From MPD:
“Increased local security measures will be in place in the days leading up to, during, and immediately following the Army’s 250th Birthday Parade on June 14, 2025, in Washington, D.C.
The Army’s 250th Birthday Parade is designated a National Special Security Event by the Department of Homeland Security, a designation that is based in part on the event’s significance, size and attendees. Designating an event an NSSE allows for significant resources from the federal government, as well as state and local partners, to be used to ensure a robust security plan is in place.
This page will provide public safety information, road closures, and restrictions related to this event.
For information about the US Army’s 250th celebration, please visit their website.
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Metro Service
Due to extensive road closures and parking restrictions, attendees are encouraged to use MetroRail service to access these events. The Metrorail system will be offering normal Saturday service.
At the Smithsonian Station, due to the security perimeter for the Festival on the National Mall, the Mall Entrance at Jefferson Drive for Smithsonian Station will be closed. The station will still be available to customers through Independence Avenue at 12 Street SW.
For those heading to the National Mall for the festival, customers are advised to use other Metro stations including L’Enfant Plaza, Federal Center SW, or Archives Navy Memorial to access the area.
For those viewing the parade, customers may use Farragut West, Farragut North, Federal Triangle, and Archives Navy Memorial to access check points.
Due to the parade route and security perimeter, the following Metrobuses will have detours or delays: 7A, 10A, 16A, 16C, 16E, 22A, 32, 36, 70, 79, P6
Customers are encouraged to download the MetroPulse App for real-time information for all rail and bus service.
Reagan National Airport
To accommodate aircraft flyovers along the parade route, followed by a fireworks display, the Federal Aviation Administration is expected to suspend airline operations at DCA – affecting scheduled flights. Customers with flight reservations for the evening of June 14 should check the status of their flights directly with their airline.
For more information, please visit the Reagan National airport website.
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Prohibited Items List
The following items are prohibited within NSSE venues:
Aerosols
Ammunition
Animals other than service/guide animals
Backpacks, bags, and soft-sided coolers exceeding size restrictions (18” x 13” x 7”)
Bicycles
Balloons
Hard-sided coolers of any size
Drones and other unmanned aircraft systems
Explosives
Firearms
Flammable liquids
Folding Chairs or Camp Chairs
Glass, thermal or metal containers
Knives
Laser pointers
Mace/Pepper spray
Multitools (Leatherman, Gerber, etc.)
Packages
Range Finder
Razors
Recreational motorized mobility devices
Selfie Sticks
Signs exceeding size restrictions (20’ x 3’ x 1/4”)
Structures
Supports for signs and placards
Toy guns
Tripods and monopods
Umbrellas (umbrellas without metal tips will be permitted)
Weapons of any kind
Any other items determined to be potential safety hazards
With respect to signs and placards, the USSS has determined that security concerns require that these items be limited to items made of cardboard, poster board or cloth. As noted above, we are asking that supports for signs and placards be prohibited as these items may be used as a means of concealing weapons or as weapons themselves.
Additionally, the prohibition on structures includes props, folding chairs, displays such as puppets, papier mâché objects, coffins, crates, crosses other than those worn as personal adornment in sizes consistent with jewelry, theaters, cages and statues. It does not include signs meeting the size and material restrictions, portable bullhorns, baby carriages, baby strollers, wheelchairs and other devices for individuals with a disability. Nor does the prohibition extend to structures that are incapable of being moved or relocated for the duration of the NSSE that are in place sufficiently in advance of the event that they are subject to inspection and clearance by the USSS before the public is admitted to the area. These restrictions are similar to the restrictions on the size, physical composition and use of signs, placards and structures on the White House sidewalk set forth in 36 CFR 7.96(g)(5).
Road Closures
In support of public safety and traffic control, this event will require several streets in and around the parade route and National Mall to be closed to traffic. Parking restrictions will also be in effect. Details on these closures are provided in this news release. A map of the affected area is included below and available for download.
Notable Closures:
Friday, June 13 at 12:01 a.m. through Monday, June 16 at 6:00 a.m.:
Independence Avenue between 23 Street and 12 Street, Southwest
14 Street south of Pennsylvania Avenue, Northwest
Rock Creek Parkway south of Virginia Avenue, Northwest
Friday, June 13 at 6:00 p.m. through Sunday, June 15 at 6:00 a.m.:
George Washington Memorial Parkway both directions between U.S. 50 and I-395
Road Closure Maps
Marine Safety Information
A temporary security zone in accordance with CFR 33 Part 165.508 Security Zone; Potomac River and Anacostia River, and adjacent waters; Washington, D.C. has been established upon the waters of the Potomac River, within an area encompassing all waters from the 14th Street Bridge to the Theodore Roosevelt Bridge and the Tidal Basin. The Washington Channel will remain open to all vessel traffic. The Security Zone will be established from June 13, 2025, at 2 PM until June 14, 2025, at 10 PM.
From 2 PM on June 13, 2025, to 1 PM on June 14, 2025, if law enforcement vessels are present, mariners may need to seek permission to enter the zone by contacting the Captain of the Port via VHF-marine band radio channel 16 (156.8 MHz) or by telephone number (410) 576-2693. On June 14, 2025, from 1 PM until 10PM, no persons or vessels will be cleared to operate within or in the immediate vicinity of this zone. The U.S. Coast Guard may be assisted in the patrol and enforcement of the zone by federal, state, and local agencies.
Mariners are encouraged to read and thoroughly understand the boundaries and procedures of the security zone found in the Code of Federal Regulations.
