Drumroll, please! For the very last time as mayor … Muriel Bowser presents Art All Night!
It’s worth the late-night coffee. You can dance, see performances, and even make your own art across every ward of D.C. on Friday and Saturday. Art All Night really has something for everyone, and almost everything is free, from discos to shows to kids’ activities to art exhibits to makers’ markets.
Plus: There’s an app! Use it or the website to easily map out your night.
Pro Tip: Throw on good walking shoes so you can easily weave through more than two dozen participating neighborhoods.
D.C.
ARTECHOUSE, known for bringing immersive, interactive and larger-than-life digital art to D.C. early in the game, returns after a 16-month pause. Its new program, SUBMERGE Project, features the work of 13 artist teams, including flamingoes that react to movement. Opens Fri., Southwest D.C., $17-$32
If you love biking but hate dodging traffic, you’re in luck! The annual D.C. Bike Ride returns Sept. 12. News4’s Tommy McFly has all the details about the ride and how you can join in.
It’s the 10th year of the DC Bike Ride! If you want to ride by all the iconic monuments without worrying about cars, this is the perfect chance. Tommy got a preview earlier this week. Sat. $60-$120+
“Venus,” a dark comedy about dating, is showing at Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company. It’s in previews through Saturday, which means you can get tickets for as little as $21. Sunday’s show is a Childcare Matinee. Through Oct. 4
Tony Award-winning musical “Come From Away” returns to Ford’s Theatre to tell the heartwarming story of how thousands of airline passengers stranded on 9/11 found hope and humanity in a small Canadian town. Sept. 10 to Oct. 18
Over 175 local artists and artisans will display their work at 90+ locations for the Capitol Hill Art Walk. Sat. and Sun., free
Sunday is one of the best days of the year to hang out in Adams Morgan. Live music, dance, kids’ activities and lots of local vendors are waiting for you at Adams Morgan Day. It’s a celebration that’s nearing five decades of fun. Sun., free
Maryland
Carnival rides, live entertainment and agricultural displays are some of the main draws to the Prince George’s County Fair. Have an adorable little one? There’s a beautiful baby contest for kids up to age 3. Thursday is Family Night, with $2 off kids’ admissions and free entry for seniors. Thurs. To Sun., Upper Marlboro, $5 (kids and seniors), $13 (adults), free for kids 4 and under
Get out in the country for Maryland Farm Tours, taking a hayride at Deere Valley Farm in Dickerson, meeting fuzzy cows at FAFO (Family, Agriculture and Fun Outdoors) Farms in Davidsonville and learning about wellness herbs in Upper Marlboro. Sat., 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., free
Nearly 200 artists will show their work at the Bethesda Row Arts Festival, which says it’s the metro region’s most-attended art fair. Sat., 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Sun., 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Bethesda Row, free entry
Virginia
Send off summer with a free day of live jazz, funk and soul at the Rosslyn Jazz Festival. Bring a lawn chair, blanket, picnic and the whole family – the festival is open to all ages and leashed pets. Sat., 1-7 p.m., Gateway Park, free
🍻 Guten tag, it’s Oktoberfest! Atlas Brew Works’ family-friendly celebration at its Alexandria taproom has $5 pints of Festbier until 9 p.m., $6 pints from 5-8 p.m. and a live Polka band from 6-8 p.m. Fri., free
Music Snob’s concerts picks
Sondre Lerche, 7 p.m. Saturday, Miracle Theatre, $37
Norwegian singer-songwriter is a chameleon – folk, jazz, rock, sadder folk, earlier rock – approaching all he tries with confident ambition. Has a rep for passionate live shows. Wendy Eisenberg is a don’t-miss supporting act. A one-of-a-kind guitarist-singer-songwriter not so much blazing a trail as making wandering footprints in a field. A folk song, sure. Avant garde or mathy jazz, check. Soft rock filtered through those styles that comes out like classic post rock. But on her self-titled eighth album, it all sounds uncommonly fluid. Details.
Ray LaMontagne, 8 p.m. Sunday, Wolf Trap, $61-$91
Scruffy, heartthrob with a bees-in-honey voice made his mark with the song “Trouble.” The singer-songwriter is celebrating the 20th anniversary of – yes – the album of the same name. The Weather Station is another opener not to miss. Bewitchy folk singer Tamara Lindeman’s path runs through rustic fingerpicking Americana; chilly, goosebump whispers; haunting strings and sparse jazz arrangements. And her folk rock has a gothic, boho glam akin to Fleetwood Mac. Details.
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