Various D.C. area establishments are closing and events are being postponed or even canceled because the air quality is hazardous for all residents. Major League Baseball announced the postponement of Thursday’s scheduled game between Washington Nationals and the Arizona Diamondbacks at Nationals Park just an hour before game time. The National Zoo also said it would close for the day.

Wildfires in eastern Canada are polluting the air, leading D.C.’s official alert level to hit Code Purple on the Air Quality Index meter. Everyone, not just those with respiratory illnesses, are encouraged to avoid strenuous outdoor activities and keep any outdoor activities short. If anyone has to be outside, experts are recommending they wear a high quality mask, like an N95.

Closure and cancellation decisions are being made in real time absent government guidance, specifically for businesses.

“We’re asking people to take heed,” said D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser during a morning press conference. “The basics of it is if you don’t have to be outside then don’t be outside. If you do need to be outside, then to wear a mask to limit your exposure.”

Shortly after her press conference, the Bowser administration announced that it’s suspending non-essential citywide services for at least the day, including paving and other road operations, as well as household trash and recycling collection. Trash and recycling collection will slide for a day for the remainder of the week through Saturday, meaning trash collection scheduled for Thursday will be collected Friday, June 9. The D.C. Department of Transportation has team members who are on call if any issues warrant immediate attention. D.C. Department of Parks and Recreation fields, playgrounds, and athletic courts are also closed. DC Public Schools already announced cancelling outdoor activities.

How long will this last? According to Capital Weather: “Air quality alerts are in effect through early Friday in large parts of this region. The smoke is expected to meaningfully subside as winds become more northwesterly into the weekend.”

Here’s a running list of interruptions that will be updated:

• The Loudoun County Department of Parks, Recreation and Community Services canceled all outdoor programs scheduled for Thursday, June 8.
• The Arlington County Department of Parks and Recreation also cancelled outdoor programming on Thursday.
• The Nationals-Diamondbacks game is rescheduled to June 22.
• The Smithsonian National Zoo will be closed today, June 8.
• D.C. Downtown BID cancels June 8 Franklin Square concert and movie screen.
• Improbable Comedy’s June 8 Pride In The Park in Silver Spring has been canceled.
• D.C.’s farmers market that happens Thursdays in the NoMa neighborhood is canceled.
• The Washington Ballet’s free, outdoor performance on June 8 at CityCenterDC is canceled. The company is monitoring weekend events. 
• The George Washington Masonic National Memorial’s The Magic Flute performance in Alexandria is postponed to Friday.
• The D.C. Wharf’s Thursday sunset cinema is canceled.
• DC Queer Bike canceled its Thursday ride.
• Capital Pride’s Thursday rooftop party at VIDA has been postponed to June 22.  
• St. Vincent and Midlands in D.C.’s Petworth neighborhood has closed its outdoor areas on Thursday to protect their workers’ health. They’re still open for indoor service.
• Union Pub in D.C.’s Capitol Hill neighborhood will not offer service on the patio on Thursday.
• Hi-Lawn, a rooftop bar at D.C.’s Union Market, is closed for the day on Thursday.
• Dirty Water, a sports bar in the H Street Corridor, is closed Thursday but plans to reopen Friday. 
• The locations of D.C. beer garden, Dacha, closed Thursday. 
• D.C. mayor’s Black Business Expo that was supposed to be held on Friday is canceled. 
• D.C.’s Dyke March is being postponed to Friday, June 16. (Capital Pride organizers say this weekend’s parade and festival are still happening.)  

This has been updated to include more interruptions. Colleen Grablick contributed reporting.