9 Enjoyable-Loving Methods to Celebrate Valentine’s Day within the DC Space

Jazz up date night time (or Galentine’s Day) this weekend with card-making, a dwell live performance, or a glamorous ball. Whether you’re on the lookout for a family-friendly solution to rejoice, or a romantic night out in town for Valentine’s Day, we’ve compiled a listing of occasions so as to add to your plans:

Valentine’s Scratch, Sip & Paint

Share your admiration for artwork and music along with your lover or bestie at this hip-hop-themed paint night time. Words Beats and Life will information individuals via a hands-on graffiti-making workshop complemented by classes on easy methods to deejay on turntables ($65).

Valentine’s Ball on the Embassy of Italy

Get glammed up in your finest ball apparel for a romantic night time in Verona. Waltz along with your date throughout the ballroom flooring, after which view a Roméo et Juliette opera efficiency. After the present, you possibly can proceed dancing to high 40 hits performed by a DJ, and dine on Italian delicacies, together with cannoli on the dessert buffet ($106+).

Galentine’s Day Drag Dinner

Local drag star India Larelle Houston lights up Unconventional Diner this Valentine’s weekend with a vigorous efficiency for gals and buddies. In addition to the present, there’s a buffet dinner with dessert and an opportunity to play bingo for prizes ($60).

Love Songs of the fifteenth Century

Take your date to a fascinating live performance at Folger Theatre the place you possibly can hear The Folger Consort play a few of the hottest love songs of the fifteenth century hailing from France and Burgundy ($20+).

Africa, With Love on the Smithsonian

Browse the Smithsonian National Museum of African Art after hours along with your boo. The occasion is a love-inspired celebration of African music and creativity that includes a dwell efficiency by Chopteeth, and alternatives to make your individual crafts (free, however registration required).

Paper Hearts Club

Whether you’re on a primary date, or out in town with a gaggle of mates, you possibly can head to Atlas Brew Works’ latest location in Anacostia to rejoice Valentine’s Day with card-making and beer ($15).

Tony Sands as Frank Sinatra

Dig the tunes of Ol’ Blue Eyes? Snag tickets to see singer Tony Sands dwell on the Hamilton for his annual Valentine’s tribute to Frank Sinatra. The cowl vocalist will carry out classics from Sinatra’s love music repertoire, accompanied by a nine-piece huge band ($17+).

Venus: A Galentine’s Dance Party

Celebrate Galentine’s Day in a pink, rose-inspired outfit as a nod to the love goddess Venus on the Black Cat. Partygoers can dance the night time away to dwell DJ units, watch pole performances by Yooji and May Day, and participate in additional enjoyable ($13).

The Pink Line Party

This chill Galentine’s occasion invitations mates and neighbors to relax over sweets and drinks at Metrobar. You can beautify playing cards, craft friendship bracelets, and groove to dwell beats by DJ Nah FR (free).

Briana A. Thomas is a neighborhood journalist, historian, and tour information who specializes within the analysis of D.C. historical past and tradition. She is the creator of the Black historical past ebook, Black Broadway in Washington, D.C., a narrative that was first printed in Washingtonian in 2016.