H Street Festival

Name: H Street Festival
Start: 2026-09-19
End: 2026-09-19
Location: H Street NE

Washington, DC · Festival

When: September 19, 2026
Where: H Street NE · Washington · DC
Cost: Not confirmed
Status: Confirmed from the organizer's published schedule

H Street NE closes to traffic for a full day of live music on multiple stages, food vendors and local art, drawing tens of thousands to the Atlas District. It grew out of a small block party organized after the 1968 riots into one of the city's largest street festivals.

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