Carter Barron Amphitheatre

Carter Barron Amphitheatre is a 4,200 seat outdoor concert venue in a beautiful wooded setting in Rock Creek Park. The amphitheatre opened in 1950 in honor of the 150th Anniversary of Washington, DC as the nation's capital. The National Park Service operates Carter Barron, offering a variety of quality performances, including reggae, Latin, classical, gospel, musical, pop, R&B, jazz, new age, theater, and dance. Many of the performances are provided free of charge.

Concert Line

(202) 426-0486

Tickets

The Carter Barron Box Office is open noon to 8:00 p.m. on the day of concerts. Tickets are required for free performances and are distributed on the day of the show. Tickets are also available at the Washington Post at 1150 15th Street, NW beginning at 8:30 a.m. on weekdays. Select performances are $20 + a $3.00 handling fee and those tickets are available through TicketMaster. See the schedule below.

Location

Rock Creek Park
16th & Colorado Avenue
NW Washington, DC

Transportation and Parking:

Free parking is available in the lot adjacent to the amphitheatre. Neighborhood parking is restricted. Carter Barron is not directly accessible to Metrorail. The closest Metro stations are Silver Spring and Columbia Heights. From these stations, you must transfer to the S2 or S4 Metrobus.

2009 Concert Schedule

June 12 (free with tickets) 7:30 pm - Latin Night
Orquesta La Romana, Joe Falero and the DC Latin Jazz All Stars Orquesta La Leyenda

June 13 ($24) 7:30 pm - Ledisi, Kenny Lattimore Kyonté & 24 Sevn

June 19 (free with tickets) 7:30 pm - Reggae Night
S.T.O.R.M., Proverbs, Ras Abel & Tesfa, Ras Lidj & Deep Band

June 20 ($24) 7:30 pm - Mandrill, Plunky and Oneness, The Impressarios

June 26 (free with tickets) 7:30 pm - Ska Night
The Pietasters, Lionize, The Players Band

June 27 ($24) 7:30 pm - The Stylistics, The Manhattans, Gerald Alston & Blue Lovett, The Softones

July 10 (free with tickets) 7:30 pm - Neo Soul Night
Fertile Ground, Wayna, Deborah Bond, Tamika Jones

July 11 ($24) 7:30 pm - Ashford & Simpson, Al Johnson

July 17 (free) 7:30 pm - Jam in the Park
Tribute to Patsy Cline and Emmylou Harris

July 18 ($24) 7:30 pm - Joe, Chico DeBarge, Be’la Dona

July 24 (free) 7:30 pm - DC Youth Orchestra

July 25 ($24) 7:30 pm - Ohio Players, SOS Band, “Mousey “ Thompson and the James Brown Experience

July 26 (free) 7:30 pm - Blues Alley Youth Orchestra

August 15 (free) 7:30 pm - Metro DC Dances -
Aysha Upchurch /Life, Rhythm, Move Project, City Dance II, DCypher Dance Collective, Furia Flamenca, Shang Dance Productions, Urban Artistry

August 16 (free) 7:30 pm - Joint Service Jazz
U.S. Army Blues, U.S. Navy Commodores, U.S. Airmen of Note

August 21 ($20+) 7:30 pm - Boney James, Grainger

August 28 (free) 7:30 pm - 5th Annual DC Poetry in the Park

September 5 (free) 12:00 pm - DC Blues Society 21st Annual DC Blues Festival
Teeny Tucker, Eugene “Hideaway” Bridges, Eddie Turner, Michael Hill & The Blues Mob