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DowntownDC’s Largest Dance Party
ROCK THE PARK DC 2023
October 21-22 @ Franklin Park
 
 
Cue Whitney Houston's "I Wanna Dance With Somebody" ... Well, there will be plenty of dance partners in Franklin Park this weekend for our third annual Rock the Park DC WKNDR event. Eleven artists, six genres of music, countless merch, swag, mocktails from Immigrant Food and more. It’s all going down on five acres of green space in Franklin Park. The best part? It’s free.
 
 
 
ROCK ON AND RSVP
 
 
 
Do you really need an excuse to go shopping? Well now you have one. Shop Macy's Downtown-Metro Center now through October 31 and make a difference in the Downtown D.C. community! Select “DowntownDC Foundation” when asked at checkout if you’d like to round up your purchase.  This is a simple and impactful way to contribute to the DowntownDC Foundation's vital work, which includes providing vital homeless services, enhancing parks, public spaces, and more in DowntownDC. 
 
SHOP IN STORe
 
 
 
We’re sending out an SOS. Perhaps the situation is not quite that dire, but hopefully we have your attention. Your help is needed to bring high impact public art, and streetscape improvements to Downtown D.C. Got ideas? We want them. We’re developing a strategic plan that will enliven DowntownDC with public art and place making initiatives. Join our community workshop on October 26, 2pm.
 
register here
 
 
 
You can walk in the street. No, really you can. Check out Chinatown Park where the BID recently installed temporary pedestrian enhancements. We did a study to assess and improve pedestrian safety and experience conditions beyond the sidewalk. Here's what we did. Install multiple curbside extensions to help calm traffic, offer residential oriented programming opportunities as well as public art to celebrate the neighborhood’s cultural significance. Meet us in the park and check it out!
 
LEARN MORE ABOUT THE PEDESTRIAN STUDY
 
 
 
 
EVENT SPOTLIGHT
October 21 @ National Museum of Women in the Arts
NMWA Grand Reopening
 
The wait is over! After a more than two-year hiatus, the National Museum of Women in the Arts (NMWA) is reopening. The museum, built in 1908, underwent a multi-million top to bottom renovation that included the exterior façade, infrastructure and interior spaces. Reopening events include performances, art making, tastings and drop-in activities.
NMWA GRAND REOPENING
 
 
 
 
EVENT SPOTLIGHT
October 25 @ Woodrow Wilson Plaza
Fall Festival on Woodrow Wilson Plaza
 
Join the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center at Woodrow Wilson Plaza for free Halloween festivities! Come with family, friends and co-workers to celebrate the fall season and holiday. Activities include a hay bale maze, DJ and dancing, strolling characters, face painting, balloon twisting, pop-up book sale, “Baby Jam” music class with the National Children’s Museum, mini pumpkin give away, and more!
FALL FESTIVAL
 
 
 
 
EVENT SPOTLIGHT
Opens October 28 @ National Building Museum
Mini Memories: Souvenir Buildings from the David Weingarten Collection
 
You might need a magnifying glass for this one. Mini Memories presents selections from a one-of-a-kind collection of souvenir buildings, on display to the public for the first time. The collection of more than 3,000 miniature mementos, from architects David Weingarten, Lucia Howard and Margaret Majua, represent a lifetime of curation. Visitors will take a world tour of examples from  seventy countries in 1,000 square feet to explore how souvenir buildings are made, how they are used, and celebrate their remarkable variety.
MINI MEMORIES
 
 
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