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Columbia Heights Day is this Saturday from 10 am to 6 pm.
There’ll be a food truck row in the 1100 block of Kenyon Street NW. Plus, we’ll have other vendors selling treats including cupcakes, ice cream and water ice. Participating trucks include:
AZN Eats
BBQ Bus
DC Slices
Eat Wonky
El Floridano
Pleasant Pops
At 4 pm at the festival, Sticky Finger’s Bakery will be having their annual cupcake eating competition. And the DC State Fair will be on-site all day celebrating urban gardeners, bakers and more.
Many neighborhood restaurants will also be having some special Columbia Heights Day offerings, including:
The Heights — $5.00 off pitchers, champagne, and wine if you “like” The Heights on Facebook. Also drink specials all day (including a special Columbia Heights Day punch) and happy hour from 4pm-7pm everyday at the bar, communal table, and patio.
After the festival, stop by Acre 121 and Lou’s City Bar for the official after-hours event — both located at 1400 Irving Street in the Highland Park building.
Full details about the festival are below:
5th ANNUAL COLUMBIA HEIGHTS DAY
SATURDAY, AUGUST 27
Community celebration and street fair features live music and arts performances, DC State Fair, family activities, food trucks and more
WHAT: 5th Annual Columbia Heights Day
WHEN: Saturday, August 27
10:00 am to 6:00 pm
WHERE: Harriet Tubman Elementary Field and 11th Street NW
- main entrance on Kenyon St. NW between 11th and 13th streets
- 11th Street is car-free between Irving and Lamont streets
- Just 3 blocks from the Columbia Heights Metro (Green and Yellow lines)
FESTIVAL MAP: http://bit.ly/
COST: FREE
WHO: Highlights include:
- Three stages of live music and dance performances
- Kids Zone, featuring a petting zoo, fun games and family entertainment
- The National Symphony Orchestra’s musical instrument petting zoo
- Performances all day at BloomBars
- Morning yoga workshop and Zumba class
- Neighborhood dog show
- King & Queen of Columbia Heights pageant
- Food truck row on Kenyon Street
- Cupcake eating contest
- 2nd Annual “DC State Fair”
- More than 70 local businesses and community groups
- After Hours Party post-festival at neighborhood bars
Performances, classes and demonstrations:
10:00 am — free yoga class with Quiet Mind Yoga (field)
11:00 am — free Zumba class with Lola (main stage)
11:30 am — dog show (main stage)
12:00 pm — performance by the cast of Arena Stage’s Oklahoma (main stage)
12:15 pm — King & Queen of Columbia Heights (main stage)
12:45 pm — Challa (Kids Zone)
1:00 pm — In Da Streets (Kids Zone)
1:15 pm — BloomBars Presents: Christylez Bacon & Washington Sound Museum (main stage)
1:45 pm — BloomBars Presents: Ella (Kids Zone)
2:00 pm — Sweetbread Jim’s (acoustic stage)
2:00 pm — Belladonna’s Bohemian Belly Dance (field)
2:30 pm — Young Women’s Drumming Empowerment (Kids Zone)
3:00 pm — National Symphony Orchestra announcement (main stage)
3:00 pm — Potomac Bombs (field)
3:15 pm — Luck Dub (main stage)
4:00 pm — Sticky Fingers’ 4th Annual Cupcake Eating Contest (main stage)
4:00 pm — Rene Moffatt (acoustic stage)
4:15 pm — Flex Matthews (main stage)
5:00 pm — BloomBars Presents: Zezeh Zax (field)
5:15 pm — The Chariors (main stage)
Website: www.
Twitter: www.
Facebook: http://www.
CONTACT: Liz Bartolomeo, Columbia Heights Day Initiative, 202.255.2677
Columbia Heights Day is presented by the Columbia Heights Day Initiative, a local, independent, grassroots 501(c)(3) organization. Columbia Heights Day is dedicated to celebrating community, diversity and service. For more information, visit www.ColumbiaHeightsDay.
