Feb
1
Thu
8th Annual Blue Jacket Fashion Show @ Chicken + Whiskey's Navy Yard
Feb 1 @ 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM

A stylish evening with runways and networking -benefitting a good cause
A night of Fashion and Fundraising with FGIDC – Hosted by Barnette Holston, The DCFashion Fool!

Join us on Thursday, February 1 from 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. at Chicken + Whiskey’s Navy Yard location for a viewing party to watch the 8th Annual Blue Jacket Fashion Show. Founded by fashion designer, Frederick Anderson and marketer, Laura Miller, the event unites the worlds of fashion, entertainment, sports, healthcare, and media to openly discuss prostate cancer, with an emphasis on racial disparities and underserved communities. 2024 models include Cuba Gooding Jr., Daymond John, Phillip Bloch and more!

With your complimentary beverage in hand, get ready to network with your DMV fashion peers, watch the fashion show broadcasted live from NYC and bid on amazing silent auction items.

Come dressed in your most stylish blue outfit – bonus if it’s a blue jacket – and help us raise awareness and funds to support ZERO – The End of Prostate Cancer.

Tickets:

FGI Members: $27
Non-Members: $32
A portion of proceeds from the event will be donated to the ZERO – The End of Prostate Cancer organization.

Tickets include: Viewing party and one drink ticket. Cash bar for additional refreshments.

Feb
3
Sat
20th Annual Alexandria Boutique Warehouse Sale @ Various
Feb 3 all-day

The longest-running winter warehouse sale returns for its 20th year in a walkable format throughout Old Town Alexandria in February. The 20th Annual Alexandria Boutique Warehouse Sale presented by Old Town Business returns February 3-4, 2024.

With sales up to 80% off, shoppers are expected to score the best deals of the winter season with nearly 50 independent boutiques to choose from. Steals and deals from Alexandria and regional boutiques will take place in stores, pop-up tents, select side streets, and open retail spaces for shoppers to explore and enjoy the best retailers ranging from indie brands, clothing, shoes, and jewelry, to home furnishings, and more.

Participating shoppers can access a downloaded sale map and plot out their shopping plans for their favorite spots to visit. QR code stations will be stationed at participating businesses and tents to help locate shopping destinations as well.

Shoppers can all get a jump start on the weekend festivities by participating in giveaways by following @alxwarehousesale on Instagram for a chance to win gift cards to a local restaurant and/or a participating store.

2024 Alexandria Warehouse Sale Participants (as of January 16, 2024)

 

  • 3 Sisters

  • 529 Kids Consign

  • Bashford & Pitt (pop-up)

  • Bishop Boutique

  • Bloomers

  • Boxwood

  • Comfort One Shoes

  • Fibre space

  • Frances Valentine

  • Gossypia

  • Gold Works

  • Gossip on 23rd (pop-up)

  • Hooray for Books

  • King’s Jewelers

  • Lotus Blooms

  • Ms. Moxie’s Moon Shop

  • Made in ALX (pop-up)

  • Mint Condition

  • Monday’s Child

  • Monkees of Fairfax (pop-up)

  • Mystique Jewelers

  • Old Town Books

  • Pacers Running

  • Penny Post

  • Red Barn Mercantile

  • Sara Campbell

  • Saya Behnam Art Shop

  • She’s Unique

  • Shop Made in VA

  • Sophie Blake (pop-up)

  • Ten Thousand Villages

  • The Enchanted Florist

  • The Genius Genus

  • The Hive

  • The Hour

  • The Lucky Knot

  • The Old Town Shop

  • The Pink Reef (pop-up)

  • The Shoe Hive

  • Today’s Cargo

  • Torpedo Factory Art Center

  • Twist Boutique

  • Versailles Art & Rug

  • VIDA STYLE Shop

  • Vintage Mirage

  • Wear Ever Jewelry

  • Yellow Jacket

Feb
4
Sun
20th Annual Alexandria Boutique Warehouse Sale @ Various
Feb 4 all-day

The longest-running winter warehouse sale returns for its 20th year in a walkable format throughout Old Town Alexandria in February. The 20th Annual Alexandria Boutique Warehouse Sale presented by Old Town Business returns February 3-4, 2024.

With sales up to 80% off, shoppers are expected to score the best deals of the winter season with nearly 50 independent boutiques to choose from. Steals and deals from Alexandria and regional boutiques will take place in stores, pop-up tents, select side streets, and open retail spaces for shoppers to explore and enjoy the best retailers ranging from indie brands, clothing, shoes, and jewelry, to home furnishings, and more.

Participating shoppers can access a downloaded sale map and plot out their shopping plans for their favorite spots to visit. QR code stations will be stationed at participating businesses and tents to help locate shopping destinations as well.

Shoppers can all get a jump start on the weekend festivities by participating in giveaways by following @alxwarehousesale on Instagram for a chance to win gift cards to a local restaurant and/or a participating store.

2024 Alexandria Warehouse Sale Participants (as of January 16, 2024)

 

  • 3 Sisters

  • 529 Kids Consign

  • Bashford & Pitt (pop-up)

  • Bishop Boutique

  • Bloomers

  • Boxwood

  • Comfort One Shoes

  • Fibre space

  • Frances Valentine

  • Gossypia

  • Gold Works

  • Gossip on 23rd (pop-up)

  • Hooray for Books

  • King’s Jewelers

  • Lotus Blooms

  • Ms. Moxie’s Moon Shop

  • Made in ALX (pop-up)

  • Mint Condition

  • Monday’s Child

  • Monkees of Fairfax (pop-up)

  • Mystique Jewelers

  • Old Town Books

  • Pacers Running

  • Penny Post

  • Red Barn Mercantile

  • Sara Campbell

  • Saya Behnam Art Shop

  • She’s Unique

  • Shop Made in VA

  • Sophie Blake (pop-up)

  • Ten Thousand Villages

  • The Enchanted Florist

  • The Genius Genus

  • The Hive

  • The Hour

  • The Lucky Knot

  • The Old Town Shop

  • The Pink Reef (pop-up)

  • The Shoe Hive

  • Today’s Cargo

  • Torpedo Factory Art Center

  • Twist Boutique

  • Versailles Art & Rug

  • VIDA STYLE Shop

  • Vintage Mirage

  • Wear Ever Jewelry

  • Yellow Jacket

Feb
9
Fri
Galentine’s Day at Punch Bowl Social @ Punchbowl Social
Feb 9 @ 6:30 PM – 10:00 PM

Gals, gather all your girls for a Galentine’s celebration at Punch Bowl Social, which is hosting a game night complete with cute swag, Instagrammable cocktails and a live DJ – female, of course – to keep the party going on Friday, Feb. 9.

For your $15 ticket, you’ll get a friendship bracelet, heart-shaped sunglasses reminiscent of Taylor Swift’s video for “22,” and your choice of board games. Don’t miss out on the pink punch and cocktails. Select locations* will have pop-up vendors and an influencer host.

EVENT DETAILS

What:  Galentine’s Day at Punch Bowl Social

When: 6:30 to 10 p.m. Friday, Feb. 9

Cost: Tickets $15, register via Eventbrite

Informationpunchbowlsocial.com

Feb
14
Wed
A Night in Paris | 2024 Valentine’s Day Celebration at Hillwood @ Hillwood Museum and Gardens
Feb 14 @ 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM

A Night in Paris | 2024 Valentine’s Day Celebration
Wednesday, February 14, 2023, 7-10 p.m.
Join Hillwood for a Valentine’s celebration and benefit. Preview the special exhibition Marjorie Merriweather Post’s Paris, explore the magic of Hillwood, and bid on choice items in the silent auction.

 

Feb
24
Sat
Make-A-Wish Mid-Atlantic Wish Ball @ Waldorf Astoria
Feb 24 @ 6:00 PM – 11:59 PM

On Saturday, February 24, 2024, Make-A-Wish Mid-Atlantic will host its annual Wish Ball at the elegantly restored Waldorf Astoria, Washington, D.C.  This annual event, which attracts more than 650 guests each year, raises awareness & funds for life-changing wishes for local children in the Washington, D.C., Northern Virginia and Maryland region who are battling critical illnesses.  Founded in 1983, the Mid-Atlantic chapter has granted over 11,000 since its inception. Wish kids face any number of critical illnesses such as cancer, pediatric AIDS, Spinal Muscular Atrophy, Duchene’s muscular dystrophy, kidney and heart disease. Every year, 450 local children are expected to receive a diagnosis that makes them eligible for a wish, and no child is turned away.  For every wish granted, at least one more local child is waiting.

Join for a fun and inspirational night of great food and wine, entertainment by Lucy Black Gold, live & silent auctions, and inspirational wish stories.  Tickets are priced at $500 per person with sponsorship packages ranging in price from $5,000 to $50,000.  Tickets & sponsorship packages are available for purchase at About Wish Ball (wishballmidatlantic.org)

 

WHEN:          Saturday, February 24, 2024, from 6 p.m. to 12 Midnight.

WHERE:       The Waldorf Astoria, Washington, D.C. is located at 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20004.  Room reservations for Wish Ball attendees can be made here.

WHO:            Co-Chairs for 2024 Wish Ball: Katherine & Benjamin Berman and Sophie & Stephen LaMontagne, Georgetown Cupcake and Laura Szlavin Niamien & Joel Niamien, Wish Parents, Szinc Consulting LLC Walton Enterprises

Mar
7
Thu
N Street Village 25th Anniversary Gala @ Marriott Marquis
Mar 7 @ 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM

Honoring Peter Shields & Ace Werner

Mar
16
Sat
St. Jude Rock ‘n’ Roll Running Series Washington D.C.
Mar 16 @ 7:45 AM – 1:00 PM
The St. Jude Rock ‘n’ Roll Running Series Washington D.C. once again returns to the nation’s capital this Saturday, March 16, 2024. Runners from around the globe will experience an eclectic running tour that gets them close to some of the country’s most iconic monuments including the White House, Capitol Building, Lincoln Memorial and more.
Registration for both races is still open by visiting the Health & Fitness Expo. Offering distances for everyone, including a half marathon and 5K, this event combines live music and entertainment with a scenic run through the District. For the second consecutive year, the improved course starts on Constitution Ave and takes participants over the Potomac River on the Arlington Memorial Bridge, through Judiciary Square, and finishes with amazing views of the Capitol Building and the Washington Monument as runners cross the finish line on Pennsylvania Avenue. Finishers will celebrate along the National Mall, rocking out to even more live music.
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital® is the official benefiting charity partner of the Rock ‘n’ Roll Running Series and has been named title partner of the St. Jude Rock ‘n’ Roll Running Series Washington D.C. event. To learn more and to become a St. Jude Hero, visit www.stjude.org.
Saturday, March 16 – Race Day
·       7:45 a.m. – 5K Start – 4th St. NW & Pennsylvania Ave. NW
·       8:00 a.m. – Half Marathon Start – Constitution Ave. & 14th Street NW
*All times listed are in EDT
Course:
The half marathon course will take participants over the Potomac River on the Arlington Memorial Bridge and finish with amazing views of the Capitol Building and the Washington Monument as they cross the finish line on Pennsylvania Avenue. Finishers will be able to celebrate with family and friends right along the National Mall at the Finish Line Festival.
The 5K course will see participants starting with a view of the Washington Monument and finishing right in front of the Capitol Building on Pennsylvania Avenue as they traverse the streets of Washington D.C.
For full course details, visit Course Overviews.
Road Closures:
Race day road closures may be found by visiting, Road Closures
Apr
19
Fri
National Cannabis Festival @ RFK Stadium Grounds
Apr 19 all-day

The 8th Annual National Cannabis Festival returns to The Festival Grounds at RFK Campus on April 19 & 20 headlined by Wu-Tang Clan with Redman and Thundercat.

In addition to the concert, NCF ticket holders can explore sweet and savory eats, check out the epic Exhibitor Fair featuring more than 100 brands, enjoy demos, comedy, panel discussions, eating contests, and more in the Education Pavilions, visit sponsor activations and grab swag site-wide, all while checking out the talent rocking out the main stage on both days.

Apr
20
Sat
National Cannabis Festival @ RFK Stadium Grounds
Apr 20 all-day

The 8th Annual National Cannabis Festival returns to The Festival Grounds at RFK Campus on April 19 & 20 headlined by Wu-Tang Clan with Redman and Thundercat.

In addition to the concert, NCF ticket holders can explore sweet and savory eats, check out the epic Exhibitor Fair featuring more than 100 brands, enjoy demos, comedy, panel discussions, eating contests, and more in the Education Pavilions, visit sponsor activations and grab swag site-wide, all while checking out the talent rocking out the main stage on both days.