Weekend Roundup: Mar. 27-30
By • March 27, 2025 0 217
Enjoy peak bloom of cherry blossoms as you head to the activities happening this weekend. Tudor Place is hosting a Tudor Nights event this evening, The Capital Cabaret Festival and D.C. Sketchfest are offering entertaining performances and much more. Have a great weekend!
Learn about Timekeeping at Tudor Nights
Tudor Nights, an opportunity to see rarely displayed objects and ephemera from the Tudor Place Collection and Archive is hosting an event this evening about the obsession with the measurement of time. The event is presented in collaboration with The James M. Gilliss Library at the Naval Observatory. After you check out elaborate works of art and ultra-precise technological instruments, enjoy cocktails and lite hors d’oeuvres. More information can be found here.
See Grammy Winner Lila Downs at Strathmore
Courtesy Strathmore.
Singer Lila Downs blends folk, jazz, blues, traditional Mexican rancheras and more and will be at Strathmore this evening. She was raised in Oaxaca and Minnesota and channels her heritage through music and singing about immigration, women’s issues and social justice. More information on tickets can be found here.
Relish in Cherry Blossom Season at Bloomaroo
Don your best spring pink outfit and head down to the Wharf for a celebration of all things cherry blossoms. There will be live music on multiple stages, kite decorating, a haiku station, face painting and more. More on Bloomaroo can be found here.
The Phillips Collection Continues its Living Room Series
Courtesy Phillips Collection.
While seated tickets are sold out, standby seating is offered on a first come, first served basis. The next iteration of The Phillips Collection’s Living Room Series is all about lighting. The Phillips Collection’s chief preparator Alex MacKaye will be chatting about his experiences lighting the museum’s extensive collection. More on Living Room can be found here.
The National Capital Cabaret Festival is This Weekend
A shot from the 2024 Capital Cabaret. Courtesy Capital Cabaret.
This weekend at Parlour Victoria, Capital Cabaret, a local non-profit organization promoting the art of cabaret, is hosting a festival. Expect a lineup of local cabaret singers, nationally and internationally recognized vocal artists and new talents from the D.C. area. There will also be an open mic for singers of all levels. More information can be found here.
Have Some Laughs at D.C. Sketchfest
A photo from the first DC Sketchfest. Courtesy DC Sketchfest.
D.C. Sketchfest is Back for Its second year now through Saturday night. The festival is at The DC Arts Center in Adams Morgan and features 36 of the best sketch comedy troupes in the country. There will also be solo acts from New York City, Los Angeles, Toronto and more. Check out the lineup, schedule and more here.
Help Your Car During Allergy Season
Union Market is hosting an event for cars with local auto repair mechanic Roda to help them get a spring tune-up just in time for allergy season. From 10 a.m.-2 p.m., stop by for free car care, meet Roda’s experts, build your own allergy survival kit and enjoy live music. The event is free, but guests should register here.
Fireworks are Always a Good Idea
Computer rendering of the fireworks on the Potomac River. Courtesy Cai Studio.
Head to the Kennedy Center to watch a sky painting with large-scale projections and a fireworks display over the Potomac River. Artist Cai Guo-Qiang will be creating the art with his custom AI model called cAITM. This is a free event and tickets aren’t required. Note: The Viewing areas will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis. More information can be found here.
Celebrate the Art of Textiles at GW’s Textile Museum
The George Washington University Museum and The Textile Museum have an exhibit, “Intrinsic Beauty: Celebrating the Art of Textiles” on display through June 14. There is a weekend’s worth of events celebrating the museum’s centennial year, including a program on East Asian textiles, a family day honoring kimonos, capes and other art and more. More on this weekend’s (and beyond) events can be found here.
Check Out INSeries Poppea at Capitol Hill
The final part of INSeries’ Monteverdi trilogy is at St. Mark’s on Capitol Hill Friday evening and Saturday afternoon. “Poppea” brings the composer’s most famous opera of power, sex and love to light and inspired by the performance tradition of South India (specifically Bharatanatyam dance). More information on performances can be found here.
Take in Haydn’s “Creation” with the Choral Arts Society of Washington
A dancer from CityDance Conservatory. Courtesy Choral Arts.
Sunday evening, The Choral Arts Society will be performing Haydn’s “Creation” under the creative direction of Choral Arts Artistic Director Marie Bucoy-Calavan. The performance will offer a new way to experience the Biblical story with dancers from CityDance Conservatory. The show will be at Kennedy Center’s Concert Hall. More information on tickets can be found here.
Have the Travel Bug? The D.C. Travel and Adventure Show is This Weekend
Courtesy TravelShows.com.
The D.C. Travel and Adventure Show is Saturday and Sunday at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center. Guests can meet travel experts from around the world and check out booths promoting trips to Rome, Uganda, South Africa and more. CBS News Travel Editor Peter Greenberg and travel authors Patricia Shultz, Andrew McCarthy and Pauline Frommer will be on hand for discussions too. More information on the show can be found here.
