A 2005 San Francisco idea that’s become an annual international event, Park(ing) Day takes over the DC region on Friday, bringing pop-up parklets to curbside parking spaces across the region. 

A 2013 Park(ing) Day parklet in Arlington. Photo by the author.

While Park(ing) Day is an all-day event, you’re most likely to find a parklet operating between 9 am and 3 pm, so be sure to check it out over your lunch break.

District parklets

DDOT has posted a map of its officially-sanctioned 2015 parklets in the District:

Click for interactive DDOT map of 2015 DC Park(ing) Day locations.

DC has 33 registered parklets this year, and they’ll be very diverse, ranging from free 9am coffee at 5th and I NW, to a “doggie beach” in NoMa. The parklet at First Street NE, between M and Patterson will host a table with a blown up map of the neighborhood for people to post comments for DC’s Vision Zero Initiative.

Maryland parklets

MNCPPC and MCDOT will host a parklet in Silver Spring, at the corner of Fenton Street and Wayne Avenue from 9am-4pm, featuring plants, seating, and a game of cornhole.

In Rockville, find a parklet at Rockville Town Center, from 10am-4pm.

Bethesda will be home to two parklets, an outdoor cafe-themed pop-up near the corner of Norfolk and Cordell Avenues, and a “reading room” near the corner of Woodmont and Bethesda Avenues.

In Twinbrook, find a parklet with putt-putt and cornhole from 10am-2pm at 5635 Fishers Lane.

Virginia parklets

In Arlington, artists Scott Pennington and Melissa Webb will host a Park(ing) Day space at Courthouse Plaza in conjunction with a the program Art on the ART Bus.

Fairfax County will host a parklet along the entrance drive of the Herrity Building, located at 12055 Government Center Parkway in Fairfax.

Help us crowdsource even more Park(ing) Day info

Know of another planned Park(ing) Day installation we missed? Please share it in the comments. And if you stop by a parklet, snap a photo and put it in the Greater and Lesser Washington Flickr pool or tweet it (#parkingday) and tag us (@ggwash). We’ll feature images from parklets around the region in a roundup next week.