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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