News & Politics | Things to Do The DC Emancipation Day Celebration Is Back After Two Years. Here Are the DC Street Closures for Saturday’s Parade and Concert. While the festivities start in the afternoon, the closures will last all day. DC Emancipation Day, Emancipation Day, Freedom Plaza, ParadeApril 13, 2022
News & Politics This Weekend’s MAGA Rally Speakers Are Coming From the Nation’s Biggest Covid Hot Spots Among those descending on DC: South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem and the My Pillow guy. Covid 2020, Freedom Plaza, MAGA rallyDecember 11, 2020
News & Politics Far-Right Activists Are Promoting Pro-Trump Rallies in DC this Saturday As post-election tension soars, white nationalists are among those involved with the "Million MAGA March" dc protests, Election 2020, Freedom PlazaNovember 10, 2020
News & Politics These Are the Protests Happening Around DC This Week Demonstrations are aimed at education, the pandemic-related closure of religious centers, and more. Betsy DeVos, Black Lives Matter, dc protests, Freedom PlazaOctober 22, 2020
News & Politics On Top of Everything Else, Downtown DC Could Be a Mess This Weekend A scheduled protest from a conservative group will bring street closures and probably delays. 2020 March on Washington, Freedom Plaza, Metropolitan Police Department, Sylvan TheaterOctober 2, 2020
News & Politics Living Statues That Mocked Trump Appeared Near the White House Today “We wanted to create these sort of defining moments of his presidency,” a well-known director says, “in terms of everything that was wrong.” Donald Trump, Freedom Plaza, Protests, Trump HotelJuly 17, 2020
Things to Do 92 Hidden Gems and Attractions in Washington Behind-the-scenes tours, quirky museums, secret bars, and other fascinating but little-known things to see and do. All-Purpose Pizzeria, American University, Arlington National Cemetery, Capitol BuildingJanuary 26, 2020