Things to do in DC: festivals, parades, art markets

Happy Pride!

Hello neighbor,

There’s the Pride Festival, March for Our Lives, Pride on the Pier, Home Rule Festival and various pop-up markets this Saturday. Expect delays crossing town.

By the way, the National Museum of Women in the Arts is inviting applications for its “As long as” feminism calls for an art installation this fall. The public is invited to submit suggestions until Wednesday.

So what should you do from June 6-12?

For your convenience, this newsletter includes emojis to help you during these unprecedented times:

• The 🛋 indicates that an event is happening in person inside.
• The 🌲, indicates that an event is happening in person outside.
• The 💻 indicates that an event is happening virtually.
• And finally, the 🆓 indicates that an event is 🆓.

Top 5 picks of the week

1. Say Gay! 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈 This is DC Pride weekend! There is so much to do, including a block party (sat, 🆓, 🌲, Circle Dupont), festival (Sun, 🆓, 🌲, Downtown), fireworks (Sam, 🆓, 🌲, Jthe platform)and one parade (sat, 🆓, 🌲, various locations). There is also the DC Dyke Walk (Fri, 🆓, 🌲, Downtown), Rock the lot with pride (Thursday, 🆓, 🌲, national landing), and Pride of Takoma (Sun, 🆓, 🌲, Takoma).

• If you are interested in parties. 👯‍♂️ Consider dancing with the Booty Rex Gay Pride Party (Friday, $20, 🛋14th street) or the MIXTAPE Pride Party (Sat, $20, 🛋Shaw).
• If you want to go swimming. 👙 There is a Rooftop pool party (Thursday, $20+, 🌲, Navy court) and one Trans Pride Pool Party (sat, 🆓, 🌲, 14th street).
• If you want to go to the museum after hours. 🎨 The Library of Congress (Thursday, 🆓, 🛋National Mall) will be open late to celebrate Pride. There will be a night of the arts at Torpedo Factory Art Center (Fri, 🆓, 🛋Alexandria). Imagine Pride in 2050 with this late night Celebrating the FUTURES (Fri, 🆓, 🛋National Mall).
• If you want something different. 🐐🦛⚽️ There are Hungry Hungry Hippos humans at this Pride Country Day (Saturday, $35, 🌲, Adams Morgan), a brunch of a queer-centric comedy show (Sun, $10, 🛋park view), strange anecdotes (Thursday, 🆓, 🛋, Brookland), goat yoga (Sat, $40, 🛋, Arlington)and Pride Night with the Washington’s Spirit (sat, $, 🌲, Arsenal).

2. Museum fun. 👑🇰🇷 Learn about the collaborative relationship between Princess Grace and fashion house Dior in a new exhibition at Hillwood (starts Saturday, $18, 🛋Vanness). Head to the National Museum of Asian Art for the after-hours kickoff of the Korean Film Festival (Fri, 🆓, 🛋/🌲, National Mall) with nightly access to museum galleries, food trucks, live painting, performances and a screening of Hot by day, cold by night.

3. March for our lives. 🤍 The student demonstration support for gun control legislation go back to dc (sat, 🆓, 🌲, Downtown).

4. Other celebrations:

• El Salvador’s Mi Pequeño Festival. 🇸🇻 Celebrating Immigrant Heritage Month, the festival will highlight the contributions of Salvadoran community at Mount Pleasant. Enjoy artisans, cultural performances, food and more (Sun, 🆓, 🌲, Mount Pleasant) .

• Self-Reliance Festival. 🥁 Pay homage to the jazz music and culture of Washington, DC at this free event outdoor music festival with a record fair, food trucks and craft drinks (Sat, 🆓, 🌲, Walter Reed History).

• Platinum Jubilee. 🇬🇧 To honour Queen Elizabeth’s Platinum Jubilee The courtyard of the Fairmont Hotel will host a ceremonial celebration with champagne, slices of cake and an authentic Scottish bagpiper (Wed, 🆓, 🌲, Georgetown).

5. Pop-up markets. 🛍 Shop in a Black Market Creators Showcase (sat, 🆓, 🛋Anacostia) at the Anacostia Arts Center. Visit each peach market for a Spring pop-up (sat, 🆓, 🌲, Mount Pleasant). Discover more than 50 emerging brands at DC Summer Market (Sat, $8, 🛋Union market). While enjoying the parade, stop on the main Dupont street summer pop-up (Sam, 🆓, 🌲, Smith).

Everything else this week

• Outdoor movie season. 🎞🎞🎞 There is space jam (Thursday, 🆓, 🌲, Quartier Mosaic), Enter the Draconot (Tuesday 🆓, 🌲, Downtown), capital queen (Tuesday 🆓, 🌲, Adam Morgan), The princess bride (Wed, 🆓, 🌲, NoMa), Mom Mia (Fri, 🆓, 🌲, Rosslyn), Belfast (Thursday, 🆓, 🌲, Downtown), Moonrise Kingdom (Thursday, 🆓, 🌲, The Reach), Crimson Tide (Thursday, 🆓, 🌲, Archives)and In the heights (Fri, 🆓, 🌲, youUnion market).
• Outdoor concert season. 🎺 Enjoy a neighborhood concert by the The United States Navy Band and Ceremonial Guard (Tuesday 🆓, 🌲Navy Memorial), R&B pop group pearl pebble (Wed, 🆓, 🌲, The Quay)and Jazz-Gogo-Funk The experience group and the show (Sat, 🆓, 🌲, Cercle Dupont).
• Bring your skates. Throughout the summer, the Quai will host a 🆓 pop-up roller skating rink at the transit pier (Sat-Sun, entry 🆓, 🌲, The platform).
• It’s time to dance. 💃🏾 Learn to salsa (Tuesday 🆓, 🌲, Columbia Heights) Where country line dancing (Fri, 🆓, 🌲, Navy Yard).
• Urban farms. 🥬 Celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Washington Youth Garden (sat, 🆓, 🌲, NNational Arboretum) or dine in a urban farm (Thursday, $35+, 🌲, Shawthorn). Volunteer at the National Park Rooftop Farm (Fri, 🆓, 🌲, Navy court).
• Pour the wine and champagne. 🍷 Try wines rated 90 points or more in Wine Spectator’s big tour (Fri, $275+, 🛋Downtown). Take photos at a very Instagrammable Chandon Secret Garden (Fri-Sun, $, 🛋Georgetown), who will make an appearance in Georgetown. Try Slovak wines at Embassy of Slovakia (Thursday, $59, 🛋Vanness).
• June 16 is coming! Find out about the Texas Liberty Colonies (sat, 🆓, 🛋National Mall). Prepare your celebrations at home with a Juneteenth Reading List (Mon, 🆓, 💻) and one June 19 cooking workshop (Mon, 🆓, 💻).
• Right to vote. Rejoin former US Attorney General Eric Holder as he discusses his new book (Thursday, $12+, 🛋, Chinatown).
• Last call. It’s the last week of DC Temple Open House (until Sat, 🆓, 🛋, Kensington).

Your neighbor,

jade (@clockoutdc)