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D.C. streets will be closed around Dupont Circle on Tuesday for the 17th Street High Heel Race, police said.

The event is intended to “celebrate the diversity of DC's LGBTQ+ community and join thousands of costumed spectators cheering on costumed drag queens, drag kings and community members as they race down 17th Street NW,” according to the DC mayor's office , Muriel Bowser.

The event is scheduled to begin at 6 p.m., DC Health said.

Parking is prohibited on the following streets from 12 p.m. to 11 p.m.:

• 17th Street from New Hampshire Avenue to O Street, NW
• R Street from 16th Street to New Hampshire Avenue, NW
• Corcoran Street from 16th Street to New Hampshire Avenue, NW
• Q Street from 16th Street to 18th Street, NW
• Church Street from 16th Street and 18th Street, NW
• P Street from 16th Street to 18th Street, NW

The following streets will be closed to traffic from 2:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.:

• 17th Street from New Hampshire Avenue to O Street, NW
• Riggs Place from 16th Street to 17th Street, NW
• R Street from 16th Street to New Hampshire Avenue, NW
• Corcoran Street from 16th Street to New Hampshire Avenue, NW
• Q Street from 16th Street to 18th Street, NW
• Church Street from 16th Street and 18th Street, NW

P Street from 16th Street to 18th Street, NW will also be temporarily closed to vehicle traffic from approximately 2:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.

All “exact times are subject to change,” D.C. police said.

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