where DC meets to
celebrate Join us for a once-in-a-lifetime event: our Kickoff Celebration Weekend— four days of live music, festivities, fun, and fireworks along the waterfront.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2017
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2017
11:00am–12:00pm / Opening Ceremony
10:00am–9:00pm / Live Music & Entertainment Stage Areas at District Pier, Transit Pier, Sutton Square, Pearl Street, Blair Alley Fountain, and 7th Street Park
District Pier
12:00pm / Daytime Fireworks 12:00–9:00pm / Live Music & Entertainment Stage Areas at District Pier, Transit Pier, Sutton Square, Pearl Street, Blair Alley Fountain, and 7th Street Park
5:00pm / Headliner Happy Hour Concert
6:00–7:30pm / Outdoor Headliner Concert by White Ford Bronco District Pier Additional Saturday Entertainment Includes:
6:30pm / Sunset Fireworks
Yoga on the Pier / Jimi Smooth & HitTime / Aztec Sun Band / Culture Shock DC Dancers / Cecily / Sticks + Bars Youth Marimba Ensemble / The Great Zucchini / Reptiles Alive / Dragon Boat Experience / Art Wheels / Michael Rossman
Additional Thursday Entertainment Includes:
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2017
featuring The Bacon Brothers District Pier
Children’s Chorus of Washington / Duke Ellington School of the Arts / Eastern High School Second Line Band / Oh He Dead / Emma G / Fire Performers / Buskers / Art Wheels / Kevin Pedini / The String Queens / Paddle Board Excursions
9:00am–6:30pm / Live Music & Entertainment Stage Areas at District Pier, Transit Pier, Sutton Square, Pearl Street, Blair Alley Fountain, and 7th Street Park
10:00am / Rocknoceros Kids’ Band FRIDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2017
10:00am–10:00pm / Live Music & Entertainment
12:00pm / The U.S. Army Band Downrange
Stage Areas at District Pier, Transit Pier, Sutton Square, Pearl Street, Blair Alley Fountain, and 7th Street Park
4:00pm / Blessing of The Wharf
6:00–7:30pm / Outdoor Headliner Concert by Go Go Gadjet
5:00–6:30pm / Headliner Concert by Howard
District Pier
Gospel Choir of Howard University District Pier
Additional Friday Entertainment Includes: Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington, DC / Wil Gravatt Band / Tom Lagana / Austin Ellis / Batalá Washington / Pebble to Pearl / Buskers / Silent Disco / Art Wheels / Bubble Artists / Yoga on the Pier / S’mores at The Wharf fire pit
Ecumenical Service, District Pier
6:30pm / Sunset Fireworks Additional Sunday Entertainment Includes: Yala Fitness Class with Laurent Amzallag / La Unica / Amy Andrews / Kayak Experience / The Wharf’s Kickoff Art Exhibition / Laissez Foure / Kites on Recreation Pier / Buskers / Art Wheels / S’mores at The Wharf fire pit
Download the District Wharf App, coming in October. The Wharf development team is led by PN Hoffman and Madison Marquette. When complete, The Wharf will feature approximately three million square feet of new residential, office, hotel, retail, cultural, and public spaces including waterfront parks, promenades, piers, and docks. The Wharf is within four blocks of the L’Enfant Plaza and Waterfront Metrorail stops. Capital Bikeshare is conveniently located throughout the neighborhood. Dates, times, and events subject to change.
