Large two-day weekend event on both banks of the Potomac River... A crowd of over 40,000 people
Entry to Pennsylvania Avenue and major roads in Arlington is completely prohibited Use of public transportation is recommended
For the fall weekend, Washington DC and Northern Virginia are transformed into a huge traffic control zone with two large outdoor events. As beer festivals and marathons that are expected to attract tens of thousands of people are held one after another, major roads and bridges on both sides of the Potomac River are partially or fully closed throughout the weekend.
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Snallygaster, the largest beer festival in Washington DC, will be held in the area of Pennsylvania Avenue NW near the Naekuk Gallery on Saturday the 10th.
This year marks the 14th anniversary. The event will feature over 450 types of beer from over 160 breweries in the U.S. and around the world, and is expected to attract approximately 8,000 enthusiasts.
To prepare for the event and ensure safety, the Washington DC Police will designate certain sections of 4th Avenue, 6th Avenue, Pennsylvania Avenue, and Constitution Avenue as 'Emergency No Parking' zones from 7 PM on the 9th (Friday) to 2 AM on the 12th (Monday). designate and completely block vehicle traffic. Also, between 10 a.m. and 7 p.m. on Saturday, roads around the event site will be intermittently closed for safety.
On Sunday the 11th, the 42nd 'Army Ten-Miler Marathon', the world's third largest 10-mile (approximately 16 km) marathon, will be held. This race, in which more than 35,000 people, including active-duty soldiers and civilians, participate from around the world, starts at the Pentagon, passes through major attractions in the capital city of Washington, such as the Lincoln Memorial and the Washington Monument, and then returns to the Pentagon.
The race begins at 7:50 a.m. on Sunday with the start of the wheelchair division and injured service members, and begins at 8 a.m., divided into 10 groups, into the full-scale race. Before the start of the main race, there will be an air show by the U.S. Army parachute demonstration team 'Golden Knights' and a congratulatory flight of a UH-60 helicopter.
Roads in Arlington, Virginia, and DC, where the marathon course passes, will be closed from dawn on Sunday.
Virginia (Arlington, Crystal City, etc.): Starting at 5 a.m., Arlington Navy Drive, South Fern Street, Wilson Boulevard, Vehicle traffic on some exits of the I-395 Expressway and National Route 110 will be controlled sequentially. In particular, the I-66 slow lane and north Lynn Street toward the Key Bridge are closed from 5 a.m. to 10 a.m.Arlington National Cemetery also warned that Route 110 will be closed in both directions from 5 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Washington, DC: The area around the 14th Street Bridge and HOV lanes, Independence Avenue, 7th Avenue and C Street will be closed to parking from 3 a.m. to noon on Sunday. In addition, major central roads and bridges, such as the Key Bridge, Theodore Roosevelt Bridge, and Whitehurst Freeway, are also closed to traffic from 5 a.m. to noon.
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Authorities strongly urged participants and visitors to use public transportation as parking spaces around the event venue are extremely limited.
The metropolitan area's Metro subway (Metro) opens early at 6 a.m. on Sunday, and the Blue and Yellow Lines The event venue is easily accessible using Pentagon and Pentagon City stations. In addition, a free shuttle bus between the Pentagon's northern and southern parking lots will run from 4 a.m. to 1 p.m.
A police official said, "Vehicles illegally parked in temporary no-parking zones will be towed immediately, without exception," and asked, "Drivers visiting the Washington area on the weekend should allow more time than usual and cooperate with police detour guidance."