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Along with the start of meteorological summer, Pride Month is officially here — it’s a time of celebration, affirmation, education and recognition of LGBTQIA+ people, the community’s contributions and the push for human rights.
- ✨ Check out our Pride Guide for tons of events all month long.
- 🎬 Find outdoor movies almost any day of the week.
- 🥗 Our 10 favorite restaurant salads in D.C. know how to treat veggies right.
- 🌳 Enjoy a bonsai museum, concerts, standup comedy and more things that are surprisingly free in D.C.
🌡️ Summer sweat and a few showers are on tap this weekend, but Sunday is looking fantastic. Here's the forecast.
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Pride Far and Wide
Check out Reston Pride, Alexandria's LGBTQ+ Pride Month Fair, Culpeper Pride at Mountain Run Winery on Saturday. On Sunday, Prince George's inaugural pride walk and festival will have music by TRYFE, vendors and resources at National Harbor.
Mark your calendars for D.C.'s big Pride weekend with the Capital Pride Parade (Sat., 6/10) and Festival (Sun., 6/11) — and Wednesday's edition of our newsletter will share pro tips and all the essential info. Subscribe here.
The Scene
The most fun things to do and places to be in D.C., Maryland and Virginia
Herndon Festival
📅 Thurs. to Sun.
📍 Herndon, Virginia
💲 Free entry
🔗 Details
Nothing says summer like carnival rides, live music and all your favorite fair foods.
We love that it’s transit-accessible — there’s even a shuttle from the Silver Line’s Herndon stop. It’s free to visit; rides cost extra.
Hypefoodies x Block Party
📅 Sat.
📍 The Block VA
💲 $5 (Free for kids 17 and younger)
🔗 Details
Hypefoodies is hosting a block party in Annandale to celebrate the restaurants, artists and other businesses that have helped them grow.
Attendees will find food vendors, artists, a DJ and more food-fueled fun from 5-10 p.m. before the party moves into The Block from 10 p.m. to 2 a.m.
Sound Scene
📅 Sat. and Sun.
📍 Hirshhorn Museum
💲 Free
🔗 Details
Live performances, installations and workshops explore the question: What happens after the end? Control (a “gesture-controlled interactive video choir”) and Before the Bulldozers (an augmented reality D.C. history lesson) caught our eye. Registration is recommended.
Strawberry Festival
📅 Sat. and Sun.
📍 Sandy Spring Museum in Sandy Spring, Maryland
💲 $5
🔗 Details
Strawberry treats for all, two stages of live entertainment, plus a petting zoo, carnival games and giant slides for the kids are ripe and ready at the Sandy Spring Museum in Montgomery County. Tickets are $5 per person.
Music Snob Concert Picks
Subhumans, 8 p.m. Saturday, Black Cat, $20: Hardcore punks from England made their mark in the ‘80s but reconvened two decades later and continue delivering their anarchist message live. Details.
More Things to Do in Washington DC
- 🍿 “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon” — Fri, Kennedy Center REACH, free
- CRY ABOUT IT: Taylor Swift vs Olivia Rodrigo DJ Night — Fri., Union Stage, 💲
- Pretty Boi Drag — Fri., A League of Her Own, 💸🚫
- 🏳🌈 Fashion For The Fearless — 6/1 to 6/30, The Kennedy Center, 💸🚫
- Glover Park Day — Sat., 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Guy Mason Recreation Center, 💸🚫
- DC Afro Latino Fest — Sat. at noon, Malcolm X Park, 💸🚫
- Open Streets 12th Street NE — Sun., Franklin Street NE to Michigan Avenue NE, 💸🚫
- 👗 Wonderland’s Annual Sundress Fest — Sun., Northwest D.C., 💸🚫 FYI: Fundraiser for DC Central Kitchen
- Uptown Shuffle — Sun., Cleveland Park, 💸🚫
- 📸 Exposed DC Photography Show — Opening reception Sun., Northwest D.C.
- 🥁 Go-Go on the Rooftop with Sirius Company — Sun., 2 p.m., MLK Library, free
- 🏳️🌈 DC Different Drummers Jazz Concert — Sun., 3:30 p.m., MLK Library, free
- MC Lyte Presents “I Am Woman: A Celebration of Women in Hip Hop” — Sun., Kennedy Center, 💲💲+
More Things to Do in Maryland
- 🎷 Capital Jazz Fest — Fri. to Sun., Merriweather Post Pavilion, 💲💲💲💲+ FYI: Fantasia, George Bensen, Ne-Yo, Incognito, The Isley Brothers
- Let's Go Music Festival — Fri. to Sun., Annapolis, 💲💲💲💲+ FYI: +LIVE+, Cold War Kids, 311, Chris Young
- Washington Folk Festival — Sat. and Sun., Glen Echo Park, 💸🚫
- ⚾ Bethesda Big Train baseball — Fri., Sat., Sun.
- Planet Bethesda — Sun., Elm Street Urban Park, 💸🚫
More Things to Do in Virginia
- 🏳🌈 Pride in the Vines — 6/1 to 6/30, Loudoun County
- Quarterfest Crawl — Sat., Ballston, 💸🚫
- AutoWorks Festival — Sat., Workhouse Arts Center (Lorton), 💸🚫
- RiverFest & Craft Show — Sat. and Sun., Occoquan, 💸🚫
- 🚲 25th Annual Armed Forces Cycling Classic — Sat. and Sun., Crystal City/National Landing, 💲💲💲
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Past Events
Cinematery: Tim Burton's Summer of Surreal
📅 First Fridays of June, July, August, September
📍 Congressional Cemetery
💲 $10
🔗 Details
The Congressional Cemetery's outdoor movie series begins with Tim Burton's live-action "Alice in Wonderland."
Music Snob:
- Moon Walker, 7 p.m. Thursday, Songbyrd, $15/$18: Ambitious and catchy alt-rock born of the pandemic. Big assist from ‘70s nostalgia. Details.
- American Aquarium, 7 p.m. Friday, Union Stage, $25: Wistful alt-country from Raleigh, North Carolina. Front man B.J. Barham is trying to make you cry, but he’ll have you laughing at the same time. Details.
