Traffic & Transit
Guide To Navigating Halloween Traffic In Georgetown
If you're traveling to Georgetown on Halloween, consider taking an alternate route.

GEORGETOWN, DC — The annual Halloween celebrations in Georgetown will bring about road closures and parking restrictions on Wednesday. This means motorists should expect possible delays and may want to consider alternate routes, DC officials said.
Below, you'll find more details about the upcoming road closures and traffic restrictions, per the Metropolitan Police Department.
From Wednesday, Oct. 31 around 6:30 p.m. until 3:00 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 1, vehicles will have limited access to turning onto side streets. The following streets will be affected:
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- Wisconsin Avenue, NW from K Street, NW to the O Street, NW
- M Street, NW from Pennsylvania Avenue, NW to the Key Bridge
From Wednesday, Oct. 31 around 4:00 p.m. until 6:00 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 1, the following streets will be posted as Emergency No Parking:
- K Street, NW from 30th Street to Wisconsin Avenue, NW
- Water Street, NW from 32nd Street West to the mouth of the Capital Crescent Trail
- 1000 – 1300 blocks of Wisconsin Avenue, NW
- M Street, NW, from 25th Street to the Key Bridge
- 1100 block of 26th Street, NW
From Wednesday, Oct. 31 around 6:30 p.m. until 3:00 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 1, the following streets will be be closed, allowing only local traffic:
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- 29th Street, NW from O Street South to M Street, NW
- 30th Street, NW from O Street South to M Street, NW
- 31st Street, NW from O Street South to M Street, NW
- 29th Street, NW from O Street South to M Street, NW
- Potomac Street from O Street South to M Street, NW
- Bank Alley from Prospect to M Streets, NW
- 29th Street, NW from K Street North to M Street, NW
- Thomas Jefferson Drive from K Street North to M Street, NW
- 31st Street, NW from K Street North to M Street, NW
- South Street, NW from Wisconsin Avenue to 31st Street, NW
- Grace Street, NW from Wisconsin Avenue to Potomac Street, NW
- Cecil Place, NW from Grace Street to Water Street, NW
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