
SURGE: A DC Dance & Sound Celebration
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SURGE turns Washington’s waterfront into one continually changing stage. Dance, live music, voice, and multidisciplinary performance meet on Washington’s waterfront for one night on Thursday, September 24.

SURGE turns Washington’s waterfront into one continually changing stage. Dance, live music, voice, and multidisciplinary performance meet on Washington’s waterfront for one night on Thursday, September 24.
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Please join the Southwest Library for our Teen Lounge to game, chill, and vibe with your friends. Your spot, your time, your lounge!
Join us for an evening of salsa dancing on the waterfront every Thursday from September 10 through October 8 in M Street Landing, presented by Heineken.
Millennium Stage (In-Person and Livestream). Members of the Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra emerge from the orchestra pit and take their place on the Millennium Stage to share the rich and varied chamber music repertoire. Each musician plays a solo part and the interaction among them creates an astonishing range o…
Reimagine Japanese traditional folk music in a bolder way with Minyo Crusaders at The Hamilton Live, September 24.
With engaging puppets, props, fabrics, sounds, and songs, Grano de arena PR - Josarie Molina & Garwin Zamora transport participants to a beach in Puerto Rico where they meet creatures who must find a way to protect the beaches they call home. Inspired by Grano de arena PR's first publication, ¿De quién son las playas?…
Millennium Stage (In-Person and Livestream). Built by four kids from Jacksonville, Florida, Last Resort is an indie rock band known for its energetic live shows, anthemic guitar driven songs, and authentic songwriting that captures a range of emotions and experiences.
Celebrate oyster season with Kirwan’s on the Wharf and Peroni with an afternoon oyster fest on Pearl Street.
On September 26 join Freedom Forum for a free, family-friendly festival to celebrate the everyday freedoms all of us enjoy and the vital role they play in American life — all brought to you by the First Amendment.
Let’s make a scene – with musical theatre! The Wharf is the perfect backdrop and environment to immerse yourself in the rich cultural tapestry of DC’s theatres. You’ll hear some of your favorite musical theatre classics and new songs you’ll come to love. Best of all, you’ll meet some of the area’s most talented perform…
This October, head to The Wharf to celebrate Oktoberfest—featuring the Wiener 500 Dachshund Dash and the Sam Adams stein hoisting competition.
Millennium Stage (In-Person and Livestream). Water Seed’s music is a fusion of funk, rock, hip hop, and jazz, which the band has coined as “Future Funk.” Their sound is characterized by tight, intricate grooves, soaring melodies, and powerful vocals—driven by relentless energy that never fails to get audiences up and d…