• BACK ROOM SALSA NIGHT

    7:30pm - 11:00pm

    Back Room Salsa Nights red graphic with dancers
    Description

    Join us every third Friday in the Ballroom Back Room for a sizzling hot night of Salsa presented by Glen Echo Park Partnership for Arts & Culture. We'll start at 7:30pm with a one-hour beginner lesson (free with the price of admission) followed by open dancing with a DJ from 8:30-11pm. No need to bring a partner. All levels welcome, ages 18+!

    Tickets $12 in advance, $15 at the door (Cash and credit accepted).

    Purchase Tickets >> | Park Map >>

    Presenter
    Glen Echo Park Partnership for Arts & Culture
    Location
    Ballroom Back Room
    Admission
    Tickets $12 in advance, $15 at the door (Cash and credit accepted).
    Phone
    301-634-2222
    Event Type

    BACK ROOM SALSA NIGHT

    7:30pm - 11:00pm

    Back Room Salsa Nights red graphic with dancers
    Description

    Join us every third Friday in the Ballroom Back Room for a sizzling hot night of Salsa presented by Glen Echo Park Partnership for Arts & Culture. We'll start at 7:30pm with a one-hour beginner lesson (free with the price of admission) taught by instructors James Robertson and Mei Gibbons followed by open dancing with DJ Chapibol (Luis Velasco) from 8:30-11pm. No need to bring a partner. All levels welcome, ages 18+!

    Tickets $12 in advance until 11:59pm Thursday February 20th, $15 at the door (Cash and credit accepted).f

    Purchase Tickets >> | Park Map >>

    Presenter
    Glen Echo Park Partnership for Arts & Culture
    Location
    Ballroom Back Room
    Admission
    Tickets $12 in advance, $15 at the door (Cash and credit accepted).
    Phone
    301-634-2222
    Event Type

    BACK ROOM SALSA NIGHT

    7:30pm - 11:00pm

    Back Room Salsa Nights red graphic with dancers
    Description

    Join us every third Friday in the Ballroom Back Room for a sizzling hot night of Salsa presented by Glen Echo Park Partnership for Arts & Culture. We'll start at 7:30pm with a one-hour beginner lesson (free with the price of admission) followed by open dancing with a DJ from 8:30-11pm. No need to bring a partner. All levels welcome, ages 18+!

    Our first Back Room Salsa Night is Friday January 17th!
    Instructors James Robertson and Tracy Perez
    DJ Chapibol

    Tickets $12 in advance until 11:59pm on 1/16/25, $15 at the door (Cash and credit accepted).

    Purchase Tickets >> | Park Map >>

    Presenter
    Glen Echo Park Partnership for Arts & Culture
    Location
    Ballroom Back Room
    Admission
    Tickets $12 in advance until 11:59pm on 1/16/25, $15 at the door (Cash and credit accepted).
    Phone
    301-634-2222
    Event Type

    Deco Chic: An Art Deco Fashion Show

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    2:00pm - 5:00pm

    Black, white and gold Deco Chic graphic featuring art deco columns reminiscent of those in the Spanish Ballroom
    Description

    Step back in time to a Between the Wars fashion exposition that starts prior to the roaring twenties up to the new look of the 1940s. This retrospective will feature the fashion design and dance trends through these decades in a historic Spanish ballroom.

    Enjoy a glass of champagne and lite fare with fellow art deco enthusiasts, followed by a program of authentic, live fashion presentations and dance demos. Allow yourself to be transported to the era of speakeasies, liberation and the jazz age.

    Tickets and more information available here >>

    Presenter
    Glen Echo Park Partnership for Arts & Culture and Art Deco Society of Washington
    Location
    Spanish Ballroom
    Admission
    $25 members, $50 non-members
    Event Type

    54th ANNUAL LABOR DAY ART SHOW

    12:00pm - 6:00pm

    Image of artwork on panels and pedestals in the Spanish Ballroom. Text reads: 54th Annual Labor Day Art Show.
    Description

    The 2025 Labor Day Art Show—the 54th anniversary of this event—will take place in the historic Spanish Ballroom at Glen Echo Park this year as it has for over half a century! The show will be held daily from August 30 - September 1, 2025 with an opening reception (RSVPs preferred, not required) on Friday, August 29 at 7:30pm.


    This unique exhibition and sale presents the work of more than 300 artists from the greater Washington, DC area and features a wide range of media, including sculpture, paintings, works on paper, ceramics, fiber arts, jewelry, photography, and furniture. The show is a Glen Echo Park tradition where students, teachers, and art enthusiasts come together each year to celebrate the Park and its many distinctive arts programs.


    Through August 4, artists are invited to submit entries for the show.

    Learn More >> | Park Map >>

    Presenter
    Glen Echo Park Partnership for Arts & Culture
    Location
    Spanish Ballroom
    Admission
    FREE

    54th ANNUAL LABOR DAY ART SHOW

    12:00pm - 6:00pm

    Image of artwork on panels and pedestals in the Spanish Ballroom. Text reads: 54th Annual Labor Day Art Show.
    Description

    The 2025 Labor Day Art Show—the 54th anniversary of this event—will take place in the historic Spanish Ballroom at Glen Echo Park this year as it has for over half a century! The show will be held daily from August 30 - September 1, 2025 with an opening reception (RSVPs preferred, not required) on Friday, August 29 at 7:30pm.


    This unique exhibition and sale presents the work of more than 300 artists from the greater Washington, DC area and features a wide range of media, including sculpture, paintings, works on paper, ceramics, fiber arts, jewelry, photography, and furniture. The show is a Glen Echo Park tradition where students, teachers, and art enthusiasts come together each year to celebrate the Park and its many distinctive arts programs.


    Through August 4, artists are invited to submit entries for the show.

    Learn More >> | Park Map >>

    Presenter
    Glen Echo Park Partnership for Arts & Culture
    Location
    Spanish Ballroom
    Admission
    FREE

    54th ANNUAL LABOR DAY ART SHOW

    12:00pm - 6:00pm

    Image of artwork on panels and pedestals in the Spanish Ballroom. Text reads: 54th Annual Labor Day Art Show.
    Description

    The 2025 Labor Day Art Show—the 54th anniversary of this event—will take place in the historic Spanish Ballroom at Glen Echo Park this year as it has for over half a century! The show will be held daily from August 30 - September 1, 2025 with an opening reception (RSVPs preferred, not required) on Friday, August 29 at 7:30pm.


    This unique exhibition and sale presents the work of more than 300 artists from the greater Washington, DC area and features a wide range of media, including sculpture, paintings, works on paper, ceramics, fiber arts, jewelry, photography, and furniture. The show is a Glen Echo Park tradition where students, teachers, and art enthusiasts come together each year to celebrate the Park and its many distinctive arts programs.


    Through August 4, artists are invited to submit entries for the show.

    Learn More >> | Park Map >>

    Presenter
    Glen Echo Park Partnership for Arts & Culture
    Location
    Spanish Ballroom
    Admission
    FREE

    54th ANNUAL LABOR DAY ART SHOW: OPENING RECEPTION

    7:30pm - 9:00pm

    Image of artwork on panels and pedestals in the Spanish Ballroom. Text reads: 54th Annual Labor Day Art Show.
    Description

    The 2025 Labor Day Art Show—the 54th anniversary of this event—will take place in the historic Spanish Ballroom at Glen Echo Park this year as it has for over half a century! The show will be held daily from August 30 - September 1, 2025 with an opening reception (RSVPs preferred, not required) on Friday, August 29 at 7:30pm.


    This unique exhibition and sale presents the work of more than 300 artists from the greater Washington, DC area and features a wide range of media, including sculpture, paintings, works on paper, ceramics, fiber arts, jewelry, photography, and furniture. The show is a Glen Echo Park tradition where students, teachers, and art enthusiasts come together each year to celebrate the Park and its many distinctive arts programs.


    Through August 4, artists are invited to submit entries for the show.

    Learn More >> | Park Map >>

    Presenter
    Glen Echo Park Partnership for Arts & Culture
    Location
    Spanish Ballroom
    Admission
    FREE

    53rd Annual Labor Day Art Show Public Opening Reception

    7:30pm - 9:00pm

    two photos of paintings and 3D works in Spanish Ballroom
    Description

    Our 2024 Labor Day Art Show – the 53rd anniversary of this event – will take place in the historic Spanish Ballroom this year as it has for over half a century! Join us for the Opening Reception (RSVPs preferred, not required) on August 30 at 7:30pm.

    The show runs from August 31-September 2, 12-6pm each day.

    Features work from more than 300 artists from the greater Washington, DC area and includes a wide range of media, including sculpture, paintings, works on paper, ceramics, fiber arts, jewelry, photography, and furniture.

    Learn More >> | Park Map >>

    Presenter
    Glen Echo Park Partnership for Arts & Culture
    Location
    Spanish Ballroom
    Admission
    FREE

    53rd Annual Labor Day Art Show

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    12:00pm - 6:00pm daily

    two photos of paintings and 3D works in Spanish Ballroom
    Description

    Our 2024 Labor Day Art Show - the 53rd anniversary of this event - will take place in the historic Spanish Ballroom this year as it has for over half a century! The show will be held from August 31 - September 2, with an Opening Reception (RSVPs preferred, not required) on August 30 at 7:30pm.

    Through August 5, we are inviting artists from the public to submit entries for the 52nd Annual Labor Day Art Show, a Glen Echo Park tradition where students, teachers, and art enthusiasts come together each year to celebrate the Park and its many distinctive arts programs.

    The show features work from more than 300 artists from the greater Washington, DC area. The display includes a wide range of media, including sculpture, paintings, works on paper, ceramics, fiber arts, jewelry, photography, and furniture.

    Learn More >> | Park Map >>

    Presenter
    Glen Echo Park Partnership for Arts & Culture
    Location
    Spanish Ballroom
    Admission
    FREE
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