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SUMMARY:Tanabata | The Japanese Star Festival
DESCRIPTION:Tanabata\, the Japanese Star Festival\, celebrates the legend of Orihime\, the weaver princess\, and Hikoboshi\, the herder. These lovers\, separated by the Milky Way\, are allowed to meet just once a year on the seventh day of the seventh month. \nEnjoy a summer evening relaxing in Hillwood’s spectacular gardens and take part in festive indoor and outdoor entertainment: \n\nListen to delightful music performed by the Washington Toho Koto Society.\nExplore the enchanting Japanese-style garden.\nBring a blanket or lawn chairs from home and enjoy a picnic on the spacious Lunar Lawn. Sandwiches\, drinks\, and snacks are available for purchase from Merriweather To Go.\nCreate and decorate your own paper lantern to take home.\nWrite poems and special wishes on colorful strips of paper\, called tanzaku\, to hang on bamboo\, following the traditional Japanese custom to celebrate Tanabata.\nTry your hand at Japanese calligraphy and origami with our partners at the Japan-America Society of Washington DC.\nJoin volunteers from the National Air and Space Museum to explore the constellations associated with the Tanabata legend through solar telescopes and sky maps (weather permitting).\nWhile here\, be sure to explore our newest exhibition\, Interwoven: A Tradition of Textiles.\n\nEVENT TIMELINE\n5:30-8:30 p.m. | Explore Hillwood \n\nEnjoy Hillwood’s mansion\, gardens\, and greenhouse.\nVisit the Interwoven: A Tradition of Textiles exhibition.\nMerriweather To Go and museum shop open.\nPicnic on the Lunar Lawn.\nDecorate paper lanterns\, fold origami\, practice calligraphy\, and make tanzaku (paper wishes).\n\n6 p.m. | 7 p.m. | 8 p.m. | 20-minute concerts by the Washington Toho Koto Society \nPICNICKING INFORMATION\n\nPicnicking is welcome at this event. Please note our liquor license does not allow patrons to bring in outside alcohol.\nPlease bring your own picnic blankets or lawn chairs for seating on the lawn.\nFood and drinks\, including beer and wine\, will be available from Merriweather To Go.
URL:https://kstreetmagazine.com/event/japanese-star-festival/
LOCATION:Hillwood Museum & Gardens\, 4155 Linnean Avenue\, NW\, Washington\, DC\, 20008
CATEGORIES:Cultural,Other Entertainment
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SUMMARY:PandaFest
DESCRIPTION: Panda Fest\, one of the nation’s fastest-growing outdoor Asian food and culture festivals in the United States\, will make its D.C. debut this summer with a two-day celebration of Asian cuisine\, culture and community set in the heart of the nation’s capital. \nThe festival will take place Saturday\, August 15\, from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. and Sunday\, August 16\, from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. along Pennsylvania Avenue NW between 4th and 7th streets. \nBringing together more than 90 Asian food vendors\, 200-plus street food offerings\, cultural performances\, over 40 merchandise vendors and family-friendly activities\, Panda Fest will transform downtown D.C. into an immersive celebration of Asian American and Pacific Islander cultures. \n“D.C. already has a special connection to pandas\, so bringing Panda Fest to the District and the DMV felt like a natural fit\,” said BiuBiu Xu\, founder of Panda Fest. “We’re excited to create an experience that brings people together through food\, culture and community while celebrating the incredible diversity of Asian cultures in one of the most vibrant cities in the country.” \nLaunched in 2024\, Panda Fest now produces 13 events across 11 cities and welcomes more than 500\,000 attendees. The multi-city festival has expanded to destinations including Atlanta\, Boston\, Philadelphia\, Dallas\, Seattle\, Nashville and Orlando\, with additional cities planned for 2026. \nFestivalgoers in D.C. can expect a wide range of Asian street food and specialty dishes from local and nationally recognized vendors. Featured vendors include Chan Bai Mei of New York City\, known for its candied hawthorn tanghulu; Le Poke of Atlanta; Dumpling King of New York City; and Mumu Sweets\, featuring mochi donuts. More local vendors will be announced in the coming weeks. \nBeyond food\, the festival features a curated marketplace featuring more than 40 vendors showcasing crafts\, apparel\, accessories\, and artisanal goods inspired by Asian heritage. Cultural programming spans traditional art demonstrations\, contemporary dance\, theatrical showcases\, and nonstop live entertainment. While the final lineup will be announced closer to the event\, previous editions of Panda Fest have included lion dances\, sugar painting\, paper cutting\, and calligraphy\, and K-pop dance performances. \nPandas remain at the heart of the experience\, with playful\, Instagram-worthy attractions\, including a 15-foot inflatable panda\, a panda bounce ring\, themed treats\, exclusive merchandise/souvenirs\, interactive games\, and photo moments throughout the festival grounds. \nPanda Fest is a family-friendly event. Children under 6 receive free admission\, and attendees are encouraged to use rideshare or public transportation. \nFor tickets and more information\, go to www.pandafests.com and follow @pandafestdc on Instagram.
URL:https://kstreetmagazine.com/event/pandafest/
LOCATION:DC
CATEGORIES:Cultural,Other Entertainment
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SUMMARY:PandaFest
DESCRIPTION:Panda Fest\, one of the nation’s fastest-growing outdoor Asian food and culture festivals in the United States\, will make its D.C. debut this summer with a two-day celebration of Asian cuisine\, culture and community set in the heart of the nation’s capital. \nThe festival will take place Saturday\, August 15\, from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. and Sunday\, August 16\, from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. along Pennsylvania Avenue NW between 4th and 7th streets. \nBringing together more than 90 Asian food vendors\, 200-plus street food offerings\, cultural performances\, over 40 merchandise vendors and family-friendly activities\, Panda Fest will transform downtown D.C. into an immersive celebration of Asian American and Pacific Islander cultures. \n“D.C. already has a special connection to pandas\, so bringing Panda Fest to the District and the DMV felt like a natural fit\,” said BiuBiu Xu\, founder of Panda Fest. “We’re excited to create an experience that brings people together through food\, culture and community while celebrating the incredible diversity of Asian cultures in one of the most vibrant cities in the country.” \nLaunched in 2024\, Panda Fest now produces 13 events across 11 cities and welcomes more than 500\,000 attendees. The multi-city festival has expanded to destinations including Atlanta\, Boston\, Philadelphia\, Dallas\, Seattle\, Nashville and Orlando\, with additional cities planned for 2026. \nFestivalgoers in D.C. can expect a wide range of Asian street food and specialty dishes from local and nationally recognized vendors. Featured vendors include Chan Bai Mei of New York City\, known for its candied hawthorn tanghulu; Le Poke of Atlanta; Dumpling King of New York City; and Mumu Sweets\, featuring mochi donuts. More local vendors will be announced in the coming weeks. \nBeyond food\, the festival features a curated marketplace featuring more than 40 vendors showcasing crafts\, apparel\, accessories\, and artisanal goods inspired by Asian heritage. Cultural programming spans traditional art demonstrations\, contemporary dance\, theatrical showcases\, and nonstop live entertainment. While the final lineup will be announced closer to the event\, previous editions of Panda Fest have included lion dances\, sugar painting\, paper cutting\, and calligraphy\, and K-pop dance performances. \nPandas remain at the heart of the experience\, with playful\, Instagram-worthy attractions\, including a 15-foot inflatable panda\, a panda bounce ring\, themed treats\, exclusive merchandise/souvenirs\, interactive games\, and photo moments throughout the festival grounds. \nPanda Fest is a family-friendly event. Children under 6 receive free admission\, and attendees are encouraged to use rideshare or public transportation. \nFor tickets and more information\, go to www.pandafests.com and follow @pandafestdc on Instagram.
URL:https://kstreetmagazine.com/event/pandafest-2/
LOCATION:DC
CATEGORIES:Cultural,Other Entertainment
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SUMMARY:4th Annual Mid-Autumn Night Market
DESCRIPTION:Michelin-honored Cantonese restaurant Tiger Fork and its sister bar Hi-Lawn present their “4th Annual Mid-Autumn Night Market” – a traditional Chinese festival celebration on September 24. They will once again transform the 1000-person rooftop atop Union Market\, plus the building’s second-level Dock5 event space\, into a lively two-floor Hong Kong night market\, decked out with illuminated lanterns\, food stalls from guest chefs\, pop-up shops from local artisans\, cultural performances\, late-night DJs\, baijiu and sake bars\, mooncakes and more. \nThis is Tiger Fork & Hi-Lawn’s semiannual collaborative night market\, which continually sell out and draw more than 4\,000 attendees. Mid-Autumn is the second most important festival in China after Chinese New Year\, and is a reunion time for families\, celebrated by gathering for dinners\, worshiping the moon\, and eating mooncakes\, etc. Tiger Fork & Hi-Lawn are bringing more than two dozen local restaurants and vendors to celebrate under the moon on one of DC’s largest rooftops. \nTiger Fork’s executive chef Simon Lam will cook savory street food-inspired fare and unique sweets alongside 16+ guest chefs/restaurants such as the new-this-year Rose Ave Bakery and Purple Patch\, plus returning favorites like Love\, Makoto\, China Chilcano\, Canton Disco\, CHIKO\, Paris x Puff Cookies and Toimoi (with more to be announced soon) at food stands throughout the open-air rooftop and the covered Dock5 event space. \nNo mooncake festival is complete without its namesake sweets\, and several bakeries will serve symbolic\, creative mooncakes. \nGuests can peruse specialty gifts and wares from pop-up market stalls throughout the celebration. \nFestival drinkers will enjoy complimentary tastings of Japanese whisky from High Road Spirits and soju from YOJU\, plus a special Baijiu + Sake Bar\, pouring China’s national spirit\, plus an assortment of sake\, and other liquor\, themed cocktails\, beer and wine. \nThere will also be cultural performances such as lion dancing from Shaolin Hung Fut Kung Fu School\, family-friendly activities\, a dumpling eating competition sponsored by Laoban\, and a DJ to keep the spirited energy going all night long. \nEntry to Tiger Fork’s 4th Annual Mid-Autumn Night Market is $5 and tickets are available on Eventbrite. All food\, beverage and artisan crafts will sold a la carte\, first-come\, first-served. For more information\, please visit: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/fall-night-market-presented-by-tiger-fork-and-hi-lawn-tickets-1998506969143. \nWHO: Tiger Fork & Chef Simon Lam \nHi-Lawn \n& many more guest chefs and vendors \nShaolin Hung Fut Kung Fu School \nWHEN:      Thursday\, September 24\, 2026 \n5-11pm (food stalls close at 10pm\, bar closes at 11pm) \n  \nWHERE:    Hi-Lawn (on the rooftop of Union Market) \n1309 5th St. NE \nWashington\, DC 20002
URL:https://kstreetmagazine.com/event/4th-annual-mid-autumn-night-market/
LOCATION:Hi-Lawn\, 1309 5th St. NE\, Washington\, DC\, 20002
CATEGORIES:Cultural,Foodie,Shopping
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SUMMARY:Diwali at Smithsonian Asian Art Museum
DESCRIPTION:The Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art will celebrate Diwali\, the Hindu festival of light\, with “Asia After Dark” programming 5 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Friday\, Nov. 6. Visitors will be welcomed inside the museum after hours to explore family-friendly arts and crafts\, talks and tours on South Asian art\, and a variety of music and dance performances. At 7:30 p.m.\, the museum’s plaza will transform into a dance floor\, with vibrant projected lights and music and beats by DJ MAIYA. \nActivities and performances include: \n\nFamily-friendly arts and crafts\, including decorate-your-own rangoli\, a traditional Indian floor art that involves colorful\, intricate patterns\nPerformances of the Sarod\, a traditional South Asian stringed instrument\, by young Sarod musician Swarnendu\, in the museum’s auditorium\nHigh-energy South Indian fusion dance performances on the plaza from the Washington\, D.C.-based performing arts group\, Vishious Vicinity\nSpotlight talks given by docents and curator-led tours of the museum’s South Asian art collections\nCuisine from the Indian diaspora\, available for purchase throughout the festival\n\nRegistration via Eventbrite is recommended but not required. \nDiwali spans five days and marks the beginning of the new year in the Hindu calendar. Traditionally celebrated after the year’s last harvest\, celebrants honor the goddess of abundance Lakshmi\, inviting her to enter and bless their homes\, temples and other public spaces. Lights are important to Diwali because Hindu belief holds that Lakshmi cannot enter a dark space. \nThe museum offers many resources to learn about Diwali on its website\, such as virtual tours of related collections\, educator resources and webinars. The museum has held a Diwali “Asia After Dark” celebration since 2024\, which has attracted more than 8\,000 people in the past two years.
URL:https://kstreetmagazine.com/event/diwali-at-smithsonian-asian-art-museum/
LOCATION:Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art\, 1050 Independence Ave SW\, Washington\, DC\, 20004
CATEGORIES:Cultural,Foodie,Music/Concert,Other Entertainment
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