Photo by María Helena Carey

There are a few reliable signs that spring is on its way to Washington: the cherry trees start unfurling their first precious pink buds; the air starts warming up and getting more and more humid; and the sounds of elephants marching to St. Paddy’s day bagpipes can be heard all over Capitol Hill.  The circus is coming to town and the elephants will be marching down DC’s streets all the way to the Verizon Center, where Ringling Bros. Circus will be holding its Zing Zang Zoom tour shows from the 18th to the 21st of March.  Whether you would like to cheer the elephants on as they march or protest the abuse and ill treatment thereof, here are the details:

When: Tuesday, March 16th, 2010
Time: 1 pm
Where: Starting at Virginia Avenue, SE, (close to Garfield Park) and continuing north on 4th Street toward Union Station via Massachusetts Ave. NE; from Union Station to the loading dock at the Verizon Center.

So gather your friends, children, pickets and/or camera, and enjoy the parade!