Citi Open
Credit : Keith Allison
SUMMER
EVENTS
MARYLAND CRAFT BEER FESTIVAL
This exciting one-day festival will include beer tastings from 40 + ALL-MARYLAND breweries ( including a few breweries not yet open to the public !) pouring over 180 unique local craft beers . In addition , there will be live music , delicious food and fun craft vendors .
Tickets are available in advance at mdcraftbeerfestival . com May 12 , 2018
DC JAZZ FESTIVAL
The DC Jazz Festival is an annual event that features more than 100 jazz performances at concert venues and clubs throughout Washington , D . C . The festival presents major jazz artists from around the world and introduces emerging artists . Celebrating musical styles from Bebop and Blues to Swing , Soul , Latin and World music , the DC Jazz festival includes performances at several museums , clubs , restaurants , and hotels .
For a lineup of this year ’ s talent and additional information , visit : dcjazzfest . org June 8 – June 17
SMITHSONIAN FOLKLIFE FESTIVAL
At the annual Smithsonian Folklife Festival , you can meet communities from around the world presenting music , dance , crafts , foodways , storytelling , and other living traditions . The goal is to strengthen and preserve these cultures by presenting them on the National Mall in Washington , D . C . June 27 - July 1 & July 4 - 8
CAPITAL FRINGE FESTIVAL
The Capital Fringe Festival , also referred to as the D . C . Fringe Festival , is an annual performing arts event in Washington , DC featuring performing groups in a variety of venues around Washington , D . C . The Capital Fringe Festival introduces risk-taking art and non-traditional performances including theater , dance , music , poetry , puppetry and more .
For details , visit : capitalfringe . org July 7 - July 29
BREW AT THE ZOO
Drink beer . Save wildlife ! Join Friends of the National Zoo at Washington , D . C .’ s best beer festival . Enjoy great times and great brews with unlimited beer tastings from more than 70 breweries , exotic animal encounters , live music and entertainment , and fare from popular food trucks — it ’ s a unique afterhours Zoo experience .
Proceeds benefit the Smithsonian ’ s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute ’ s mission to save species . July 19 , 2018
CITI OPEN
Citi Open runs from July 28-August 5 at the Rock Creek Park Tennis Center , showcasing both established and emerging tennis stars from all over the world . Numerous ticket options are available , so you can customize your experience at one of D . C .’ s most popular sporting events . July 28-August 5
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