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The D.C. Department of Parks and Recreation is cancelling an “extravaganza featuring fun activities, entertainment, and food for the whole family” scheduled for this Saturday due to the heat.

The second annual Rec Day was slated for 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Randall Recreation Center’s Zimmerman Field, but a release states that the cancellation is happening “out of concern that participants and staff may experience prolonged heat exposure” during the heat emergency.

According to DPR spokesperson Gwendolyn Crump, the event is canceled rather than postponed. “I have not heard of a new date,” she says.

Instead, DPR is extending hours at some of its spray parks and pools (see below), though the agency says that finding a cool, indoor spot to post up is better. We add that frozen foods may also help.

Rec Day isn’t the first activity to fall victim to the heat. A heat advisory warning felled last Thursday’s Music on the Mall performance (tomorrow’s Music on the Mall is expected to happen as planned), and lead to an early wrap-up for an evangelical concert aimed at millennials on the National Mall on Saturday. The Washington Post reports that “emergency medical technicians were overwhelmed by a large number of people who passed out in the heat.” The caliber of our small talk has also suffered.

Here are the pools and rec centers with extended hours this Saturday:

Ward 1

• Banneker Pool: 2500 Georgia Ave. NW (12 p.m. – 9 p.m.)
• Banneker Community Center: 2500 Georgia Ave. NW (10 a.m. – 9 p.m.)

Ward 2

• Francis Pool: 2435 N St. NW (12 p.m. – 9 p.m.)
• Stead Recreation Center: 1625 P St. NW (10 a.m. – 9 p.m.)

Ward 3

• Wilson Aquatic Center: 4551 Fort Drive NW (9 a.m. – 9 p.m.)
• Chevy Chase Community Center: 5601 Connecticut Ave. NW (9 a.m. – 9 p.m.)

Ward 4

• Upshur Pool: 4300 Arkansas Ave. NW (12 p.m. – 9 p.m.)
• Upshur Recreation Center: 4300 Arkansas Ave. NW (10 a.m. – 9 p.m.)

Ward 5

• Langdon Park Pool: 2860 Mills Ave. NW (12 p.m. – 9 p.m.)
• Langdon Park Community Center: 2901 20th St. NE (10 a.m. – 9 p.m.)

Ward 6

• Rosedale Pool: 1701 Gales St. NE (10 a.m. – 9 p.m.)
• Rosedale Community Center: 1701 Gales St. NE (10 a.m. – 9 p.m.)

Ward 7

• Benning Park Pool: 5100 Southern Ave. SE (12 p.m. – 9 p.m.)
• Benning Park Community Center: Southern Ave. & Fable St. SE (10 a.m. – 9 p.m.)

Ward 8

• Fort Stanton Pool: 1800 Erie St. SE (12 p.m. – 9 p.m.)
• Fort Stanton Recreation Center: 1812 Erie St. SE (10 a.m. – 9 p.m.)