The DC Free Summer Events Guide is a comprehensive list of free arts, sports, social, and educational events for the entire summer. There is a variety of events from May to September! Take advantage of all that Washington D.C. has to offer!

DC Free Summer Events's sister app, DC Free Summer Events, started as a Word document in 2005 that I compiled for myself and a few friends because I could not find a listing of summer events that was in an easy-to-use format and targeted urban professionals such as ourselves. The document was forwarded so many times that by the next summer friends of friends were requesting I create it again. At that point the guide became an annual occurrence. In 2011, my background in computer programming prompted me to build my own Android app, and the iOS app and website soon followed. Today the guide continues to help thousands of New Yorkers maximize their summer fun every year. And in 2018 I am happy to be expanding to summer fun in DC and Chicago!

*The information provided in this guide relies solely on the websites of the organizations that host the events. It is compiled at the beginning of the summer and may not take into account any updates to the schedules. In order to ensure an event is still occurring as listed in the guide, please visit the link provided at the bottom of each event listing.


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