With the partial shutdown in its fourth week, at least two fall traditions on Capitol Hill are now canceled or postponed — the Halloween dog parade hosted by North Carolina Republican Sen. Thom Tillis and the Congressional Football Game.

Per a spokesperson for the Congressional Football Game, the charity event has been moved to next year and will be played on March 19 at Nationals Park.

The game was originally scheduled for Nov. 4. Usually held in the fall, the event features a bipartisan team of members of Congress and former NFL players facing off against a team of Capitol Police officers. It raises money for the U.S. Capitol Police Memorial Fund, A Advantage 4 Kids, Our Military Kids and the Boys & Girls Club of America.

The dog parade, known as the “Bipawtisan Howl-o-ween Dog Parade

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