Things to do within the DC space: Travel & Adventure Show, Restaurant Week … and extra!

The Travel & Adventure Show has taken place within the District for over 10 years and is the biggest journey occasion within the area. This weekend, from Jan. 17-18, count on greater than 300 locations from world wide exhibiting and providing unique show-only offers and journey giveaways.

One of the exhibitors is Scott Mayerowitz, a journey trade knowledgeable, journalist and guide.

“This is a great opportunity for people to come on out and learn about different destinations, different hotels, different cruise lines, and sort of everything you need to plan your next vacation,” he informed WTOP.

Common “friction points” present in journey planning, like choosing the right lodge, will be averted, in response to Mayerowitz. One of his high suggestions for individuals planning holidays is to make use of Google Street View when selecting a lodge to get a greater sense of the neighborhood and what’s close by.

Tickets to the Travel & Adventure Show on the Washington Convention Center begin at roughly $18 for at some point and round $25 for each days.

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Here’s what else is going on within the D.C. space:

DC

Black Techno Matters
Kicking off its LIBER8 U.S. 2026 tour, Black Techno Matters is internet hosting a lineup of DJ units and a reside efficiency by Future Drum Circle. The occasion on Friday is for these ages 21 and over solely, and is positioned at DC9. Tickets value roughly $20.

‘Stomp’
The National Theatre is internet hosting the pulse-pounding reside present, “Stomp.” The eight-member troupe on this present makes use of quite a lot of unconventional percussion instruments, together with matchboxes, picket poles, brooms, rubbish cans, Zippo lighters and hubcaps to make music. The present runs from Friday by Sunday.

PWHL Takeover Tour
For the primary time, D.C. is internet hosting the Professional Women’s Hockey League at Capital One Arena this Sunday. The Montréal Victoire face the New York Sirens with tickets that begin at roughly $30 per individual.

The Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday DC Parade
Since 1977, the District has honored the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. with a peace stroll and parade. That tradition continues this Monday, together with a wellness truthful and prayer breakfast, on Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue in Southeast D.C.

Metropolitan Washington Winter Restaurant Week
Savor the season with the Metropolitan Washington Winter Restaurant Week. Returning from Jan. 19-25, this culinary occasion options a whole lot of eating places throughout D.C., Maryland and Virginia that provide particular, multicourse and fixed-price menus as little as $25 or as excessive as $65 per individual.

Maryland

The JoGo Project’s Tribute
The JoGo Project, a WAMMIE award-winning jazz and go-go band, is paying tribute to the American music collective, Parliament-Funkadelic, on the BlackRock Center for the Arts on Saturday. The admission for the Germantown occasion is $25.

Sarau de Samba
This Sunday, EducArte is internet hosting a celebration of Afro-Brazilian culture with a dynamic ensemble of expert musicians and dancers. The occasion is in Glen Echo, Maryland, and prices $16 per individual.

‘A Day of Service’
Join the pre-professional dancers within the Metropolitan Ballet Theatre for a up to date ballet efficiency on Martin Luther King Jr. Day that younger dancers from the viewers have the choice to take part in. The occasion at Arts Barn in Gaithersburg, Maryland, is on Monday with two 45-minute performances out there. Tickets value $12 per grownup and $10 per youth (ages 14 and below).

Virginia

A Tribute to Cat Janice
A wide range of musical acts, together with The Cat Janice Band, Elizabeth II, Cathy DiToro and seven Deadlies, plan on taking the stage this Sunday in honor of the late Cat Janice. Janice rose to viral fame after her track, “Dance You Outta My Head,” turned a phenomenon, reaching No. 11 on Billboard’s Digital Sales and cracking the Top 40 of Billboard’s Hot Dance/Electronic chart. She was 31 years previous when she handed away in February 2024 after being identified with a uncommon sarcoma. Jammin Java in Vienna, Virginia, is internet hosting a tribute occasion in an effort to increase funds for The Cat Janice Foundation to assist initiatives and functions that resonated with Cat and that she liked. General admission prices $21 per individual.

‘This Ends in Blood’
In a contemporary adaptation of Shakespeare’s “Macbeth,” this play follows highschool college students as they “set out on a deadly conquest to fulfill the high expectations others have set for them.” Catch this present on the Signature Theatre within the Shirlington neighborhood on Jan. 19 and 26.

Beginner Romance Writer Workshop
The Friends to Lovers bookstore, which is the D.C. metro area’s first bookstore devoted to the romance style, is internet hosting a workshop for aspiring authors. On Wednesday Jan. 21, the bookstore, in partnership with the Washington Romance Writers membership, is exhibiting occasion attendees the best way to use an interactive journal to take your story from in your head to the web page. It’s additionally an ideal alternative for networking with native writers, too. Tickets value $5 per individual.

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