Your April 2024 DMV Event Guide
100+ social, cultural and wellness events and things to do in D.C., Maryland and Northern Virginia celebrating Spring, Cherry Blossom season, Earth Day, 4/20, Emancipation Day and Solar Eclipse.
Happy April!
Last updated 4/1/24
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Happy Hours & Mixers
4/5 (and every First Friday): Cliff & Cle’s First Fridays (National Harbor)
4/6: No Delays, Just Vibes (Edgewood)
4/7 (and every Sunday): G.A.S. (Edgewood)
4/14: Kicks & Cocktails in Pastels (National Harbor)
4/20: TrueLife Tequila X Malice at the Palace Open Bar (Stanton Park)
Day Parties & Brunch Parties
4/6: #STR8DANCEHALL (Silver Spring)
4/6: Pretty Brown Eyes (Penn Quarter)
4/6 (and every Saturday): Lost Brunch x Day Party (U Street)
4/6: Daylit (Dupont Circle)
4/6: Aries Arena (Penn Quarter)
4/7: Amapiano Sundays (Petworth)
4/12: A Sunset Session with Lakim (Le Droit Park)
4/13: The Biggest Day Party Ever in Life (Navy Yard)
4/14: Sippin’ on Sundaze (National Harbor)
4/20: Everything Nice Day Party (Ivy City)
4/20: Global Lynk: +One (H Street)
4/20: Nothin But Anthems (Dupont Circle)
4/21: Club Bey Rodeo (Baltimore)
4/21: Sunday Live (National Harbor)
4/27: Everyday People (Navy Yard)
4/27: How Parties Used to Be (Downtown)
4/27: Cigars & Friends (National Harbor)
4/28: The Patio (Penn Quarter)
4/28: Afro Fest (Dupont Circle)
4/28: One Helluva Day Party (Downtown)
Parties
4/4 (and every Thursday): Who Hurt You!? RNB Thursdays (U Street)
4/4 (and every other Thursday): Boom Boom Room (Cardozo)
4/4 (and every other Thursday): Table Manners (U Street)
4/5: The Basement 90's/00's RNB Party (Baltimore)
4/5: R&B Live (Pleasant Plains)
4/6: What Happened to RnB? (The Wharf)
4/6 (and every First Saturday): +CloseFriends (Downtown)
4/6: Silent “Act Bad” Party (H Street)
4/7: The Funset Season 4 Opener (Edgewood)
4/13: Amapiano to the World Day Party (Silver Spring)
4/13: U+Me+RNB (Shaw)
4/14: Crisp Spring Nights (Edgewood)
4/19: Whine it Out (Ivy City)
4/20: The Set (Shaw)
4/20: Vybz Festival (Langdon)
4/26: The. House of Piano (Silver Spring)
4/26: The Wine Down (Adams Morgan)
4/26: The Groove (The Wharf)
Festivals, Crawls & Block Parties
4/1-7: Words, Beats & Life Festival 2024 (Various)
4/1-8: Total Solar Eclipse with DC Library (Various)
4/4-7: Annapolis Film Festival (Annapolis)
4/5: Spring Sake Festival (Downtown)
4/6: Mumbo vs. Gumbo (Congress Heights)
4/6-7: Baltimore Street Food Festival (Baltimore)
4/8: Solar Eclipse Festival (National Mall)
4/8-13: D.C. Comedy Festival (Various)
4/13: Jacqueline Woodson’s Block Party (Foggy Bottom)
4/13: The Block Party Day Fete (Fort Dupont)
4/13: DC Beer Fest (Navy Yard)
4/13: DC Wine Fest (Union Market)
until 4/14: National Cherry Blossom Festival (Various)
4/14: DC Emancipation Day Celebration (Freedom Plaza)
4/15-19: NatureFest (Anacostia)
4/18-28: Filmfest DC (Various)
4/19-20: National Cannabis Festival (RFK)
4/20: Earth Day Family Festival (Penn Quarter)
4/20: DMV Amapiano Spring Fest (Silver Spring)
4/27: Dreaming out Loud 2024 Spring Festival (Lincoln Heights)
4/27: Carousel Day (Bethesda)
4/27: DC Chocolate Festival (Georgetown)
4/27: DC Cocktail Festival (Union Market)
4/28: Brick Fest Live (Landover)
4/28: DMV Barber Expo (Alexandria)
Karaoke, Games & Trivia
4/1 (and every Monday): Trivia at Hi-Lawn (Union Market)
4/3 (and every Wednesday): Karaoke Night (Bowie)
4/4: BLK ASS Karaoke + Happy Hour (Baltimore)
4/5 (and every Friday): Karaoke Fridays (Congress Heights)
4/5: Play at Spin (Metro Center)
4/10: Soul Brain Trivia (Adams Morgan)
4/13: ‘Beat the Bomb’ Experience (Ivy City)
4/16: Soul Brain Trivia (Union Market)
4/17: Soul Brain Trivia (Adams Morgan)
4/21: Urban Trivia Live (Shaw)
4/24: Soul Brain Trivia (Adams Morgan)
Sports & Comedy
4/3: Comedy Night (Adams Morgan)
4/6: Yes Queen (Dupont Circle)
4/20: Wanda Sykes (Penn Quarter)
4/24-28: Trevor Noah (National Mall)
4/25-27: Damon Williams (Dupont Circle)
Retail & Shopping
4/3: Vintage Market (Edgewood)
4/6 (and every Saturday through September): Farmers Market SW (SW Waterfront)
4/6: Ìpàdé Cherry Blossom Makers Market (Dupont Circle)
4/6: Unique Markets Spring Pop-Up (Union Market)
4/6: Cherry Blossom Coffee and Canvas Art Market (Edgewood)
4/6: Self-Care Blooms Here (North Bethesda)
4/6-7: Cherry Blossom Pop-Up (Dupont Circle)
4/6-7: Capital Art Book Fair (Eastern Market)
4/7: DC Flea (Logan Circle)
4/7 (and every Sunday): FreshFarm Farmers Market (Union Market)
4/13: Sip and Shop African Pop Up (Edgewood)
4/16: District Day Trunk Show (National Mall)
4/20: Plus Size Clothing Swap (Union Market)
4/20: SHOP! The Square (Downtown)
4/28: Black Girls in Art Spaces Makers Market (Downtown)
Fitness, Wellness & Personal Development
4/3 (and every Wednesday): R&B Yoga Playground (Downtown)
4/6: Fitness Spring Hike (Upper Marlboro)
4/6: Beyond the Table Wellness Fair (Shaw)
4/12: Skip Day Hike (Potomac)
4/13: Sweat it Out (Mount Rainier)
4/13-14: Different Strokes: 1-Day Golfing Crash Course (SW Waterfront)
Professional
4/4: Aligned Industry Mixer (Mt. Vernon Square)
4/26-27: Black Women in Food Summit (Downtown)
Volunteer & Philanthropy
4/6: 5th Annual Sneaker Ball (Baltimore)
4/26: KIPProm (Downtown)
Arts & Culture
4/3 (and every other Wednesday): As We Are: An Open BIPOC Art Making Group (Union Market)
4/4: Desiree Evans, Saraciea Fennell, Justina Ireland, Maika Moulite & Maritza Moulite (Union Market)
4/4 (and every First Thursday): Make & Mingle (Baltimore)
4/5 (and every First Friday): ArtWalk Dupont (Dupont Circle)
4/5: Wordplay Wednesday (Downtown)
4/5: I. Augustus Durham (Takoma Park)
4/6: Stacy Abrams (Foggy Bottom)
4/7: Musa Fashion Show (The Wharf)
4/10: Dinnertime Documentaries: Josephine Baker (Forest Hills)
4/11: Flowers After Hours (National Mall)
4/15 (and every Third Monday): Spit Dat in Residence (Penn Quarter)
until 4/16: The Future of Orchids: Conservation and Collaboration (Penn Quarter)
4/17: NMWA Nights (Penn Quarter)
4/24: Deesha Dyer: How My Attitude Created the Best Kind of Trouble (National Mall)
Music & Entertainment
4/2: Live Music Tuesdays (Downtown)
4/3 (and every Wednesday): Wine Down Wednesdays (Downtown)
4/7 (and every Thursday): TinySofaConcert (Petworth)
4/2-7: Super Freak: The Rick James Story (Penn Quarter)
4/3 (and every Wednesday): Live Jazz Jam (Edgewood)
4/4: Live Music Thursdays with Hi-Lawn (Union Market)
4/4: Live at SOAK (Congress Heights)
4/5 (and every Friday): Friday Night Live (Edgewood)
4/5 (and every Friday): Live GoGo (Ivy City)
4/7: Jazz and Blossoms (Downtown)
4/9: Scarface (Shaw)
4/9: Bad Bunny (Chinatown)
4/12: Tamia & Joe (Baltimore)
4/15: Yola (Le Droit Park)
4/16: The Pharcyde (Shaw)
4/17: BbyMutha (The Wharf)
4/18: Take 5: Jazz at SAAM (Penn Quarter)
4/18: The Bearded Drummer + Father Fonz (Adams Morgan)
4/19: Next, Ginuwine, Lloyd, Bobby V, H-Town, Case, J. Holiday, Shai & Sammie (Baltimore)
4/19: The Rakim & DJ Jazzy Jeff & Ravi Coltrane Project (Foggy Bottom)
4/20: Libianca (Shaw)
4/27: BJ The Chicago Kid (Alexandria)