FRIDAY AUGUST 6
GRATEFUL TRIBUTE: Deadheads unite. Start your weekend at the Hamilton Live to watch a Grateful Dead tribute concert by Splintered Sunlight. If you can’t make it in-person, don’t worry: live-streamed passes are also available. (The Hamilton Live; 6 p.m. doors; $10-$25).
WONDERLAND: On Friday, head to Wonderland Ballroom for a live taping of local podcast You, Me, Them, Everybody. The event will be hosted by creator Brandon Wetherbee and co-hosted by Allison Lane. Wetherbee and Lane will chat with local comedians Haywood Turnipseed Jr. and Andrew Bucket, and drag performer and entertainer Domingø. (The Wonderland Ballroom; 6:30 p.m.-9 p.m.; $5 suggested donation)
CLUB OPENING: This Friday, get ready for the grand opening of the District’s latest nightclub: Sachi. Described by the owners as “an Asian-influenced secret garden oasis,” the club is one of the latest initiatives from the team behind UnionTrust whiskey bar. (Sachi Nightclub; 10 p.m.)
NOTRE DAME: On Thursday, a piece of the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris will be on display on the National Mall. Handshouse Studio, in partnership with Charpentiers sans Frontiéres and Catholic University, has reconstructed a replica of the majestic building’s Truss #6. If you miss it on the Mall, the installation is being moved to the National Building Museum this weekend. (National Building Museum; 11 a.m.-4 p.m.; $10 tickets to museum)
MORE: Between the Buried & Me (Black Cat; 7:30 p.m. doors; $22-$25); MARKET SW (4th & M Street Southwest; 4 p.m.-10 p.m.; FREE).
SATURDAY AUGUST 7
SIDEWALK SALE: On Saturday, get in your shopping needs at the 22nd annual Sidewalk Sale at Logan Circle and U Street. More than 60 of your favorite businesses will be participating the whole weekend, including Miss Pixies, Estadio, and Commissary — and you can view a full map of participating businesses here. (Logan Circle and U Street; through Sunday)
COMEDY & CAUSE: This weekend, the bar Saloon on U Street is hosting a free night of comedy. The Kinda Live Comedy Saloon Showcase will feature local comics — and proceeds from the bar go to building schools around the world. (Saloon; 7:30 p.m.; FREE)
FAM FRIENDLY DANCE: Get your groove on this weekend with DC9, for a (truly!) family-friendly dance party on the roof. Billed as an opportunity to “introduce your kid to good music and hang out at a bar you frequented before you had a kid.” (DC9 Nightclub; 3 p.m.; FREE)
WATER LANTERN: On Saturday, National Harbor SouthPointe will host the regional annual Water Lantern Festival. Participants are invited to watch their “unique lantern drift out into the water as it joins other lanterns carrying hope, love, happiness, healing, peace, and connection.” (National Harbor SouthPointe, 701 National Harbor Blvd, Oxon Hill, MD; 5:00 p.m. gates open; $25.99 – $40)
STAND UP: Unwind this weekend by listening to the latest emerging comics from the region. On Saturday, the art gallery Caos on F is hosting their Classified Comedy showcase. (Caos on F; 8 p.m.; $10)
MORE: Hannibal Buress (Capital Turnaround; 9 p.m. doors; $35 – $75).
SUNDAY AUGUST 8
GO-GO: On Sunday, head to the third and final day of the Go-Go Battle of the Bands. The three-day event begins on Friday at the National Sylvan Theatre on the National Mall. For a fee, you can snag backstage passes in addition to catching some live music. (The National Sylvan Theatre; 1 p.m.; FREE)
HELLA MEGA: On Sunday, a different type of heavy-hitters are coming to Nationals Park. The Hella Mega tour includes Green Day, Fall Out Boy, and Weezer — and they’re in the District this Sunday. This show was originally scheduled for August 2020 — and if you purchased tickets last year those passes are still valid for the show. (Nationals Park; 4:30 p.m. doors; $29.50 +)
