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Your Guide to June 2026 in DC

42 minJun 1, 2026

What are you gonna do this month? We’ve got answers: Pride programming. America 250 programming. America 250 counter programming. And lots of barbecue. For ⁠even more tips⁠ on how to make the most of June in DC, check out City Cast DC’s take on what to do this month. If you enjoyed today's interview with District Bridges' U Street Main Street Manager, Kelsye Adams, ⁠learn more here⁠ . Learn more about the sponsors of this June 1st episode: ⁠District Bridges⁠ ⁠DC Department of Behavioral Health⁠ ⁠DC Board of Elections⁠ ⁠Mosaic Theater Company⁠ Interested in advertising with City Cast? Find more info ⁠ HERE⁠ . Reach us at ⁠DC@citycast.fm⁠ .

Sunday, June 21

🎶 Extended Play: Noted Takeover (Karizma, Brett Dancer & Baronhawk) at Mess Hall (Eckington)
🎨 Duanwu DIY & Share Gathering at Rhizome (Takoma)
🌸 Pollinator Party at the Smithsonian Gardens (National Mall)
🎵 Capital Pride Concert on Pennsylvania Avenue NW
🎸 Tunes: Canaries / Starsign / Tosser / Evil at Il Supremo (Mount Pleasant)
🎼 Home Remedies Album Release Show at DC9 (Shaw)

Monday, June 22

📚 Book Talk: “Carryout” by Hasan Dudar at Lost City Books (Adams Morgan)
🎶 Black Music Month: Everything Centers on Gospel at Shepherd Park Library
🏙️ Bicentennial Urban Hellscape Book Club at Raven Grill (Mt. Pleasant)
🎤 Author Talk: Jessica Goldstein at Old Town Books (Alexandria)
🏛️ 50 Years that Reforged the Roman Empire Talk (Virtual)

Tuesday, June 23

🎸 Local Tunes: Sonido Gallo Negro at Black Cat (14th St. Corridor)
🎵 Local Tunes: Elujay at DC9 (Shaw)
🔮Talking Through The Body: Revisioning Internal Rhetoric at Femme Fatale (Cleveland Park)
💃 Hot Spur at the Dew Drop Inn (Edgewood)
🎶 Local Tunes: Grace A. Keller / Jem Wilde / Devin Shaffer / Ella G at Rhizome (Takoma)
🧠 Profs & Pints: Mermaid Tales at Penn Social (Penn Quarter)
📚 Black Girl Booked at Lamond-Riggs/Lillian J. Huff Library

Wednesday, June 24

⚽ Haiti vs. Morocco Watch Party at Hook Hall (Columbia Heights)
🎉 Here & Now: A Phone-Free Experience (Logan Circle)
🎵 Tunes in the Triangle: Gracie Jay at Milian Park (Mount Vernon Triangle)
🎬 CiNoMatic: “Jurassic Park” at Alethia Tanner Park (NoMa)
✂️ DIY Leather Charm Journal at Relume (Capitol Hill)
🎵 Black Music Month: An Industry Beneath Their Feet at West End Library
🎤 Tunes: keiyaA at DC9 (Shaw)

Thursday, June 25

🎨 Creative Kickback at Kbird DC (Logan Circle)
☕ Home Espresso Machine Class at Simona Cafe (Arlington)
🧠 Trivia Night at The Stacks (Southwest)
🌱 Summer Harvest Dinner at Common Good City Farm (LeDroit Park)
🖼️ Live Figure Drawing with Naked Friends at Merry Pin (Takoma)
⚽ World Cup Watch Party USA vs. Türkiye at metrobar (Edgewood)
🎥 Outdoor Movie Night: “Kangaroo” at the Marie Reed Recreation Center (Adams Morgan)
🎡 Great American State Fair on the National Mall

Friday, June 26

📖 ”Scandal of the Summer” Book Talk at East City Bookshop (Capitol Hill/Virtual)
🧶 Queer Crafting Night at Merry Pin (Takoma)
🍹 Ọtí + Ọ̀rọ̀: A Yoruba Tasting at Shanklin Hall (Adams Morgan)
🎵 Mr. Brightside: 2000s Dance Party at DC9 (Shaw)

Saturday, June 27

🍖 34th Annual Giant BBQ Battle on Pennsylvania Avenue (Penn Quarter)
👗 STATIC: A Queer Fashion Show at Transmission (H Street Corridor)
🕺 Y'ALL GO RHYTHM with Artist Negar Ahkami at the Museum of Contemporary Art Arlington
🌱 Vegetation and Trash Removal at Four Mile Run Trail (Arlington)
🎬 Five Minute Horror Film Fest with DCPL at St. Mark's (Capitol Hill)
🎨 Big Pride Sip and Paint at Wunder Garten (NoMa)
🏘️ Summers in the District Block Party at Cedar Hill Regional Medical Center (Congress Heights)
✂️ Free Community Art Supply Swap at We Make DC (Dupont Circle)
🪶 Rooted in History: Genealogy for Family Historians at the Anacostia Community Museum
🚴 Red Bull Spin Off DC at the Wharf
🎸 Spark Isle / Sur Cósmico / My Mandy / L☆LY / Sir Cie at Rhizome (Takoma)
🍷 Wine and Watercolors 8-Hour Escape Excursion with Merry Pin (Takoma)

Sunday, June 28

🛍️ SAMASAMA x Kam and 46 "Sari-Sari Pop-Up Market" at metrobar (Edgewood)
👗 Print Your Own Linocut Clothing Party at Doubles (Petworth)
🐾 World Pup Cup at Metropolitan Park (Arlington)
📚 The Long Dark House Bookstore (Soft Launch) at Elaine's (Alexandria)
🎨 District Creates Festival at Bridge District
💿 The Parks Flea Market at the Parks at Walter Reed (Brightwood)
🧠 Profs & Pints: Dune and Messiahs at Highline RxR (Arlington)

Monday, June 29

🎞️ “Mädchen in Uniform” at Greenbelt Cinema (Greenbelt)
🎸 Local Tunes: Pain Response / Peel Off Your Skin at Rhizome (Takoma)
📚 Music, Memory, and Finding Your Voice with Gabrielle Korn at MLK Library (Downtown)
⚽ FIFA World Cup Watch Party at Mt. Pleasant Library
🤔 Kramers Classic Trivia (Dupont)