Bourbon & Bluegrass returns with music & more at Lincoln's Cottage

Bourbon & Bluegrass returns with music & more at Lincoln's Cottage

Bourbon & Bluegrass is coming back for in-person enjoyment on May 21st and May 22nd at Lincoln’s Cottage.

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Schedule, map and more for Petworth Porchfest on April 30th

Schedule, map and more for Petworth Porchfest on April 30th

The massive all-neighborhood music festival of Petworth Porchfest kicks off on Saturday, April 30th at 2pm at almost 80 locations. Here’s a look at the day’s full schedule and a map of porches so you can plan out how to take in all the music!

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Come join Paul Robeson birthday celebration, Saturday, April 9th

Come join Paul Robeson birthday celebration, Saturday, April 9th

Everyone is invited to take part of the festivities celebrating Paul Robeson‘s birthday on Saturday, April 9th from 1pm to 3pm at the small park at Georgia and Kansas Avenue NW.

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Get ready for the Celebrate Petworth Festival by volunteering!

Get ready for the Celebrate Petworth Festival by volunteering!

The Celebrate Petworth Festival is kicking off planning for 2022, and is seeking volunteers to help make the day’s magic happen! This year's event will take place on Saturday, September 24th.

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Petworth PorchFest is almost here!

Petworth PorchFest is almost here!

Let’s get this cold weather out of the way now because Petworth Porchfest is coming up on Saturday, April 30th from 2-6pm (rain date Sunday, May 1st). So far there are 99 bands signed up and 63 porches ready to host.

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Petworth Porchfest is coming: Got a band, a porch or want to volunteer? Sign up!

Petworth Porchfest is coming: Got a band, a porch or want to volunteer? Sign up!

The neighborhood music is coming back, and the organizers are looking for bands to perform, porches to host, and volunteers and sponsors to help the event run smoothly.

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Christmas and Santa come to Upshur & Petworth Park

Christmas and Santa come to Upshur & Petworth Park

If Santa is your thing (and really, who doesn’t love Santa?) then there’s a “Miracle on Upshur Street” coming this weekend!

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Support your Petworth schools at an Art & Craft Holiday Market on Sunday, December 12th

Support your Petworth schools at an Art & Craft Holiday Market on Sunday, December 12th

Local elementary schools have joined forces to fundraise together this holiday season at the first Petworth PTO Holiday Market, hosted by Dorothy Height Elementary School on Sunday, December 12th from 10-2pm.

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Celebrate the holidays with Hanukkah & Christmas fun (& a Gift Drive) at The Parks on December 4th

Celebrate the holidays with Hanukkah & Christmas fun (& a Gift Drive) at The Parks on December 4th

Celebrate the holidays on December 4th from 5-6:30pm with friends and neighbors as a 20-foot tree and 12-foot Hanukkah menorah are lit to brighten the new Arts Plaza at The Parks at Walter Reed. Enjoy a choir singing holiday tunes, warm up with hot beverages, fire pits, s’mores and tasty treats for kids and grown-ups at the Holiday Celebration at The Parks.

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Check out the Sherman Circle Spooktacular on Halloween!

Check out the Sherman Circle Spooktacular on Halloween!

It’s great to see the tradition of a Sherman Circle Halloween party continue this year! The Halloween Spooktacular is on October 31st from 4-6pm and is perfect for kids of all ages! It’s brought to you by Advisory Neighborhood Commission 4D and Petworth Peanuts. Check out the activities!

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A huge photo gallery from Celebrate Petworth 2021

A huge photo gallery from Celebrate Petworth 2021

Celebrate Petworth was on September 25th, and it’s easy to say it was a huge success. So many people!

Check out a huge photo gallery of the day!

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Open Streets is coming back to Georgia Avenue on Oct 2nd

Open Streets is coming back to Georgia Avenue on Oct 2nd

After its inaugural success in 2019, Open Streets returns to Georgia Avenue on Saturday, October 2nd from 10am to 3pm. Three miles of Georgia Avenue — between Barry Place NW and Missouri Avenue — will be closed to cars. Instead, residents can walk, bike, run and scooter in the street. It’ll be the first of a series of Open Streets events that will be held across all eight wards in 2021-2022.

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Celebrate Petworth is this Saturday, September 25th from 11-5pm

Celebrate Petworth is this Saturday, September 25th from 11-5pm

On Saturday, September 25th, the 7th annual Celebrate Petworth will take place on the 800 block of Upshur Street NW from 11 am - 5 pm. Here’s a look at the day’s events.

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Art All Night comes to 14th and Kennedy and Georgia Ave on Friday Sept 24th & Sat 25th

Art All Night comes to 14th and Kennedy and Georgia Ave on Friday Sept 24th & Sat 25th

DC is kicking off its Art All Night events citywide on Friday night, September 24th starting at early at 5pm, with most kicking off around 7pm, and our area has a bunch of activations to entertain you. Uptown Main Street along the 14th Street and Kennedy Street corridor and Upper Georgia Avenue Main Street along Georgia Avenue offer a wide selection of art, food and more. It’s a pretty full schedule of events.

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