From an email:
“Columbia Heights Fall Festival
Saturday, October 1
11am – 3pm
Girard Street Park
1480 Girard St NWBring your family and friends and join us for a fun day of FREE food, face painting, moon bounce, candied apples, snow cones, popcorn, live music, games, and more!
In the event of rain, the Festival will be held inside at the Community Center beside the park.
For more information visit www.columbiaheightsfallfestival.org”
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From a press release:
“On Saturday, Oct. 1, D.C.’s favorite indie craft fair extravaganza returns to the Marie Reed Learning Center in Adams Morgan for an eighth year of awesome fun, with expanded festival grounds and more vendors than ever before. Shoppers will be treated to one of the largest indie craft shopping experiences on the East Coast, which includes more than 170 craft vendors, a food court powered by local restaurants, the brand new Crafty Farm, and lots more to see and do at this all-day arts event.
EVENT: 8th Annual Crafty Bastards Arts and Crafts Fair
WHEN: THIS SATURDAY, Oct. 1, 2011 ,10am – 5pm
WHERE: Marie Reed Learning Center (18th Street at Wyoming Avenue NW, Washington, D.C.)
WHAT: 200+ booths, free admission, outdoors, rain or shine
CHECK OUT: washingtoncitypaper.com/craftybastards”
My favorite part is always the break dancing:
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From a press release:
Every year, the festival draws tens of thousands of Washingtonians to the streets to enjoy delicious Turkish food and traditional Turkish coffee, to browse and shop at the Turkish Bazaar, and to watch mesmerizing stage performances. This year, once again festival goers will have the opportunity to journey from D.C. to Turkey through experiencing Turkey’s rich cultural history, its culinary delights, and a variety of live Turkish music and engaging folk dance performances. The festival will also reach beyond Turkey’s borders featuring the rich cultural presence of the Balkans, Central Asia, and the Middle East.
Washington DC and the capital of Turkey to become sister cities
This year, we are also pleased to announce the introduction of Washington D.C. and Ankara Turkey as sister-cities. A short ceremony honoring the cities with the participation of both mayors will take place during the festival.
Festival highlights include:
Turkish cuisine from local Washington D.C. Turkish restaurants: Kabobs, vegetarian dishes, pastries and desserts will be available for purchase. Turkish coffee will be offered at the ever-popular Turkish coffee house, and fortune-tellers will read fortunes from coffee grinds.
The“Kid’s Tent” will present Turkish culture with hands-on activities, offering children and their parents the opportunity to create unforgettable memories.
“The Culture and Tourism Tent” will host exhibitions as well as demonstrations of Turkish arts such as calligraphy, paper marbling, tile-making, miniature, and carpet weaving. More than 20 arts and crafts vendors will showcase Turkish jewelry, hand- woven textiles and pottery at the Turkish Bazaar.
More info found here.
The Festival is held on Pennsylvania Avenue between 12th and 14th Streets NW, in front of Freedom Plaza and two blocks from the White House.
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From a press release:
“On Saturday, September 24, 2011 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Barracks Row Fall Festival on Capitol Hill will transform two blocks of bustling 8th Street, SE, between E Street, SE, and I Street SE into a magical urban wonderland. Part All-American hometown fair and part only-in-DC happening, for one day each year Barracks Row/8th Street becomes a midway, full of music, food and favorite local traditions. The historic Home of the Commandants and Marine Barracks Washington will both be open for docent-led tours. Trapeze School New York aerialists, back for their second appearance at the festival, will pose on “silks” high above the street.
Also returning will be the Petting Zoo, sponsored by David Sheldon, Esq., where city kids meet farm animals. Starting at 7 a.m. chefs from all branches of the United States military will create culinary masterpieces in a black-box cook-off held in tents pitched near the gates of Marine Barracks Washington. A panel of hidden judges decides at the close of the festival who will be “Top Chef” in the US Military. Ending the day, the United States Marine Corps Silent Drill Platoon will perform their unforgettable rifle and marching routines.
Barracks Row is home to over 35 restaurants featuring cuisines from around the world. The ideal way to experience this festival is from a seat in one of the many leafy sidewalk cafes where you can sample the specials of day while watching the scene unfold. With an unprecedented number of 8th Street retailers participating this year, the festival also will be an excellent way to discover of the new generation of businesses on the corridor.”
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Fiesta DC’s Latino Festival will be taking place this Sunday September 25, 2011 12PM-7PM. on the 3000-3300 block of Mt. Pleasant St. NW.
You can see some photos from last year’s festival, here.
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Arguably one of the best, if not the best, festival in the city. Find all the details here. And if you go – upload some good photos to the PoPville flickr pool please.
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Dang. This sucks!!!
Thanks to all for sending emails:
“It saddens us to say, due to circumstances beyond our control, the 5th Annual Columbia Heights Day Festival is cancelled. Many of the companies and services that we rely on to present the festival are unable to perform their contracted duties for us, due to the potential of extreme weather. We sincerely apologize for the last minute notification, but our decision to cancel the festival is based on information provided to us this morning.
We are in the process of reaching out to all festival participants to make them aware of the event cancellation. Over the coming days, we will be answering specific questions from individual people and organizations regarding this situation. Until then, we thank you in advance for your patience as we sort through the logistics; please stayed tuned to our Facebook and Webpage for updates.
Thank you everyone to who came yesterday or who helped leading up to the festival. :) I will be in touch with all of you about the festival next year.
It would be great if everyone could get the word out about the festival being cancelled. We don’t want people showing up. Please tweet, facebook etc about it.”