Did you know: Washington, DC residents couldn’t vote for President until 1961? Folks in our Nation’s capital drink more wine per capita than residents of any of the 50 states? Darth Vader adorns the National Cathedral? True, true and true! Also true is that DC hosts at least 25 events a year. Three of the biggest are: National Cherry Blossom Festival, Smithsonian Folklife Festival and National Book Festival. Get all the fun facts on Washington, DC’s Festivals, Art Shows, Music Festivals and Craft Shows right here!

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June 21 - 22, 2025
Giant National Capital BBQ Battle
Downtown, Washington, DC
Status: Updated 1/15/2025
June 28, 2025
ArtRave - Dupont Artisan Market
Across from Dupont Park (PNC Bank), Washington, DC
Status: Updated 4/29/2025
June 2 - July 7, 2025
Smithsonian Folklife Festival
National Mall, Washington, DC
Status: Updated 1/31/2025
July 12, 2025
ArtRave - Dupont Artisan Market
Across from the iconic Dupont Park (PNC), Washington, DC
Status: Updated 4/29/2025
July 26, 2025
ArtRave - Dupont Artisan Market
Across from Iconic Dupont Park, Washington, DC
Status: Updated 4/29/2025
August 2, 2025
ArtRave - Dog Days - Dupont Artisan Market
across the street from Iconic Dupont Park, Washington, DC
Status: Updated 4/29/2025
August 16, 2025
ArtRave - Dupont Artisan Market
across from Dupont Park, Washington, DC
Status: Updated 5/1/2025
August 30, 2025
ArtRave - Dupont Artisan Market
across from Iconic Dupont Park, Washington, DC
Status: Updated 4/29/2025
September 6, 2025
National Book Festival
Washington Convention Center, Washington, DC
Status: Updated 2/25/2025
September 2025 (dates not updated)
Teaching Africa Day
National Museum of African Arts, Washington, DC
Status: Updated 7/15/2024
September 14, 2025
Adams Morgan Day Festival
Adams Morgan, Washington, DC
Status: Updated 5/30/2025
September 2025 (dates not updated)
H Street Festival
H Street NE Corridor, Washington, DC
Status: Updated 7/5/2024
September 2025 (dates not updated)
Craft2wear
National Building Museum, Washington, DC
Status: Updated 8/29/2023
October 2025 (dates not updated)
Turkish Festival
300 Pennsylvania Ave., Washington, DC
Status: Updated 8/19/2024
November 2025 (dates not updated)
International Arts and Crafts Market
The World Bank Main Complex Building, Washington, DC
Status: Updated 10/8/2024
March 2026 (dates not updated)
Rock 'N' Roll Washington DC Expo
Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Hall D, Washington, DC
Status: Updated 1/5/2025
March - April 2026 (dates not updated)
National Cherry Blossom Festival
Various Locations, Washington, DC
Status: Updated 5/17/2024
April 2026 (dates not updated)
ArtRave Seventeenth Season - Open Day
Across from Dupont Park (PNC), Washington, DC
Status: Updated 4/17/2025
April 2026 (dates not updated)
FONA Garden Fair & Plant Sale
US National Arboretum, Washington, DC
Status: Updated 3/11/2025
April 2026 (dates not updated)
Smithsonian Craft Show
National Building Museum, Washington, DC
Status: Updated 9/11/2024
May 2026 (dates not updated)
Embassy Day at ArtRave
Across the street from Dupont Park (PNC), Washington, DC
Status: Updated 5/1/2025
May 2026 (dates not updated)
ArtRave Dupont Artisan Market
Across from Dupont Park, Washington, DC
Status: Updated 4/17/2025
May 2026 (dates not updated)
Fiesta Asia Street Fair
Downtown, Wahington, DC
Status: Updated 4/22/2025
May 2026 (dates not updated)
ArtRave Dupont Artisan Market
Across the street from Dupont Park, Washington, DC
Status: Updated 4/17/2025