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Georgetown to Host 2026 Fête de la Musique – Make Music Day on June 20, Opens Call for Musicians
Georgetown Heritage Arts, Georgetown BID, and the Embassy of France – Villa Albertine are bringing the global celebration of music back to Georgetown for the third year.
23rd Annual Georgetown French Market Returns April 24 – 26
The springtime open-air market will feature sidewalk sales from 45+ small businesses, food, strolling performers, and music.
2nd Annual Georgetown Jingle Holiday Event to Feature Musical Acts in 10+ Outdoor Locations on Dec. 6
Additional Merriment in Georgetown holiday programming to include a Swedish holiday market and St. Lucia candlelit choir, Georgetown Cookie Tour, self-guided cocktail crawl, holiday gift guides and more.
Georgetown to Host 2025 Fête de la Musique – World Music Day on June 21, Featuring 40+ Musical Acts at 20+ Locations
The Georgetown BID, Georgetown Heritage and Villa Albertine, the French Institute for Culture and Education, are partnering to bring the global celebration of music back to Georgetown for the second year.
22nd Annual Georgetown French Market Returns April 25 – 27
The springtime open-air market will feature sidewalk sales from 40+ small businesses, food, strolling performers, and music.
Georgetown BID Announces New Chief Executive Officer, Deborah Kerson Bilek
Bilek most recently served as ULI Washington’s Executive Director.
Georgetown in the News
What everyone else is saying about DC’s oldest neighborhood.
Secret DC: Miami’s Viral Donut Chain ‘The Salty’ Just Opened its First D.C. Shop — and Georgetown is Already Obsessed
The cult-favorite Miami coffee and donut brand officially opened its first Washington, D.C. location earlier this month, bringing brioche donuts, specialty lattes, and massive weekend lines to Georgetown.
Washingtonian: The Salty Donut Arrives in Georgetown
The Miami-based chain serves doughnut flavors such as brown butter and coconut with ube.
Axios DC: Ox & Olive Lands in Georgetown
Steakhouses are booming in the DMV — and Georgetown’s getting one of the buzziest. Ox & Olive opens May 7.
ABC 7: Georgetown Opens Its Doors for a Beloved Tradition
One of Georgetown’s most prestigious traditions is back—the 93rd Annual Georgetown House Tour returns this weekend, inviting guests to step inside some of the neighborhood’s most stunning and historic homes.
Washingtonian: Albi Chef Michael Rafidi Is Opening a Levantine-Inspired Pizzeria in Georgetown
Bizzeria will spinoff Yellow’s “(not) pizzas” into a full-service restaurant.
Washington Post: Descendants Renew Fight to Save Historic Black Cemeteries in D.C.
The Mount Zion and Female Union Band Society cemeteries, which historians say once served as an Underground Railroad stop, have long been in disrepair.
