Festivals
Check the CultureCapital Festival section for dates, times and information on the many film festivals, music and jazz festivals, literary and book festivals, theatre and fringe festivals held in Metro DC throughout the year.
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 | 2013 Source Festival Now through June 30, 2013. CulturalDC's Source Festival, now celebrating its sixth year, debuts 24 original works for the stage from now through June 30, 2013. Each year the Festival presents three Full-Length Plays, 18 10-Minute Plays and three Artistic Blind Dates. |
 | 4th of July Celebrations Find July 4 Independence Day celebrations in the Washington DC metropolitan area. From fireworks to parades to the Smithsonian Folklife Festival and more, we've compiled this INSIDE-OUT just for you. |
 | Capital Fringe Festival 2013 July 11-28, 2013. It's back! Enjoy eighteen days of creative and uninhibited performances in venues across DC. In addition, much merriment and revelry is to be had at the Baldacchino Gypsy Tent Bar at Fort Fringe, where visitors and fanatics alike can enjoy even more live local music than ever before, food, drinks and pulled BBQ pork, and catch the latest buzz about all of the Fringe performances. |
Highlights
| Smithsonian Folklife Festival June 26-30, 2013 Wed, June 26 thru Sun, June 30 National Mall |
| Smithsonian Folklife Festival July 3-7, 2013 Wed, July 3 thru Sun, July 7 National Mall |