Fourth of July festivities around the National Mall and Capitol grounds will bring music, a parade and (of course) fireworks. Here's a rundown on the specifics, including road closures.

WASHINGTON — The United States’ 241st birthday brings fireworks, music and parades — which in turn bring crowds and road closures.

The National Park Service has announced the schedule for July 4 festivities around the National Mall and Capitol grounds. Events include:

Smithsonian Folklife Festival : 11 a.m.—5 p.m.

(National Mall, between 3rd and 4th streets Northwest)

: 11 a.m.—5 p.m. (National Mall, between 3rd and 4th streets Northwest) National Independence Day Parade : 11:45 a.m.—2 p.m.

(Constitution Avenue Northwest from 7th to 17th streets Northwest)

: 11:45 a.m.—2 p.m. (Constitution Avenue Northwest from 7th to 17th streets Northwest) United States Navy Band concert : 6–9:09 p.m.

(Sylvan Theater, Washington Monument grounds)

: 6–9:09 p.m. (Sylvan Theater, Washington Monument grounds) A Capitol Fourth concert : 8–9:30 p.m.

(U.S. Capitol West Lawn)

: 8–9:30 p.m. (U.S. Capitol West Lawn) Fireworks display: 9:09–9:27 p.m.

(Over the National Mall)

The map below illustrates the secure-area boundaries on July 4, as well as restrooms, nearby transit stations, first aid stations and “safe haven” locations (i.e., museums and federal buildings along the National Mall that will be opened for people to take shelter).

Note: Transit use is encouraged. The Park Service suggests using Metrorail stations other than Smithsonian or Federal Triangle, which typically have the most traffic on July 4.

National Mall access

Entry will be limited to eight access points, where visitors will be screened. All open at 10 a.m. (unless where otherwise indicated) and will remain open until 9 p.m.

South side of Memorial Bridge

Constitution Avenue Northwest, between 23rd Street Northwest and Henry Bacon Drive Northwest

Constitution Avenue Northwest and 17th Street Northwest (opens at 2 p.m.)

West side of 15th Street Northwest at Madison Drive Northwest

West side of 14th Street Southwest at Jefferson Drive Southwest

Maine Avenue Southwest and Raoul Wallenberg Place Southwest (15th Street Southwest)

East Basin Drive just south of the Jefferson Memorial (visitors will not be able to access the National Mall from here)

East Basin Drive at Inlet Bridge Southwest

Capitol access

Public access begins at 3 p.m. to view “A Capitol Fourth.”

All attendants will be screened. (West Lawn seating is first-come, first-served.)

3rd Street Northwest and Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest

3rd Street Southwest and Maryland Avenue Southwest

Viewing fireworks along the George Washington Memorial Parkway: Note that fireworks can also be watched from the following locations along the parkway, though note there is no access to the National Mall from here:

U.S. Marine Corps War Memorial and Netherlands Carillon

Columbia Island/Lyndon Baines Johnson Memorial Grove [Access to the Potomac Riverfront is possible via the bike/pedestrian tunnel that runs underneath the Boundary Channel Bridge (aka the “Humpback Bridge”)]

Gravelly Point, north of Reagan National Airport

Washington Sailing Marina/Indigo Landing Restaurant at Daingerfield Island

July 4 road closures

Closed from 6 a.m. until approximately 10 p.m.

Arlington Memorial Bridge and Arlington Memorial Circle on the Virginia end, to and including Lincoln Memorial Circle in the District

Rock Creek Parkway south of Virginia Avenue Northwest to Lincoln Memorial Circle, including all approaches and ramps

Parkway Drive from Rock Creek Parkway to Lincoln Memorial Circle

Henry Bacon Drive Northwest

Daniel Chester French Drive Southwest

Lincoln Memorial Circle and all approaches and ramps into and out of Lincoln Memorial Circle, including Henry Bacon Drive Northwest, Daniel Chester French Drive Southwest, 23rd Street Northwest and 23rd Street Southwest

Ramp from Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Bridge to Constitution Avenue Northwest, Independence Avenue Southwest and Ohio Drive Southwest; all inbound traffic from the bridge will be directed to the E Street Expressway

Constitution Avenue Northwest from 23rd Street Northwest to 14th Street Northwest

7th Street Northwest from Constitution Avenue Northwest to Independence Avenue Southwest

4th Street Northwest from Constitution Avenue Northwest to Independence Avenue Southwest

15th Street Northwest from E Street Northwest south to Raoul Wallenberg Place Southwest

17th Street, Northwest from E Street Northwest south to Independence Avenue Southwest

18th Street Northwest between Constitution Avenue Northwest and Virginia Avenue Northwest

19th Street Northwest from Constitution Avenue Northwest to C Street Northwest

20th Street Northwest from Constitution Avenue Northwest to C Street Northwest

21st Street Northwest from Constitution Avenue Northwest to C Street Northwest

22nd Street Northwest from Constitution Avenue Northwest to C Street Northwest

Virginia Avenue Northwest from Constitution Avenue Northwest to 18th Street Northwest

C Street Northwest from 17th Street Northwest to 18th Streets Northwest

D Street Northwest from 17th Street Northwest to 18th Street Northwest

Raoul Wallenberg Place Southwest to Maine Avenue Southwest

Independence Avenue Southwest from 14th Street Southwest to 23rd Street Southwest, including merge with Rock Creek Parkway

Madison Drive Northwest from 15th Street Northwest to Third Street Northwest

Jefferson Drive Southwest from 15th Street Southwest to 3rd Street Southwest

Ohio Drive Southwest from the Inlet Bridge to Independence Avenue Southwest

West Basin Drive Southwest from Ohio Drive Southwest to Independence Avenue Southwest

East Basin Drive Southwest east of the Thomas Jefferson Memorial to Ohio Drive Southwest

Ramp from southbound and northbound GW Parkway to Memorial Avenue /Circle

Ramp from northbound Virginia Route 110 to Memorial Avenue/Circle

Ramp from Virginia Route 27 to Memorial Avenue/Circle

The right lane of northbound GW Parkway from the 14th Street Bridge to Theodore Roosevelt Island

Closed from 11 a.m. until approximately 10 p.m.

3rd Street from Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest to Maryland Avenue Southwest

Constitution Avenue Northwest from Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest to 14th Street Northwest

14th Street Northwest from Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest to Independence Avenue Southwest

Closed from 3 p.m. until approximately midnight

Eastbound U.S. Route 50 ramps to the GW Parkway and roads in the immediate area of the U.S. Marine Corps War Memorial

Southbound GW Parkway ramp to the 14th Street Bridge (9 – 9:45 p.m. as necessary)

Northbound GW Parkway ramp to 14th Street Bridge (9 – 9:45 p.m. as necessary)

Other July 4 closures

The World War II Memorial will close at 4 p.m. as part of the fireworks safety zone. Cleanup of the memorial will begin immediately following the fireworks show, and the site will open as soon as the cleanup is complete.

Access to the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial will be limited after 8 p.m. The memorial will remain open, but the public will not be able to access the memorial from Independence Avenue after 8 p.m. Access will be available from West Basin and Ohio Drives.

Paddle boats at the Tidal Basin will not be available.

Big Bus Tours will not run on the mall.

The D.C. Circulator’s National Mall route will not run.

East Potomac Golf Course will close at 3:30 p.m. (last 18-hole tee time will be 11 a.m., last 9-hole tee time will be 1 p.m.)

East Potomac Tennis Center will close at 3 p.m.

Water taxi service to the National Mall will not run.

Details about the concert can be found here.

What concertgoers can bring: food and water, lawn/beach chairs that sit low to the ground, and umbrellas smaller than 36 inches in diameter are allowed.

Prohibited items:

alcoholic beverages

glass bottles

animals

bikes

firearms or ammunition

explosives or fireworks

knives, blades or sharp objects

laser pointers

signs or posters

mace, pepper spray

sticks, poles

electric stun guns

martial arts weapons or devices

umbrellas larger than 36 inches in diameter (smaller umbrellas are permitted)

pocket or hand tools

sealed packages, large boxes, duffel bags, suitcases

drones, model rockets, remote-controlled or manually-controlled model gliders, model airplanes, model boats or model cars or other unmanned ground or aircraft systems

For more information, visit the Park Service website.

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