24th Annual DC Blues Festival

Carter Barron Amphitheatre is a 3,700 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. Gates open 30 minutes before the show.

Concert Line: (202) 426-0486

Tickets

The Carter Barron Box Office is open noon to 8:00 p.m. on the day of concerts. Many concerts are free, with first-come first-served seating. Select performances are $25 + a $4.50 handling fee and those tickets are available through TicketMaster.

Festival After-Party with the Lionel Young Band

8:30 pm - Midnight
American Legion Post 41

905 Sligo Avenue (entrance on Fenton by parking lot)

Silver Spring, MD 20910

 

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.

September 1, noon. - 24th Annual DC Blues Festival - Sugar Ray and The Blue Tones, Sista Monica Parker, Clarence “The Bluesman” Turner, The Lionel Young Band, The DC Blues Society Band & Much More! FREE, NO tickets required