U Street’s Fainting Goat launched “Tinder Tuesdays” date night happy hour and “Goat Unplugged” concerts on Thursdays. The new line of programming, heating up summer nights, will be added to the tavern’s current Trivia Nights every Wednesday, in addition to its popular “Pies & Pitchers” happy hour on Fridays.
The Restaurant Association of Metropolitan Washington (RAMW) announced Cash Cash, an electronic music trio, will headline the entertainment at RAMMYS Sunday, July 24. In partnership with Club Glow and Echostage, RAMW is bringing the popular performers to the post-RAMMY Awards party, dialing up the wow factor.
Metropolitan Washington Restaurant Week returns to the DMV region Monday, August 15 to Sunday, August 21, 2022. As per tradition, the Restaurant Association of Metropolitan Washington (RAMW), a DC restaurant advocacy organization, will sponsor and market the event, also known as Summer DC Restaurant Week. Over the years, Restaurant Week has become a popular biannual celebration of the local industry.
DMV-area restaurants and bars are celebrating DC Pride with special food and drink offerings and special contributions to the LGBTQ+ community. Pizzeria Paradiso, Sidekick, Ted’s Bulletin and Kramers are among them.
If you’re looking for an old-fashioned drive-in movie experience, the Metropolitan Washington area is starting to see more options. In Arlington, the BallstonConnect Club is hosting a retro drive-in, screening of the movie “The Sandlot” at the Holiday Inn parking lot, located at 4610 Fairfax Drive in Ballston. Meanwhile, at Washington, Union Market has been hosting a drive-in series.
DC Central Kitchen throws its first ever summer happy hour crawl this summer. The Washington, D.C.-based organization trains jobless adults for culinary careers and uses its ecosystem to provide millions of meals to homeless shelters, schools and nonprofits, The Happy Hour Hop, which is scheduled for July 17, gives ticket holders the opportunity to sip drinks and sample bites across four venues and five restaurant brands along the Capitol Riverfront.
Fairfax City will be hosting its first craft beer festival June 1. The event aims to celebrate Virginia craft breweries. Enjoy Fairfax City’s finest, including Chubby Squirrel and Omery. The city is planning for more than 25 breweries to gather at the Old Town Square. No tickets are necessary, as food and drinks are purchased inside the festival.
Washington, D.C. Beer Week is just around the corner and a popular event, the Annual Brewers on the Block, is returning for its fifth season. The coveted beer event will be held from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. August 25 at Suburbia in Union Market. Twenty of the region’s top brewers, cideries and meaderies will be participating.