If you’re willing to brave the Metro, then Ballston has a food festival for you this weekend.
The following post is from our advertiser, Cultural Tourism DC.
May brings about many things. May flowers. Thoughtful but occasionally frantic Mother’s Day plans. Celebratory hurrahs from graduating college students. But is there a way to explore something beyond the predictable annual happenings in May? You bet. Check out local Cultural Tourism DC’s Passport DC, an annual month-long celebration of international art and culture that makes the month of May in DC nothing less than unforgettable.
You say you’ve always wanted to see the world but never got around to it? Or maybe you say you’ve seen the world and yearn for the international flavor you once knew? Either way, Passport DC is for you! Perhaps nowhere in the world but DC can guests be warmly welcomed at nearly 60 embassies in one month and nearly 40 on one day alone—that would be on May 1st during the Around the World Embassy Tour.
The following post is from our advertiser, Passport DC. This Saturday, take that much needed vacation. Passport DC opens doors to authentic music, dance, crafts, and cuisine at more than 30 embassies in Washington – so you can travel to foreign lands without stepping foot on a plane. Wander the halls at countries such as Bahrain, Ethiopia, and Thailand, chat with ambassadors, sip rum punch, shop outdoor bazaars, learn to salsa, or relax with a…
The following post is from our advertiser, Passport DC. Sleep in, travel the world, and still make happy hour. Passport DC opens doors to more than 30 embassies such as Bahrain, Ethiopia, and Thailand (April 30 – May 9). Experience authentic music, dance, crafts, and cuisine and wander the halls of some of DC’s most beautiful buildings at the Embassy Open House on Saturday, May 2. A world capital as well as a national capital,…
Last night Cultural Tourism DC threw a party with Ambassador of Morocco Aziz Mekouar to give invited guests a taste of Moroccan cuisine, music and culture. There are loads of other events still planned as part of the Passport DC festival, which runs through May 17. Unfortunately the Morocco event last night couldn’t be held in the Embassy of Morocco because the building isn’t currently open, but the Arts Club of Washington made for a…
This morning in Explorer’s Hall at the National Geographic Museum, Cultural Tourism DC announced the inaugural program of Passport DC. Working with a laundry list of partners, they’ve organized D.C.’s embassies, museums and cultural centers together to host street fairs, dance and music performances, food tastings, and art exhibits that show off foreign cultures from around the world, from May 3 – 17. As Linda Harper, the Executive Director of CTDC describes it, the idea…
