Food/Wine

Loud beer and even louder music! Amps and Ales combines the electricity of rock and roll music with a handpicked selection of America’s best craft beers held on Saturday September 16th, 2017 at Prince George’s Stadium, home of Bowie Baysox.

Get ready for the wildest wine tasting in town at Zoo Uncorked (formerly Grapes with the Apes) on Sept. 7 at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo. Raise your glass for conservation and enjoy wine tastings from local and national wineries and vineyards in the beautiful setting of the Zoo. Dance to live music, meet exotic animals and, new this year, stroll through The Art of Conservation, an exhibition and sale of handcrafted goods from independent area artists.

The annual Maryland State Fair is back! See website for all details!

First drink is FREE + food and drink specials!
Donations will be collected on site for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation

Ring in the holiday season with thousands of your Downtown friends and neighbors at the 46th Downtown Partnership Monument Lighting. Enjoy live musical performances, festive vendors, a beer and wine garden, kid's activities, an epic fireworks show, and more in Mt. Vernon Square.

Drink the World Festival is your passport to unlimited pours of specialty craft beers from around the world, including favorites from the local brewing scene. Immerse yourself in this one-of-a-kind experience featuring 60+ beers from around the world and navigate your way through an interactive world of beer at The Fairgrounds.