Veterans Day is this Saturday, but D.C. is celebrating through the weekend with an inaugural National Veterans Parade on Sunday, Nov. 12. Starting at noon, floats, marching bands, veterans groups, and specialty vehicles will begin heading down Constitution Avenue, starting at the National Archives.

The parade, hosted by the National Veterans Parade Foundation, will be one of several free ways to honor the nation’s veterans in the capital. Unfortunately, a parade does make driving and parking in the area even more cumbersome than usual, as several streets will be blocked off to vehicles through the afternoon. So if you were planning to drive in the city Sunday, you’ll probably want to plan your routes to avoid the parade. And if you were planning to visit museums or the National Mall on Sunday, you might want to ditch your car altogether.

Drivers should keep an eye out Sunday for streets marked as “Emergency No Parking.” The Metropolitan Police Department says that from 5 a.m. to 3 p.m., drivers will not be allowed to park along these streets:

• Constitution Avenue from Pennsylvania Avenue to 15^th Street, NW
• 6^th Street from Pennsylvania Avenue to Constitution Avenue, NW
• 7^th Street from Pennsylvania Avenue, NW to Independence Avenue, SW
• 9^th Street from Pennsylvania Avenue to Constitution Avenue, NW
• 10^th Street from Pennsylvania Avenue to Constitution Avenue, NW
• 12^th Street from Pennsylvania Avenue to Madison Drive, NW
• 14^th Street from Pennsylvania Avenue, NW to Independence Avenue, SW

Drivers may also not enter these streets from 5 a.m. to 3 p.m.:

• Constitution Avenue from 7^th Street to 15^th Street, NW
• 6^th Street from Pennsylvania Avenue to Constitution Avenue, NW
• 7^th Street from Pennsylvania Avenue, NW to Independence Avenue, SW
• 10^th Street from Pennsylvania Avenue to Constitution Avenue, NW
• 14^th Street from Pennsylvania Avenue to Independence Avenue, SW

The following streets are also shut off to vehicle traffic from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

• 9^th Street from Pennsylvania Avenue to Constitution Avenue, NW
• 12^th Street from Pennsylvania Avenue to Madison Drive, NW
• SE/SW Freeway-Access to 12^th Street Tunnel from I-395 ramp
• Inbound I-395 (14^th Street Bridge) – All traffic will be sent eastbound on I-395
• Inbound I-395 (14^th Street Bridge – HOV) – All traffic will be sent eastbound on I-395

There may be last-minute changes to which streets are closed to traffic and parking. To stay updated, you can check out the DC Police Traffic’s page on X, formerly known as Twitter. Those who park in ‘Emergency No Parking’ streets can expect to have their vehicles ticketed and towed.