From an email:
“WHAT: The 10th annual Celebrate Petworth festival celebrates the creativity, diversity, culture, and people of Petworth and its surrounding neighborhoods. The festival is free to attend and will feature 50+ artisans and exhibitors, local food, live music, a kids’ zone, and more. Learn more at www.CelebratePetworth.com.
WHO:
The festival is organized by Petworth Main Street, a program that seeks to celebrate and highlight the culture, economic, and social contributions this amazing and unique area lends to Washington DC, with support from a committee of local residents.
WHY: Celebrate Petworth started in 2014 when a group of community organizers in the Petworth neighborhood came together to create a new kind of neighborhood festival: one that seeks to bring together the residents of our neighborhood through the creation of new opportunities for collaboration, partnership, and engagement between local businesses, residents, and community-based organizations.
WHERE: 800 block of Upshur St NW & 4200 Block of 9th Street NW in Petworth
WHEN: Saturday, September 14, 2024 from 11 am – 5 pm
PROGRAMMING:
Pre-Festival Family Fun:
Kids Fun Run @ 8 am, sponsored by Petworth Peanuts: Join us at Sherman Circle for a fun run before the festival. Runners will receive a bib to wear the morning of, and every young runner will receive a finishers medal! Register on the website.
Stroller Strides @ 9 am, sponsored by FIT4MOM DC: All parents and caregivers are invited to join FIT4MOM DC for a special 45-minute Stroller Strides class at Sherman Circle. Register on the website.
Yoga for Movers and Shakers @ 10 am, sponsored by Lighthouse Yoga: Join us at Petworth Playground (8th & Taylor) for free yoga. Yoga for tots is a playful class designed for toddlers ages 2-4 years old to begin to explore yoga in a caring, safe, and FUN environment.
50+ vendors and exhibitors, including local artisans and community organizations.
Celebrate Petworth Dog Show @ 12 pm, presented by District Vet: Pups will compete for prizes in categories including Early Halloween Costume/Best Dressed, Owner or Dog Sibling Look-A-Like, and Coolest Trick. Registration fees raise funds for Lucky Dog Animal Rescue. Register on the website.
Main Stage, presented by Realtor Eddie Suarez: Enjoy live performances on the Main Stage from 11am – 5 pm, including local rapper Flex Mathews and DC’s premiere surf band, The Surf Junkies.
Kids Zone and Kids Stage, presented and emceed by Tara Hoot: Join us for a full day of activities & programming specifically for kids including performances by local favorites Baba Ras, The Great Zucchini, and Teatro de la Luna.
Free Learn to Skate Clinic: Learn to skate with local business Skate Instruction.
All Day: Share Your Story @ the American University Humanities Truck, a mobile recording studio with a mission to collect, create, interpret, and curate local stories and return them to the communities they originated from.”
From MPD:
“On Saturday, September 14, 2024, the Celebrate Petworth Festival will take place in the District of Columbia. In conjunction with this event, there will be parking restrictions and a street closure motorists should take into consideration:
The following streets will be posted as Emergency No Parking and closed to vehicle traffic from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.:
Upshur Street from 8th Street to 9th Street, NW
9th Street from Upshur Street to Kansas Avenue, NW”