Lots to do this month from the Cherry Blossom Festival to celebrating St. Patrick’s Day to a slew of musical and theatrical performances. We have outlined below a few of our favorite activities this month.
2022 Atlantic 10 Men’s Basketball Championship
Calling all basketball fans. The Atlantic 10 brings its conference finals to DC. This major playoff will determine the winner of the A-10 conference.
March 9-13| Capital One Arena
DC Independent Film Festival
Movie buffs can enjoy a menu of 44 feature and short films from filmmakers across the globe. All movies are couple with workshops and live forums.
March 2-6| Landmark E Street Theatre, Penn Quarter, Washington DC
Capital Irish Film Festival
In its 16th year, the Capital Irish Film Festival shows Irish films, and films by Ireland-based filmmakers. The four day festival includes more than 25 feature and short films based at the American Film Institute’s Silver Theatre & Cultural Center
March 3-6| 8633 Colesville Rd, Silver Spring, MD
PIXELBLOOM
ARCTECHOUSE brings Pixelbloom to life giving visitors to walk through a virtual world of cherry blossoms.
Mar 11-May 30| Arctechouse, 1238 Maryland Ave SW, Washington, DC 20024
The FRIENDS Experience
Fans of FRIENDS can step inside the iconic tv show set of Friends including Monica’s kitchen and the FRIENDS fountain. Other experiences include sitting in Central Perk coffee shop, peeping through Rachel and Monica’s purple door, sitting in Chandler and Joey’s recliner or moving a sofa with the infamous sofa pivot.
March 17 – June 5|1025 F St NW, Washington, DC 20004, Suite 200
Architecture & Design Film Festival
The festival will 12 feature length and short films from around the world that explore a range of timely issues in design leadership. It will feature icons of design architecture including Frank Lloyd Wright and Marcel Breuer as well as lesser known architects from around the world.
March 24-26| 2022 National Building Museum,401 F Street NW,Washington, DC 20001
Fairfax City Restaurant Week
A great chance to try a variety of different restaurants in Fairfax City participating in Restaurant Week. Restaurants will be offering prefixed menus for lunch ($20) and Dinner($35)
March 7-14
National Cherry Blossom Festival
Get out and enjoy the Cherry Blossoms this month with the beginning of the national Cherry Blossom Festival. There are a variety of events scheduled through April 14th. The Opening Ceremony is March 23 and the popular Blossom Kite Festival is planned for March 30.
March 20 – April 14
Super Pet Show
Join fellow pet lovers at this annual expo with over 150 vendors, training workshops, celebrity dog shows and variety of other events. Furry friends are welcome.
March 18-20| Dulles Expo Center: 4320 Chantilly Shopping Center, Chantilly, VA
St Patrick’s Day Celebrations
Manassas St. Patrick’s Day Parade
The Manassas St Patrick’s Day parade will be held March 12th with a parade route along Center Street in Old Town Manassas.
March 12 | 9:00 AM | Along Center Street
Road Bowling
Road Bowling Road Bowling has been a sport in Ireland for centuries. The sport is played by players attempting to take the fewest throws to send a metal ball along a predetermined course of country roads.
March 13 | 1000 Montgomery Ave, Staunton, Virginia 24401
Take advantage of this opportunity to play road bowling in Staunton. This St. Patrick’s Day event is full of fun and family friendly competition
Local Irish Pubs to Celebrate the Green
The Auld Shebeen – Fairfax, VA
The Old Brogue – Great Falls, VA
Murphys Irish Pub – Alexandria, VA
O’Connells – Alexandria, VA
O’Sullivans Irish Pub – Arlington, VA
Irelands Four Courts – Arlington, VA
Finnegan’s Pub – Ashburn, VA
Samuel Beckett’s Irish Gastro Pub – Arlington, VA
Sully’s Pour House – Herndon, VA
THEATER ROUNDUP
Jesus Christ Superstar – The Kennedy Center – Feb 22 – March 13
This iconic and popular musical celebrates its 50 year anniversary and brings its new production to the Kennedy Center.
Change Agent – The Arena Stage – Through March 6
Award winning playwright Craig Lucas takes the audience on a journey through 1960’s political/historical events through imagined scenes from various unsung and celebrated individuals.
Daphne’s Dive – Signature Theater Company – Feb 1 – March – 20
The play follows a band of outsiders that bond through their connection at a neighborhood watering whole in Philadelphia.
she loves me – Signature Theater Company – March 2 – April 24
A romantic comedy by the creators of Fiddler on the Roof tells an unwitting love story between two people.
Catch Me If You Can – Arena Stage – March 4 – April 7
A musical comedy that tells the story of a young con man who posed as an airline pilot, a lawyer and a doctor — and then escaped police custody, all before he turned 22.
Fiddler on the Roof – Capital One Hall – March 11 – 13
Don’t miss this opportunity to catch the popular musical with a fresh and authentic vision by Tony-winning director Bartlett Sher.
MUSIC ROUNDUP
Dua Lipa – March 2 – Capital One Arena
Tyler, The Creator – March 7 – Capital One Arena
Jim Brickman – March 9 and 10 – Wolftrap
KT Tunstall – March 13 – State Theater
National Symphony Orchestra – March 15 – Mount Vernon
Edwin McCain – March 17 – The Birchmere
Styx – March 17 – The Warner Theater
Perfume Genius – March 25 – 9:30 Club
Bad Bunny – March 25 – Capital One Arena
New Edition – March 31 – Capital One Arena
Exhibit Roundup
Queens of Egypt, National Geographic Museum (March 1 – Sept. 2)
https://newseumed.org/tools/lesson-plan/rise-exhibit-guide, Newseum (March 8 – Dec. 31)
In Peak Bloom, Artechouse (March 20-May 27)
Tintoretto: Artist of Renaissance Venice, National Gallery of Art (March 24 – July 7; FREE)
Votes for Women: A Portrait of Persistence, National Portrait Gallery (March 29, 2019 – Jan. 5, 2020; FREE)
Empresses of China’s Forbidden City, 1644-1912, Freer|Sackler (March 30 – June 29; FREE)
