Big events should not have major traffic impact

WASHINGTON — Several events take place in the District this weekend and while none should have a major impact on traffic, there are multiple road closures.

On Friday, Sept. 12, “Real Time With Bill Maher” will be shot downtown at the Sydney Harmen Theatre at 6th and F streets. Pennsylvania Avenue will be closed in the westbound direction between 13th and 6th streets; 13th Street will be closed from Pennsylvania Avenue to 6th street; and 6th Street will be closed between F and Pennsylvania. The closures are scheduled from 9 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.

On Saturday, Sept. 13, the Children’s National Health System’s “Race for Every Child” begins on Pennsylvania Avenue at 12th Street NW. Closures will be along Pennsylvania Avenue between 12th and 3rd streets and Independence Avenue between 3rd and 6th streets. The race is scheduled from 6:30 a.m. until 2 p.m.

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The Abebe Bikila Day International Peace Marathon & Half is also running Saturday along the C&O Canal Tow Path on the stretch of Canal Road between Fletcher’s Boathouse and the Clara Barton Parkway. Activities are scheduled to begin at 7:15 a.m.

Taste of Georgetown is another big event on Saturday. It will close K Street NW between Wisconsin Avenue and Thomas Jefferson Street between 4 p.m. and 10 p.m.

Sunday brings the beloved Adams Morgan Day Festival. The primary road closure is 18th Street NW between Florida Avenue and Columbia Road with Belmont Road, Wyoming Avenue, Vernon Street and Kalorama Road also closed at 18th Street.

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