Dogs, Fall, & Halloween: October-November Community Calendar
• October 15, 2026

Carve pumpkins at the Hoya Harvest Festival, let your dog roam Oak Hill Cemetery and shop the Georgetown Fall Market. Then celebrate Halloween with the Woof Walk on Wisconsin Avenue and a haunted light show on the Exorcist Steps, and vote on Nov. 3.

A Makeover for Book Hill Park
• August 24, 2026

Landscape and other restoration work is taking place through the fall in Georgetown’s Book Hill Park, a verdant hillside of plants and arboreal splendor at the intersection of Wisconsin Avenue, […]

ANC 2E: Budget, Nightlife, Licenses and a Farewell
• July 13, 2026

The June 29 meeting of the Georgetown-Burleith-Hillandale Advisory Neighborhood Commission ranged across the D.C. budget, Fourth of July preparations, public safety, nightlife, a wave of new restaurant license applications and […]

America’s Hot 250th Had Something for Everyone
• July 6, 2026

Wow, that was amazing. Was it good for you, too? America’s 250th celebrations on the Fourth of July had something for everyone. For those in Georgetown and downtown Washington, D.C., […]

Washington’s Locked-Down USA 250 Birthday Party 
• July 2, 2026

Washington, D.C., as in detention center, is feeling anxious this Fourth of July on America’s 250th birthday. It didn’t have to be this way, but we do feel sort of […]

Georgetown 275 Event at Waterfront Park, June 28
• June 25, 2026

As the neighborhood of Georgetown celebrates 275 years alongside America’s 250th anniversary, the Citizens Association of Georgetown, Georgetown Heritage and Georgetown University have partnered together to host a series of […]

Weekend Round Up June 18, 2026
• June 18, 2026

What a weekend! Tomorrow is Juneteenth, Saturday is the Capital Pride Parade and Sunday is Father’s Day (and, ahh, the first day of summer). Here in Georgetown, Saturday, June 20, […]

Kennedy Center Must Remove Trump Name, Judge Rules
• June 1, 2026

A court ruled on Friday ruled that the Kennedy Center must take down President Donald Trump’s name from the building, as well as all branding, however, it may not happen […]

Barney Frank (1940-2026): A Hero of Mine
• May 20, 2026

By Peter Rosenstein My heart goes out to Barney’s husband Jim, and all of Barney’s friends and family, on his passing.  Barney Frank has always been a hero of mine. […]

Primary 2026: Interviews with Top Mayoral Candidates
• May 18, 2026

By Robert Devaney, Francis Rienzo and Bill Starrels The Georgetowner conducted exclusive individual sit-down interviews with the three top mayoral candidates Janesse Lewis George, Kenyan McDuffie and Vincent Orange during […]