Category Archives: Celebrations

Fiesta DC has been celebrating the Latino community in D.C. for 51 years. Despite the gloomy rain last weekend, the celebration was fantastic.

While D.C. was still mainly a swamp at the birth of this nation, it’s the center of celebrations of the Fourth – a grand concert, parade, and fireworks on the Mall.

June is Pride Month, and last weekend D.C. celebrated with a glorious parade.

May is Asian Heritage Month, and one of the biggest events is the Fiesta Asia Street Fair along Pennsylvania Avenue. Here’s what we saw last weekend during the 18th year of the annual festival:

On Tuesday night, large crowds came out for the 35th annual High Heel Race down 17th Street, to admire the elaborate drag costumes and celebrate the LGBTQ community.

This past weekend was rich with festivities, including Art All Night and Fiesta DC Art All Night Art All Night began in 2011, and has now expanded to a two-night festival at 22 locations all over the city. We went to five of them. Barracks Row Music, juggling, light spinning, and a silent disco offered… Continue reading

The H Street Festival has been one of the largest festivals in D.C. for the past 12 years, extending 11 blocks along H St. NE.

After the Pride festival weekend was cancelled in 2020 and limited in 2021 due to the pandemic, we are delighted that the full festivities came back last weekend, as huge crowds watched the parade and attended the festival. Pride Festival The day after the parade, the Pride Festival took over Pennsylvania Avenue. In view of… Continue reading

The celebrations for the Lunar New Year are low-key again this year during the second year of the pandemic. One highlight is the amazing Chinese lanterns on display at the Kennedy Center, through February 6th.

The High Heel Race, last Tuesday on 17th Street, has been a D.C. tradition since 1986. Sadly, there was no race last year due to the pandemic, but it came back this year with great happiness for both the participants and the large crowds.