Originally Posted by
IaninDC
In general, DC is a quasi-ghost town over Memorial Day, July 4th, and Labor Day weekends. Most people in the metro area head out to the beaches or at least to somewhere not as swampy and humid.
This is decidedly NOT true about the Fourth of July. Between the reading of the Declaration of Independence at the Archives and accompanying parade, the Smithsonian Folk Festival on the Mall and the fireworks at night, it is one of the busiest times in DC. Not quite as crowded as the Cherry Blossom Festival but pretty damn close.