World Pride is still ON, despite *gestures at everything* and YOU are invited! From May 17 through June 8, 2025, support, celebrate, enjoy and PARTY! Check out their website HERE for more information and to register for specific events.
Want to do a very cool and special LGBTQ+ activity right in our neighborhood? Then visit Congressional Cemetery and take a self-led or app-led tour of important figures in the movement who are now permanent residents there. Click here to learn more.
Join Hill Family Biking for their Tiny Streets Ride on May 17. Get to know some of the adorable one-block streets that dot our neighborhood. Then, after the ride, join the gang for free ice cream! More info and RSVP here. And guess what? HFB has added a SECOND May ride– this time, a block party ride. RSVP here.
The Library of Congress has wonderful family events and “Musical Families” is no different. On May 17, learn and enjoy instrument families through story time, a historical instruments tour and more. Get your day passes and RSVP here.
Union Pub is turning THIRTY YEARS OLD this Wednesday, May 21! They are holding a special party on Monday, May 19 and you’re invited! $30 all-you-can-drink beer specials? Better have some ibuprofen and water handy, even though you don’t look a day over 29. RSVP here!
Maketto has weekly bake sales that have a delicious array of pastries available from 9 a.m. until they sell out. Every week there is a different menu, so get on it. More info here.
And at the far end of the Hill, enjoy the RFK Flea Market every Saturday, weather permitting, starting at 7 a.m. and wrapping up at 3 p.m. For more info, click here.
On May 18, Duende Camarón is coming to the Hill Center, as part of the American Roots Concert Series. For more information and tickets, click here.
And if you are a runner, a walker, or just appreciate public education, then make sure you sign up for the Capitol Hill Classic here. And if you live in that part of the neighborhood, make sure you move your car and are aware of the road closures.
Are you wondering about the current state (or the future) of journalism in the United States? Then attend a panel on this very subject hosted by Humanities DC on May 19. For more info and tickets, click here.
Ever wonder how the DC Armory came to be? It was actually quite a struggle and the subject of an Overbeck lecture at the Hill Center on May 19. Click here for tickets.
Enjoy the beauty of Brazilian music and rhythms on May 20 at the Hill Center as Luciane Dom takes the stage for Global Sounds on the Hill. For more information and tickets, click here.
Don’t forget the Library of Congress has Live! at the Library events every Thursday from 5-8 p.m. Enjoy something different each week against an incredible and historic background. You must have a pass to enter but all events are free. More info and RSVP here.
Want to explore our beautiful Anacostia River by boat with Anacostia Riverkeeper? Then get yourself to the Yards Marina on Tuesday, May 20. More information and RSVP here.
It’s Pups at the Park at Nats Park! Enjoy a game with your precious pooch and a special Nats bandanna for them. More info and tickets here.
So many yoga classes are really expensive, which is why you gotta take advantage of the freebies. District Flow Yoga has a free Vinyasa class at Eastern Market Metro Park. Bring your own mat, towel and water (and hand sanitizer?) and enjoy 60 minutes of yoga. More info here.
The Saturday Rail Market at Union Station is happening this Saturday and future Saturdays, so put it on the calendar. Enjoy vintage finds and all sorts of different vendors. More information here.
Twelfth Night starts at the Folger this Tuesday, May 13. The beloved play about twins, mistaken identity, a shipwreck and happy endings is a fun one for the whole family (unless you’re four years old and under). For tickets and other events at the Folger, click here.
OFF-HILL
Do you know where Woodridge is? It’s a small neighborhood northeast of us and on May 17, you can learn more about it and celebrate its rich history with the DC History Center. More info and tickets here.
Don’t forget! The Anacostia Community Museum is open daily, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and they always have something fun going on! Learn more here.
PLAN AHEAD
On May 26, celebrate local photography as Exposed DC celebrates local photography at MLK Library. For more information and to RSVP, click here. Proud to say that one of my images is included in this collection.
On May 31, enjoy an evening of choral singing and carousing as the Washington Men’s Camerata brings Seasons to life at Live! At 10th and G. For more information and tickets, click here.
Also that weekend (May 31-June 1), enjoy Jazz in the Heights at Sycamore and Oak, in partnership with Capital Bop. There will be incredible music as well as food tastings, art exhibits and more. This event is free but the organizers ask that you reserve your tickets here.
I’m proud to announce that I will be teaching a Tarot for Beginners class at Relume. If you’ve never taken a class at Relume, maybe this is the one? If so, I hope to see you there! Sign up here.
On Saturday, June 14 at 8 p.m., enjoy Since Sondheim, a Broadway revue by Congressional Chorus at Capital Turnaround. For more info and tickets, click here.
BIG AND TRUE! Open Streets is finally coming to Capitol Hill! The event, which prioritizes people and fun over cars, will take place on Saturday, June 28, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. The event will close a one-mile stretch of Hill roads: from North Carolina Avenue SE at 6th Street to 11th Street SE, through two blocks of East Capitol Street SE and finally continuing on Massachusetts Avenue SE, stopping at 17th Street SE. Learn more here and mark your calendar!
It’s not till the end of the summer, but the Dog Days of Summer at RFK on August 26 is a great chance to learn more about pet services, products and emergency services in the District. Click here for more info as the event draws near.