Came here Friday night for the final regular season home game for the Washington Mystics before…read moreplayoffs begin on Sunday (first time the 'Stics are in the playoffs since 2023!). Usually the Mystics play at CareFirst Arena but to accommodate a larger crowd they were at Cap. There's a lot of construction work going on right now so the arena's entrances are pretty limited which can be off-putting. But follow the crowd and ask the staff for help! The food was also great. We sat in the Logebox and had a nice spread of cookies, chicken tenders, hot dogs, popcorn, and beverages at our disposal. What I enjoy about Capital Ome Arena as well is aside from the fact there isn't one bad seat in the arena, you can use your Capital One card for a discount on concessions and the team store. You can also Nice arena, and cannot wait to return for a Wizards and Caps game.

It was my second time going to a Washington Wizards game. They have not won much in the last couple…read moreof years so tickets were cheap. They were giving out free shirts so that was a fun reason to check it out. It was much emptier than other stadiums that I have been to. Usually, we are crowded with other people who are coming in but everything runs smoothly here. I don't know if that is because the team is not doing well or it usually is like this. We were able to look around and see the local vendors. They have the usual fast-food options with some DC specials like Ben's Chili Bowl. I did not try it but I have heard good things. We were able to go up and see the game. Unfortunately, they did not win. It was disappointing that Anthony Davis and Trey Young didn't play but what can you do? It was fun to see a game here and I hope to come back next time I am in town.

I've always had good experiences at the Kennedy Center! I have been here many times over the years…read morefor various shows and the venue has never disappointed me. How can it with the spectacular view right by the water. The theater really is a magnificent piece of architecture. The grand ceilings are a sight to see. The last time I went was to see the The Book of Mormon. What a fantastic show! I thoroughly enjoyed myself and would recommend anyone who like the tv show South Park to see that show. Others I've seen there that I can recall are Lion King the musical and Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. The center definitely keeps a wide variety of shows coming around. Also for anyone metroing there, there is a red shuttle that can pick you up at from the closest metro stop straight to the theater. How convenient! I will say that I wish the prices for snacks and drinks were a bit less. Two drinks can easily be $20 depending on what you get. Hopefully they will reconsider their prices someday. But overall I always love coming here for a day out and a great show!

One of my favorite things about living in DC is that there's always a film festival going on: the…read moremagic of SilverDocs, the Asian Pacific Islander film festival, the Shorts, and so on. This was my first year attending the Jewish Film Festival (though it's their 23rd year in existence!) -- the films are screened at venues across the city including the Atlas, the downtown JCC, the Rockville JCC, the AFI, and the Avalon - and everything we have seen so far has been absolutely breathtaking (with extra points to A Bottle in the Gaza Sea which we saw last night). Part of what I love about these festivals is you get to explore venues that might not always be part of your repertoire - I regularly go to the AFI and the Avalon, I don't get to the Atlas that much, and I had never been to the Rockville JCC. The only caveat is that the movies tend to get super-crowded, so get there early (especially if you're going to the Rockville JCC - we were there at 6:50 for a 7:30 movie and, seriously, there were at least 50 people ahead of us in line). And buy your tickets ahead of time - the website is pretty user friendly, and you'll save yourself the long box office line. It's $11/movie, and, get this: $30 festival pass for the 30 and younger set.

For over two decades, the Institute of Musical Traditions has been presenting wonderful concerts in…read morethe DC area. Nowadays the concerts take place at St Mark's Presbyterian Church in Rockville (on Old Georgetown Rd, right off the freeway) and at Takoma Park Community Center. Tickets are reasonably priced (the concert I most recently attended was $15 if purchased in advance). Check out videos of recent concerts and a calender of upcoming events on http://www.imtfolk.org/index.shtml.

Representing 2nd quarter 2019 in scrapbook series is Nationals Park. I've been to Nationals Park…read moremultiple times over the past decade. My very 1st game was on Memorial Day 2013, which was a Beltway series against the O's. At the time, I was living in Alexandria; so I was geographically closer to DC than Baltimore. So naturally, I was rooting for the Nats. My friend who was a Phillies fan was rooting for the O's. In 2021, O's became my #1 team, and Nats moved from 2nd favorite to least favorite. Nats gained a bit back, maybe now 4th or 5th least favorite team. In spite of not liking the Nats now, it's still a solid ballpark. At some point, I'll give a 5-star review to Camden Yard in Baltimore. I like Nats Park better than Wrigley Field (Chicago Cubs)...see my 3-star of them from October 2025. Rate Field (Chicago White Sox) I gave 4-stars that same day in October. I think Nats Park is even a bit superior to Rate Field. The thing that is a winning factor for Nats Park is some good city views of US Capitol & various other buildings particularly in the nosebleed seats. The ballpark is spacious. You come in a grand entrance. Their mascot is Screech, an oversized bald eagle. But even more well known are the oversized Presidents. I've said hello to Lincoln (my favorite President) as well as Washington, Jefferson, & Teddy Roosevelt greeting fans. By far, Teddy is the most popular people root for when they race around the ballpark in the 4th inning. I'd be happy for Teddy as that's what the majority want, but I don't have a strong opinion. Regardless of who wins, it's entertaining to watch. In September 2015, I took pics of US Presidents in race greeting fans in the front. For a few years, they were honoring William Howard Taft, who was the 1st President to throw out a ceremonial pitch. It was in April 1910 in DC, the Washington Senators vs. Philadelphia Athletics. I'm pictured with Calvin Coolidge who they used for some of 2015 season in the race. Eating options are plentiful, but of course overpriced, but some good unique variety. In August 2024, I had Arepa, which was great. Fun fact: The last FIVE games I was rooting for the other teams (Rangers, White Sox, O's, Reds, & Brewers all lost when I saw them), and Nats won. My intention is good luck to the other team, but just my luck Nats win every time. Maybe I should go when Dodgers or Yankees visit; that's when I'd want to give Nats some luck! In July 2023, I was rooting for Texas Rangers. I had the starting pitcher in my Fantasy baseball league. My friend was running a bit behind. I waited by Metro for him, and I was checking on my phone Rangers didn't score in 1st inning. Then, it was Nats turn at bat, and all of sudden I heard loud cheering, it was a 3-run homer, then a 1-run homer. 4-0. My pitcher got lit up with 36 ERA in the 1st inning. I was annoyed with a rain delay that occurred. Almost the entire DC area wasn't experiencing rain but an isolated thunderstorm blew through Alexandria & Reagan National Airport and came right over Nats Park. The rain lasted maybe 15 minutes, but the game was delayed 1.5 hours, which I thought was ridiculous. I thought it might've been a ploy to get people to buy more drinks or food. But I wasn't going to do that. So instead of eating dinner after the game perhaps 6:30 or 7, it was after 8 PM. In September 2023, I had extra leave time for work I needed to use by end of month. I went to a Wednesday day game against White Sox. It was high scoring game for Nats 13 runs, and slightly below the median with only 3 for the White Sox. In May 2024, I was decked out in my O's shirt & hat for the Beltway series. Of course, my O's were bums...their final # of runs was a big fat O, while Nats got 3 or a sideways curly W for them. Then, Nats beat Cincinnati Reds when I was there in July 2024. Carly Rae Jepson performed that night, which was cool. Finally, in August 2024, I was rooting for my Milwaukee Brewers. But of course, they had to be total bums until 8th inning, where they caught up to only lose by 1 run. Conclusions: Nats Park is good solid ballpark. It's not the most architecturally appealing on the design like more the classic Camden Yard style, but it still does the job for good spectating.

Decent stadium, walked right in and was able to take photos with the four presidents (and the Geico…read moreguy), but couldn't find Screech! Spacious main team store; would love to see more Montana West and BaubleBar offerings. Friendly and helpful employees, decent variety of food ( crab cakes, crepes, Filipino/ Hawaiian, bbq, Mexican, Korean). Appreciate the military respect and historical information for the President's race. Dedicated fan base, spacious and clean bathrooms, good scoreboard. Relatively small and non memorable kids area, especially compared to other ball parks ( climbing wall/ hot dog launcher in Philly, Pirates theme in Pittsburgh, etc) Want more of Screech though!!! The Nats won too!!

Newer facilities with quick and easy access overall. Be mindful of the upper seating, stairs at a…read moregood incline if you are not nimble on your feet. Good view of field from most seats. Not a lot of shade depending on seats and time of the day and even if covered can have sum breaking through gaps so ensure to put that SPF on for those sunny days! Parking is atrocious here with fees of $100 immediately around if driving in. Metro is 15-20 minute walk so plan accordingly!

I came here as part of a group event to see a player who represents my home country play against DC…read moreUnited. We were able to secure tickets through a group link. I purchased 3 sets of tickets using the link they gave us. I ended up using 2 different emails accidentally to purchase the tickets and then couldn't access them. I reached out to our ticket rep immediately to try and rectify the situation. He told me to give them until the following week because they had a huge event that weekend. A month went by and I didnt hear back. With the game soon approaching I reached back out to try and rectify the issue. After multiple attempts, I was finally able access and transfer the tickets to my friends the day before. Prior to attending, I asked 2 different arena staff members about their policy for hand flags. I even shared a photo prior to purchasing 25 of them for oue group. When I arrived I was given a hard time by security and ultimately was told they weren't allowed. This was so frustrating. I was allowed to leave them at guest services to pick up after the game instead of having to throw them away which I guess is the bright side. They also have $5 wines on Wednesdays!! At the end of the game, we were able to meet the player and take photos and that was definitely a highlight!

I got tickets to the Downtown Countdown as part of the Yelp Elite. The location couldn't have been…read moremore convenient (I live near Adams Morgan). The venue is a nice one, but the execution, not so much. First we had to go down a hall, show our ID and tickets and get our wristbands in a room. Then we had to go back down the hall to find the escalators to the ballrooms. There was a coat check, but I didn't want to check my coat, and it's a good thing I didn't, as it was very cold in the hotel. I wondered how some of the women in sleeveless dresses and no hose were faring. My boyfriend and I checked out the comedy show in one of the ballrooms. However, the comedians just weren't that funny. One young man had excellent timing, but his material was awful. And one woman kept saying "like", which gets, like, really annoying. And that it was in a very dark room took away from the experience. Part of watching comedy is seeing the expressions on the performer's face, not to mention his/her body language. There didn't seem to be much to do--see a band, see another band, go to the DJ ballroom. After the comedy show, we checked out the Pat McGee band, who we quite enjoyed, and then stayed in the (very dark) room for the countdown. We'd been in there before to check out the dinner buffet, but we couldn't even read the signs near the food. After ringing in the new year with a balloon drop, we decided to head on home. I probably won't go to another Downtown Countdown. Maybe it's the execution of the event, maybe I'm getting too old for stuff like this, or maybe it's a combination of both.

Awful event. Tickets were oversold and it was impossible to get drinks, bar lines were…read moreuncontrolled, and bartenders seemed to play favorites to those who cut in line and gave a bigger tip. The drinks were small and would have been worth the ticket cost if you could get to the multiple bars they had. In addition, the DJ was mediocre; music was not suitable to dance which made the dance floor a crowded mess of people just standing around. The only redeeming factor would be the food which was pretty good, but it was taken away two hours into the event. Would definitely not recommend this event.

Such a wonderful ballpark. You're really part of the game experience. Great burgers too. Love…read morethis place. And easy parking too.

I love this place -- it's my home away from home! The staff is always attentive, parking is cheap…read moreand close to the stadium, and the views are fantastic (where else can you sit practically right up on the field for $10??). The only thing I dislike is that beer is $6 a pop, but... I'm not sure they draw a big enough crowd to make any profit otherwise.