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Press Releases
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Georgetown Sunset Cinema Returns August 2 with Free Outdoor Movie Series
Presented by the Georgetown BID, this year’s weekly “Fan Favorites” series is back after a two-year hiatus.
C&O Canal Boat Tours in Georgetown Begin April 29
Georgetown Heritage is welcoming a new Canal boat to Georgetown for the first time in a decade, with a ribbon cutting, boat christening and celebratory event on April 28 before public programming commences.
Georgetown French Market Returns April 29 – May 1
The 19th annual springtime open-air market will feature sidewalk sales from 25+ small businesses, food, strolling performers, and music.
Georgetown Announces Book Hill in Bloom Promotions Through April 17
More than 15 Georgetown small businesses are celebrating cherry blossom season with storefront decorations and specials, plus an outdoor letterpress demonstration & spectacular cherry tree gardens.
Love, Georgetown Celebrates Valentine’s Day with $14 Featured Items, Sweetheart Specials & More, Feb. 7 – 14
More than 35 Georgetown businesses are participating, offering shopping discounts, cooking classes, hotel packages, walking tours, craft workshops, a cat-cuddling party, and more.
Georgetown BID Hires New Economic Development Team, Led by Former DC Office of Planning’s Faith Broderick and Former Washington Business Journal Publisher Peter Abrahams
The team will focus on tenant attraction and retention, and continued recovery efforts.
Georgetown in the News
What everyone else is saying about DC’s oldest neighborhood.
NBC 4: Outdoor Movies Return to DC, Maryland, Virginia for Summer 2022
Head to Georgetown Waterfront Park for free outdoor movies on Tuesday nights from Aug. 2 through Sept. 6. Movies include “The Goonies,” “Bridesmaids” and “Black Panther.”
Washington City Paper: Voices of Zion Bring Back Black Georgetown
Alliance for New Music-Theatre’s production combining opera, musical, and church gospel exposes—and celebrates—Georgetown’s Black roots.
MSN: Georgetown Rare Book Fair Returns to DC
Antiquarian booksellers from across the country will converge on the District’s City Tavern Club on M Street in Northwest for three days starting Friday the 13th.
Georgetowner: What’s the Latest on Streateries and Sidewalks?
BID staff will be consulting with a working group of residents, business owners, architects, planners, and others to determine the future of the program.
ABC 7: Ride Along on the C&O Canal Boat Tour in Georgetown
For many years now, Georgetown was missing one of its popular tourist attractions. Now the C & O Canal boat tours are back and departing from Georgetown five days a week.
DCist: Chris Evans And Ana De Armas Spent The Week In D.C. Filming A Mysterious New Movie
The stars filmed part of the movie in Georgetown.
