As Washington, D.C., cleans up from the weekend’s culmination of World Pride, the capital city’s focus now shifts straight into a very different mass event — the June 14 military parade to honor the 250th birthday of the army and the 79th birthday of President Donald Trump.

Waterways around the District will be closed off as part of the security plan for the upcoming military parade marking the U.S. Army’s 250th birthday. The preliminary plan is to block off access to the Potomac River from in Hains Point all the way up to the Key Bridge,

US News. US Army's 250th anniversary parade gets underway in Washington. June 15, 2025. President Donald Trump's long-sought military parade rolled through the streets of downtown