Capital Pride, a Rally and Race to Close Streets

AFTER TODAY'S TOASTY TEMPERATURES, this weekend's climate is expected to be a bit cooler, with temps in the 80s and low humidity. And that'll be a welcome relief to the thousands expected to turn out for various local rallies, parades and road races.

» CAPITAL PRIDE PARADE AND FESTIVAL: Saturday at 6:30 p.m., the Capital Pride Parade is set to leave from P and 22nd streets NW and travel around Dupont Circle, up New Hampshire Avenue, east on R Street, south on 17th Street, east on P Street to 14th Street, where the gay pride festivities will wrap up near Thomas Circle. Be aware that the staging area at the start of the parade route will include a number of streets near P and 22nd streets. Streets will be closed to traffic as the parade makes its way from start to finish. To avoid getting stuck, use the Connecticut Avenue underpass or Rock Creek Parkway.

Additionally, the Capital Pride Street Festival will set up shop within view of the Capitol Saturday at 9 p.m. and will shut Pennsylvania Avenue between 3rd and 7th streets NW through 10 p.m. Sunday. Other streets near the festival will be closed to traffic.

For complete details on this year's Capital Pride festivities, click here.

» LAWYERS HAVE HEART RACE: Government and private practice lawyers, members of all three branches of government, law firm administrators, law students and others tied to the legal profession will be out in force Saturday morning, which will close the Whitehurst Freeway and Canal Road and areas near Georgetown Harbour. If you're up and driving about starting at 6:30 a.m., you're best to avoid K Street along the water and the section of Canal Road between the Whitehurst and Reservoir Road. The race is expected to wrap up by 10:30 a.m.

» PROTEST MARCH: And on Sunday starting at 1 p.m., protesters from the group U.S. Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation will gather at the West Front of the Capitol and at 4 p.m. will march to the Ellipse via Independence Avenue and 15th Street.

» 9TH STREET TUNNEL CLOSURE: Also, the 9th Street tunnel between downtown and I-395 will be closed all weekend, starting at 7:30 this evening. The one-way tunnel will be repaved and is expected to reopen before the morning rush hour on Monday.

Photo of last year's Capital Pride festivities by Nikki Kahn/The Washington Post