Lions & tigers & Elephants Oh my!

1 p.m. Monday, March 19 - The Circus comes to town! Watch out - elephants crossing!
Verizon Center
601 F St. NW Washington, DC
• Information: 866-640-2830
• Price: Free

When the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus circus comes to town, the elephants, wearing beaded multicolor headdresses, are offloaded from the train early to walk the rest of the way in. This year, the elephants will be joined by fellow four-legged performers like Andalusian horses and an "zedonk," which is part zebra and part donkey.

The walk is scheduled to start at 1:30 p.m., but that's subject to change depending on train issues.

For same-day updates on the parade's progress across town, call 866-640-2830. The animals disembark from the circus train at 32nd and D streets SE, just north of Fort Dupont Park. From D Street SE, they walk up Minnesota Avenue to East Capitol Street and cross the Whitney Young Memorial Bridge near RFK Stadium. They continue on East Capitol to Fifth Street NE and turn on Massachusetts Avenue to walk in front of Union Station, one of the popular viewing points. From there, they walk across E Street NW and turn on Sixth Street NW to enter the Verizon Center at G Street.

The Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus will be at the Verizon Center March 22-25, and then at the Patriot Center March 29-April 8 and the D.C. Armory from April 11-15.

Details
10:30 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 22nd - 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 23rd, 11:30 a.m., 3:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Saturday-Sunday, March 24-25th.