(Photo by Caroline Angelo)

Friday

FUNK: Catch a preview of the Funk Parade, which takes place next week, at the Kennedy Center’s Millenium Stage. Kennedy Center (2700 F St NW) 6 p.m. Free

FRENCH THINGS: The Georgetown French Market returns to the upper part of Wisconsin Avenue (otherwise known as Book Hill). Sidewalk sales and live music continue on Saturday and Sunday. Book Hill (around the 1600 block of Wisconsin Ave.) 10 a.m.- 5 p.m. Free

RITMOS: Maracuyeah celebrates five years of putting on one of the city’s best dance parties—always set to a wide range of Latin beats. Los Rakas, DJ Bembona, and MPeach share tonight’s bill with Kʀɪsᴛʏ ʟᴀ ʀᴀᴛ and Carmencha. Restaurant Judy (2212 14th St. NW) 10 p.m.-2:30 a.m. $10-$15

SOUTHEAST67: The Office of the Deputy Mayor for Greater Economic Opportunity; the Office of Cable Television, Film, Music and Entertainment; and the March on Washington Film Festival have banded together to put on a free, outdoor screening of Southeast67. The film follows up on a 1980’s program that promised to send 67 Anacostia seventh-graders to college. Bring your own blanket and chairs. Kramer Middle School (1700 Q Street SE). 6:30-9:30 p.m. Free

Saturday

PLANTS: Friends of the National Arboretum’s annual garden fair and plant sale is back. They promise traditional perennials, annuals, and heirloom vegetables along with rare plants from nurseries around the country. Arboretum curators and horticulturists will be on hand to answer all your pressing gardening questions, and the D.C. Taco Truck will be on hand to provide for all your pressing taco needs. National Arboretum (in the New York Avenue parking lot) 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Free

BOOKS: A new bookstore in Capital Hill, East City Bookshop, is having its grand opening celebration on an auspicious date, as Saturday is also Independent Bookstore Day. From 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. there’s a full slate of readings and children’s activities, followed by beverages, hors d’oeuvres, and jazz from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Politics & Prose is also taking part in the annual indie bookstore event, with a book-making class for kids and readings by local authors (it’s also a good time to check out their newly reopened coffeehouse). Both bookstores will have limited-edition special releases from Neil Gaiman, Ann Patchett, and other authors. East City Bookshop (645 Pennsylvania Ave SE, Suite 100) 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Free and Politics & Prose (5015 Connecticut Ave. NW) 9 a.m.-10 p.m. Free

BLUEGRASS: Kingman Island—which served in past lives as a pile of mud, a public dump, and a squatter’s haven&dmash;is once again home to the annual bluegrass and folk festival. For a festival that started out basically in a meadow, they sure have come a long way in seven years, with six stages planned for this year. Kingman Island (575 Oklahoma Ave. NE) 12-8 p.m. $25-$35

SO MUCH JAZZ: D.C. plays host to International Jazz Day this year. You’re probably not invited to the all-star concert held at the White House, but you can still catch Herbie Hancock at the opening ceremony in Dupont Circle—which will play host to concerts all day. Plus a wealth of free performances, jams, tours, lectures, and other events are taking place all around the city all day. 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Free

Sunday

SAKE: Bar Otsukare brings its Sake Akachōchin Pop-up to the space recently (and sadly) vacated by Crane & Turtle. No reservations are necessary, so you can drop by at your leisure on Sunday (or Saturday) to try more than 25 kinds of unpasteurized sakes, with sides of cheese bento boxes and Japanese pickles. Live DJs and visual art promise to add a party vibe. Crane & Turtle (828 Upshur Street NW). 6 p.m.-2 a.m. Free entry

SUNDRESSES: Wonderland Ballroom’s annual ode to spring and sundresses benefits DC Central Kitchen this year (as they put it: “so c’mon, show a little leg”). Kenyon Street, between 11 and 13th Streets NW, will even be shut down to traffic for the occasion. Don’t have a sundress handy? Apparently there will be a bunch on hand for you to borrow, so no excuses. Mr. and Miss Sundress Fest goes down around 4 p.m. Wonderland Ballroom (1101 Kenyon St NW) Beer tent opens at 11 a.m. Free.

CHIHUAHUAS, RUNNING: Pick a favorite 5-lb dog and cheer him or her on at the annual Running of the Chihuahuas on Sunday.Yes, of course, there will be beer, food trucks, and live music to complement the races (which will also be shown on a “Live Action Jumbotron”). The Wharf (700-1000 Water St. SW) 1-4 p.m. Free This event has been moved to next week due to a rainy forecast.