Date and Times:
2009 Date to be Announced
11 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Location:
Penn Quarter,
between 4th and 14th Sts., Pennsylvania Ave. and L St.
Washington, DC. See a map
Metro Stations Near Penn Quarter: Gallery Pl-Chinatown, Metro Center, Archives-Navy Mem’l-Penn Quarter, Federal Triangle, Mt. Vernon Sq/7th Street-Convention Ctr, and Judiciary Square
Arts on Foot Festival Highlights
Art Market- Artists will show and sell their works including ceramics, photographs, paintings, jewelry, and other crafts.Dance/Performances- At the F Street Performance Stage adjacent to Harman Hall, Arts on Foot will showcase two Shakespeare Theater Company Stage Combat demonstrations, four dance ensembles and an aerobics display.
Theater, Backstage Tours, Costume and Prop Sale and More- Take a backstage tour of the historic Warner Theatre, Capital Fringe’s Fort Fringe, Woolly Mammoth’s acclaimed new theater, and take a virtual tour of the now under renovation Ford’s Theatre.
Films- Warehouse Theater offers The Best of the 48-hour Film Project, the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library will be screening science fiction movies for teens, and films, the National Gallery of Art offers up The Last Conquistador and Manoel de Oliverira, Portuguese marvel O Dia do Desespero (Day of Despair). E Street Cinema will feature Children’s Shorts from the DC Shorts Film Festival.
Music- A variety of musical performances will take place on three stages : At F Street at 9th listen to jazz, Latin, and rock/pop, at the Navy Memorial - indie rock and a dash of pop, and at the Pavilion at the Old Post Office alternative soul and smooth jazz.
Children's Events - The National Theatre will inaugurate its Saturday morning children’s program with Carrie’s Dream, the true story of an African-American girl growing up in the rural south with lots of opportunities to sing along. Children six and up can make a necklace at the Bead Museum, learn how to create a traditional Latino mask at the Smithsonian American Art Museum’s Carnaval del Corazón, build a boat model at the Navy Memorial or a Canadian Inukshuk on F Street, make a 7' tall arch at the National Building Museum. The National Law Enforcement Officer’s Memorial Fund will host an array of children’s activities from face painting to making a badge and meeting real officers at the memorial. And for the artist in every child, Utrecht Art Supplies will have easels, acrylics, and oils for plein-air painting on F Street.
Food and Wine- There are plenty of dining options at the Penn Quarter Arts on Foot Festival. The event includes chef demonstrations from a number of Penn Quarter restaurants. The Outdoor Street Festival features samples of cuisine from over 30 Downtown restaurants and a shop offering tastes of their cuisine at nominal prices. Eight restaurants will be clustered at booths along F Street between 8th and 9th streets, 11 restaurants will line 8th Street just south of F Street, and 12 restaurants will be grouped together along F Street between 6th and 7th streets. Hotel Monaco’s courtyard turns into a wine tasting venue for adults over 21.
Official Website
artsonfoot.org
