Baked and Wired on PARK(ing) Day. (Courtesy Baked and Wired)

PARK(ing) Day is back on Friday, with 34 groups creating temporary urban oases in public spaces normally reserved for vehicles.

The annual event started in San Francisco (where else?) in 2005, and has gained increasing traction here in the past few years.

Notably, all 13 parking spots normally reserved for D.C. councilmembers in front of the John A. Wilson Building will be transformed. Instead of serving as the home of our representatives’ vehicles (when they aren’t parked illegally elsewhere), the asphalt will be repurposed into the site of an urban farm; demonstrations on green infrastructure, bicycles, and wetlands restoration; and a large-scale interactive map of the Anacostia River.

“It’s exciting to have all members of Council participating for the second time, making the Wilson Building parklet one of the largest in the District showcasing the importance of green space in an urban environment,” said Ward 6’s Charles Allen, who spearheaded the Council’s involvement.

Elsewhere in the city, the Landscape Architecture Bureau is planning an “open-access dining table” where people can eat breakfast and lunch together on Barracks Row. In Mount Vernon, a puppy friendly park can be found outside the 450K Street Apartments, which promises free treats for both humans and canines. Tenleytown Main Streets is posting up in two metered parking spaces on Albemarle Street NW in front of Best Buy. And the Mayor’s Office on Asian and Pacific Islander Affairs is planning two parklets in one at 555 I Street NW—one will be a small park with a picnic blanket and benches to relax in, whereas the other side will turn into an outdoor gym, replete with equipment, yoga mats, and work-out videos.

Here’s a map of all the official spots in D.C.