Get excited! Celebrate Petworth is this Sunday, 9/18!

Get excited! Celebrate Petworth is this Sunday, 9/18!

The Celebrate Petworth Festival is back for another amazing event on the 800 block of Upshur Street NW starting at 11am. Every year this event gets better and better, and this year will be no exception! Join your neighbors, local vendors and restaurants, and Drew as your emcee for the day (yay!).

Here’s what to expect for the day:

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DC Music Rocks Festival returns to the 9:30 Club on Aug 17th!

DC Music Rocks Festival returns to the 9:30 Club on Aug 17th!

What started as a test of the local indie music scene is now in its third successful year. The DC Music Rocks Festival is returning to the 9:30 Club on Saturday, August 17th with five local DC bands, and seven singer-songwriters and the Musicianship Drumline. It’s an awesome event of music!

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Get Ready for the Kennedy Street Festival on June 22nd! Here’s details…

Get Ready for the Kennedy Street Festival on June 22nd! Here’s details…

The 6th Annual Kennedy Street Festival is happening on June 22nd from 12-4pm in parking lots and in front of businesses along the the 300-800 blocks of Kennedy Street NW.

Here’s all the details!

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Petworthpalooza music show at Celebrate Petworth

Petworthpalooza music show at Celebrate Petworth

The Petworthpalooza show at the 2017 Celebrate Petworth Festival was a big success -- hundreds came out to enjoy free music from local area musicians, $5 beer and the pleasure of hanging out with their neighbors. So we're doing it again! Check out the line-up!

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Come explore the neighborhood with the Petworth History Tent at Celebrate Petworth

Come explore the neighborhood with the Petworth History Tent at Celebrate Petworth

Petworth has a long history of being a residential neighborhood where people buy homes, raise families and work to create a community. Come here local residents and historians talk about DC and Petworth. Here’s a run-down of the event at the Petworth History Tent…

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Check out some of the events at this year’s Celebrate Petworth Festival on Sept 8

Check out some of the events at this year’s Celebrate Petworth Festival on Sept 8

This year, the Celebrate Petworth Festival will be happening on September 8th from 11-5pm on the 800 block of Upshur. As in past years, businesses, organizations and individuals will be coming together to celebrate the creatively, diversity, culture, people and quality of life of our neighborhood. 

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A look at tomorrow's Kennedy Street Festival

A look at tomorrow's Kennedy Street Festival

The Kennedy Street Festival is back on Saturday, June 9th, and it's going to be a full day of fun, food, music, kids activities, vendors and so much more! Here's a rundown of the day's events…

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5th Annual Kennedy Street Festival looking for performers, vendors, volunteers

5th Annual Kennedy Street Festival looking for performers, vendors, volunteers

The 5th Annual Kennedy Street Festival will take place this year on Saturday, June 9th from 11am – 3pm, and this year’s theme will be Catch, Taste and See the Rainbow of Kennedy Street NW. They're looking for entertainers to perform, vendors to sell or share information, and volunteers to help make it all amazing (again!).

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Local music gets a boost at the DC Music Rocks festival at the 9:30 Club

Local music gets a boost at the DC Music Rocks festival at the 9:30 Club

Check out the DC Music Rocks Festival at the 9:30 Club!

This upcoming show sounds awesome. DC Music Rocks, which profiles local DC musicians and bands on 96.7FM and via podcast, is holding its first local music festival at the 9:30 Club on Saturday, September 2nd. And hey, Petworth News is one of the sponsors!

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MPD hosts "Beat the Streets" community event on 9th Street TODAY

MPD hosts "Beat the Streets" community event on 9th Street TODAY

No, it's not a huge crime scene... it's "Beat the Streets," the annual street fair put on by MPD and DC agencies on 9th Street between Upshur and Taylor Streets NW. It started at 2pm and goes until 7pm on Wednesday, July 26th.

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More about the Kennedy Street Festival on Saturday (with vendor list!)

More about the Kennedy Street Festival on Saturday (with vendor list!)

The Kennedy Street Festival starts at 11am on Saturday, June 24th between 3rd Street and 8th Street NW. There will be tons of great vendors out, along with food trucks, entertainment, kids activities and more. See the full vendor list!

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Kennedy Street Festival brings food, music and more to the neighborhood

Kennedy Street Festival brings food, music and more to the neighborhood

Food trucks, music, tons of vendors, schools, government agencies and more will be waiting for you along Kennedy Street between 3rd St and 8th St NW on Saturday, June 24th from 11-3pm at the Kennedy Street Festival.

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Powell Spring Carnival is this Saturday, tons of fun, food and raffle!

Powell Spring Carnival is this Saturday, tons of fun, food and raffle!

The Powell Elementary Spring Carnival is Saturday, May 20th from 10am - 3pm on the Roosevelt High School football field. This is the third year for the Carnival, and it promises to be even bigger with more events and fun for the entire Petworth neighborhood, kids and adults alike! 

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    Join MPD & the Georgia Ave Family Support Collaborative for "Beat the Streets" Fair

    Join MPD & the Georgia Ave Family Support Collaborative for "Beat the Streets" Fair

    Wednesday, July 28th is an event sponsored by the Metropolitan Police Department and the Georgia Avenue Family Support Collaborative. Called "Beat the Streets," the free event will be from 2pm - 7:30pm on 9th Street NW just below Upshur St. 

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