Apparently the powers that be decided that this particular weekend would be the weekend when all the festivals in the world converged on the D.C. area. In searching for fun things for our beloved readers to do, we kept seeing Festival of This and Festival of That and the Festival of This Kind of Music and the Funky Food Festival, etc. So you know what? Were just gonna list them all. DCist: your one-stop shopping for wacky weekend D.C. area festivals. Follow the links for more information.
9/10-12, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Sugarloaf Craft Festival, Manassas, Va.
9/10-12, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m., Maryland Seafood Festival, Annapolis, Md.
9/11, screenings at 4, 7 and 10 p.m., DC Shorts Film Festival, Flashpoint Arts Center
9/11, 4 p.m. to 10 p.m., Silver Spring Jazz Festival
9/11-12, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., Black Family Reunion, The National Mall
9/11-12, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., Maryland Renaissance Festival
9/11-12, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Japanese Koi Festival, National Aboretum (yes, there is a festival out there that celebrates koi fish those giant goldfish and then has a competition for Best Koi Ever. We think this sounds awesome).
9/11-12, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., 2nd Annual Alexandria Festival of the Arts
9/12, 11 a.m. to 6:30 p.m, the 27th Takoma Park Folk Festival
9/12, 12 p.m. to 6 p.m., Adams Morgan Day Festival
9/12, 12 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., Kennedy Centers Open House Arts Festival
For those not festival-minded:
FRIDAY:
We would be remiss in not mentioning the birthday of one of our favorites: Friday marks the Black Cats 11th anniversary, and theyre celebrating with 11 bands. Tickets are $7; doors open at 9 p.m.
At the Fraser Gallery in Bethesda, there will be an opening reception from 6-9 p.m. for a new exhibition, “US and Them” by controversial artist Chawky Frenn of George Mason University.
SATURDAY: Is the three-year anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. Memorials are taking place at the National Cathedral at noon; a program honoring lives lost at the Pentagon takes place at Courthouse Plaza in Arlington at 9:30 a.m.
SUNDAY: We hear theres a football game today? Somebody named Joe Gibbs? Check out washingtonpost.coms guide to where to watch your favorite football teams.
What’s on your agenda this weekend?
