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The first annual DC Pickle Bash celebrates all things pickle in a vibrant festival that brings together pickle enthusiasts on October 4th from 10am to 5pm. Enter to win free All Access tickets!
Read MoreThe Home Rule Music Festival, sponsored by HR Records on Kennedy Street NW, has quickly become of the most popular music festivals in DC. It’s back for another amazing show at the Parks at Walter Reed on June 21, 2025!
The Festival is free to attend.
Read MoreWanna go out to the ballgame?
Petworth News and Ward 4 Councilmember Janeese Lewis George are giving away 2 tickets to the Washington Nationals versus the Milwaukee Brewers game on Saturday, June 11th at 4:05pm.
Read MoreBourbon and Bluegrass is an annual preservation fundraiser and celebration of great American music and cocktails to help safeguard Abraham Lincoln’s beloved summer home right here in Petworth. The performance is virtual and will be livestreamed from President Lincoln’s Cottage where it will be performed live for the veterans at the Armed Forces Retirement Home who have been sequestered the past year.
Enter for a chance to win free tickets!
Read MoreAs of Memorial Day weekend next month, Petworth News will be four years old, is just about to hit 4,000 Facebook Likes and the 200th newsletter is about to go out. That’s 200 hundred emails, 200 weekend nights spent writing it, and more than 2,100 people reading it. Every Sunday. Amazing.
As a way of saying THANKS! for supporting the site and subscribing to our free email, we’re partnering with local businesses to do a huge giveaway of 12 gift certificates worth well over $300!
What?! I know!
Read MoreFive local DC bands playing at a historic DC venue, for one night only! Tickets are only $15 for the all-ages show! And we’re giving away 2 tickets!
Read MoreOn Sunday, May 14th, Petworth News will send out its 100th weekly update newsletter, marking two years of weekly emails with the best and most important articles published that week. To celebrate, we're giving a way a $100 gift certificate to Himitsu to one lucky reader!
Read MoreWednesday night my wife and I went to see Alec Baldwin speak at the Lisner Auditorium at GW University. He's really a dynamic, entertaining speaker and can go on for hours with his great stories. Alas, it was a short hour and a half, but we received two copies of Baldwin's autobiography, Nevertheless. So I'm giving away one copy of the book to readers, for free!
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Read MoreHelp-U-Sell realty (843 Upshur St NW) is sponsoring a survey and giveaway for Petworth residents for their favorite restaurants and dishes. When you take the survey, you enter for a chance to win a $100 gift certificate for a Valentine's Day dinner at a local restaurant. Nice!
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Volunteer with the Friends of the Soldier's Home!
The Cottage is hosting a series of fun, informative and free events for the neighborhood and friends to celebrate the nation’s 250th birthday and shine a light on civic mindfulness.