus parking) or on South Fairfax Street south of Gibbon Street (also reserved for bus parking). If you require additional parking permits, please contact the Parade Director immediately so that arrangements can be made.

The Parade Assembly Area has been established as that area south of Duke Street and north of Franklin Street bounded by South Washington Street to the west and South Fairfax Street to the east. No bus will ever be allowed within this perimeter without the specific permission of the Parade Director. All busses should enter the Assembly Area on Franklin Street and park either on South Royal Street or on South Fairfax Street between Franklin Street and Gibbon Street. After 12 noon, all other vehicles entering the Assembly Area perimeter must have either a Parade Vehicle Permit or a Lyles-Crouch Parking Permit, so if you have equipment or personnel that must be transported to a location within the Assembly Area, this must be accomplished before noon, unless you have one of the described permits. No vehicle, regardless of Permit, will be allowed to enter the Assembly Area after 12:30 p.m. and all vehicles should be in place in their proper lineup Division at this time.

Please take care to plan your parking and vehicle access requirements prior to the Parade. If you have questions or concerns about parking or vehicle access, please contact the Parade Director prior to Parade Day.

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