Your July 2024 DMV Event Guide
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Happy July!
Last updated 7/11/24 (and won’t be updated until I return from ESSENCE Fest)
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July 25: Best of Washington (Judiciary Square)
Happy Hours & After Work
July 3: Blanco (Downtown)
July 3 (and every Wednesday): All Day Happy Hour (Brentwood)
July 3: Wednedsay Live (National Harbor)
July 5: First Fridays (National Harbor)
Socials & Mixers
July 1 (and every Monday): As Your Are Bar (Union Market)
July 4: Cigars & Friends (National Harbor)
July 11 & 25: Baila Thursdays Salsa Social (Union Market)
July 18: Yappy Hour (Brentwood)
July 27: I’m New Here: DC (Downtown)
Day & Brunch Parties
July 4: 4th of July Day Party (U Street)
July 6: The OTHER Day Party (U Street Corridor)
July 6: One Helluva Day Party (Downtown)
July 7: 4th of July Day Party (Petworth)
July 7: The Biggest Beyoncé Block Party Ever (Baltimore)
July 13: SOD to the World (Petworth)
July 14: Sippin on Sundaze (National Harbor)
July 20: R&B on the Water (Navy Yard)
July 20: Everything Nice (Ivy City)
July 21: Rooftop + Beats Ice Cream Social (Baltimore)
July 27: A Hole in One (Penn Quarter)
July 27: Greek on the Potomac (National Harbor)
July 27: Souled Out Dates + Jerk x Jollof (Navy Yard)
Night Parties
July 3: First Class (Adams Morgan)
July 4 & 18: Boom Boom Room (U Street Corridor)
July 4: 4th of July Rooftop Views (Union Market)
July 6: I LOVE Summer Nights (Navy Yard)
July 6: The Basement R&B (Baltimore)
July 6: Gbedu Galore (Ivy City)
July 12: Summer Nights Silent Party (Baltimore)
July 13: Black and Boujee DC (Downtown)
July 13: Cigar and Whiskey Rooftop Party (Arlington)
July 19: Dang! (The Wharf)
July 26: Souled Out Dates (Petworth)
July 26: Coco Butter Party (Langdon)
July 27: The Set (Shaw)
Festivals, Block Parties & Community
July 4: Cherry Hill Waterfront Festival (Baltimore)
July 4-7: Fun in the Sun Weekend (Various)
July 4-7: 4th of July Summer Bash (Ivy City)
July 6: Baltimore x Baltimore (Baltimore)
July 6: AfroAmp Festival (Ivy City)
July 11-21: Capital Fringe Festival (Various)
July 12: That 2000s Block Party (Navy Yard)
July 12-14: Baltimore Carnival (Baltimore)
July 13: Wine & Slow Jams (Bowie)
July 14: DMV Party in the Park (Navy Yard)
July 19-21: Lotus & Water Lily Festival (Kenilworth)
July 20-21: Summer Reggae Festival (Mt. Airy)
July 20: Family Reunion (Baltimore)
July 20: Home Rule Festival (Union Market)
July 21: Afro Latino Festival (Silver Spring)
July 27: DMV Made (National Mall)
July 27: #CareFreeBlackGirl Cookout (LeDroit Park)
July 27-28: Broccoli City (Navy Yard)
Food & Drink
July 7 & 21: Paella Making Class (Union Market)
July 9 & 31: Pasta Making Class (Union Market)
July 14 & 28: French Macaron Making Class (Union Market)
July 19: The Rammys (Mt. Vernon)
July 19: Fettuccine Making Class (Union Market)
July 24: Empanada Making Class (Union Market)
July 25: Best of Washington (Judiciary Square)
July 25 & 31: Sushi Making Class (Union Market)
Sports
until July 14: Copa América Watch (Union Market)
Trivia & Games
July 1 (and every Monday): Trivia at Hi-Lawn (Union Market)
July 2 (and every Tuesday): Bryant Street Trivia (Brentwood)
July 3 (and every Wednesday): Rooftop Bingo (Union Market)
July 4 (and every Thursday): Thursday Night Trivia (Brentwood)
July 8: Literary Trivia (Dupont Circle)
July 18: Bravo Trivia (Ivy City)
Comedy & Podcasts
July 3: Comedy Night (Adams Morgan)
July 5-7: DeRay Davis (Dupont Circle)
July 10: Roxxy Haze (Dupont Circle)
July 18-21: Arnez J (Dupont Circle)
Retail & Shopping
July 6: Dreamers Collective Pop-Up (Brentwood)
July 7 (and every Sunday): FreshFarm Farmer’s Market (Union Market)
July 14: Doubles Vintage Market (Columbia Heights)
July 25: Cleveland Market Night Market (Cleveland Park)
Fitness & Movement
July 2 (and every Tuesday): Jazz Slow Flow (Downtown)
July 3 (and every Wednesday): R&B Yoga Playground (Downtown)
July 2 & 5: Free Community Yoga (Union Market)
July 6 (and every Saturday): Yogalates (Downtown)
July 6 (and every Saturday): Sound Meditation + Breathwork (Downtown)
July 7 (and every Sunday) Afrosoul Yoga (Downtown)
July 13: Women, Weights & Wine (Mount Vernon Triangle)
July 20: Lady in Paradise Fitness Day (Upper Marlboro)
July 25: Free All Levels Yoga (Clarendon)
Philanthropy & Volunteering
July 14: An Evening with OurSpace World (Hyattsville)
Professional Development & Wealth
July 11-14: Black Health Connect Conference (Downtown)
Art, Museums & Galleries
July 3: Wordplay Wednesdays (Downtown)
July 5 (and every first Friday): ArtWalk Dupont (Dupont Circle)
ending July 7: Carrie Mae Weems Exhibit (National Mall)
July 12-August 20: James Baldwin and the Voices of Queer Resistance (Penn Quarter)
until July 14: Paul Cezanne Exhibit (Dupont Circle)
July 16: Black Artist Fair (Baltimore)
July 18: Third Thursdays (Dupont Circle)
July 18: Botanic Garden Evening Hours (National Mall)
July 19: District Treasures (National Mall)
July 25: Bold & Beautiful: After Dark (Anacostia)
July 26: National Arboretum Evening Hours (Kenilworth)
Books & Film
July 5 (and every First Friday): Black Books Matter Book Club (Anacostia)
July 5: In the Heights Movie Screening (Foggy Bottom)
July 10: Danielle Allen and Nikki Payne - Curvy Girl Summer (Petworth)
July 12: Dear, Black Love (Petworth)
July 12: Ratatouille Drive-In Movie (Union Market)
July 14: TEXTURE Book Club (National Harbor)
July 18: Dara Baldwin - To Be A Problem: A Black Woman’s Survival in the Racist Disability Rights Movement (Penn Quarter)
July 18: Dreamgirls Movie Screening (The Wharf)
July 25: Love & Basketball (National Mall)
July 25: King Richard (The Wharf)
Live Music & Performances
July 2 (and every Tuesday): Live Music Tuesdays (Downtown)
July 3 (and every Wednesday): Jazz Jam Sessions (Brentwood)
July 4 (and every Thursday): Live Music at Hi-Lawn (Union Market)
July 4 (and every Friday): Friday Night Live Music (Brentwood)
July 6 (and every Saturday): Saturday’s Nigh Alright (Brentwood)
July 11: Live! at the Library (Capitol Hill)
July 13: A Musical Tribute to James Baldwin (Bellevue)
July 21: Open Mic Night (Ivy City)
July 23: Poetry Readings (Dupont Circle)
July 28: Echo’s Open Mic (Adams Morgan)
Concerts
July 12: Janet Jackson (Chinatown)
July 19: Xscape & SWV (Chinatown)
July 22: Kenyon Dixon (The Wharf)
July 26: Bebe Winans (Foggy Bottom)