# Live Shows in Glen Echo, MD | Performances, Musicals & Acts

- **Subtitle**: Find live performances in Glen Echo, Maryland — musicals, variety shows, dance and stage acts. Browse upcoming shows by date and venue and book tickets.
- **Category**: Performances
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## About

For the lover of all things art there is a lot to catch; performing arts, musicals and theater events in Glen Echo are all set to keep you entertained. There are these amazing and unforgettable performances in Glen Echo that will keep you hooked for days long. This is your guide to the Glen Echo show listings and all the top-rated performances so you never miss out on top-rated events. Explore the best of Broadway shows, plays and performances with us and book your tickets already.

## Performances Events in Glen Echo

- **Event Name**: Global Rhythms: Music, Dance & Storytelling from Around the World
  - **Description**: The Glen Echo Park Partnership for Arts and Culture presents a FREE showcase of dance, music, and storytelling from around the world.About this EventThe Glen Echo Park Partnership for Arts and Culture presents a FREE show
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  - **Date**: Sat Sep 05 2026 at 12:00 pm – Sat Sep 05 2026 at 06:00 pm (-04:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/glen-echo/global-rhythms-music-dance-and-storytelling-from-around-the-world/100001985143566847
  - **Venue**: Glen Echo Park
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  - **Price**: Free
  - **Categories**: fitness, Art, food-drinks
- **Event Name**: Dancing Planet Contra Dance with Janine Smith and the Second Floor
  - **Description**: Sunday, September 13, 3:00-6:00 pm, Introductory session 2:30 pm

Contras & Squares in the Back Room of the Spanish Ballroom at Glen Echo Park, MD

Caller: Janine Smith

Band: The Second Floor (Abe Joyner-Meyers, Steven Bluestein, Robert Mills and Cec
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  - **Date**: Sun Sep 13 2026 at 02:30 pm – Sun Sep 13 2026 at 06:00 pm (-04:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/glen-echo/dancing-planet-contra-dance-with-janine-smith-and-the-second-floor/200030367798711
  - **Venue**: Glen Echo Park Partnership for Arts and Culture
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  - **Categories**: music, entertainment
- **Event Name**: Bumper Car Squares
  - **Description**: Join us for square dancing at Glen Echo Park! We'll start out with a square dance intro lesson for all skill levels from 2:45pm - 3pm. Then, a caller will lead a rousing square dance along with live music! The band Supertrad will play from 3pm - 5:30pm so
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  - **Date**: Sun Oct 04 2026 at 02:45 pm – Sun Oct 04 2026 at 05:30 pm (-04:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/glen-echo/bumper-car-squares/200030437218213
  - **Venue**: Glen Echo Park Partnership for Arts and Culture
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  - **Categories**: music, entertainment, live-music, calendar
- **Event Name**: "Fall Ball" in the Spanish Ballroom at Glen Echo Park with the Unforgettable Big Band
  - **Description**: Join the 2x award-winning Unforgettable Big Band from York, Pennsylvania at the annual "Fall Ball" at Glen Echo Park hosted by Ballroom Time! 

This dance held in the historic Spanish Ballroom will feature a traditional 20-piece big swing/dance band cover
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  - **Date**: Sat Nov 14 2026 at 08:00 pm – Sat Nov 14 2026 at 11:00 pm (-05:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/glen-echo/fall-ball-in-the-spanish-ballroom-at-glen-echo-park-with-the-unforgettable-big-band/200030001941259
  - **Venue**: Glen Echo Spanish Ballroom
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  - **Categories**: music, entertainment, dance
- **Event Name**: Swing dance with the SETH KIBEL BAND with special guests DARYL DAVIS and MITCH WOODS
  - **Description**: SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 28 IN THE SPANISH BALLROOM

• Beginner swing lesson 8-9pm
• Bands plays 9-11:30pm
• Admission $35/door. SAVE $10! Purchase in advance online and pay $25; ticket sales ends at 12noon the day of the dance. Advance ticket sales are final;
  - **Interested Audience**:
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  - **Date**: Sat Nov 28 2026 at 08:00 pm – Sat Nov 28 2026 at 11:30 pm (-05:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/glen-echo/swing-dance-with-the-seth-kibel-band-with-special-guests-daryl-davis-and-mitch-woods/200029687805037
  - **Venue**: Glen Echo Spanish Ballroom
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  - **Categories**: music, entertainment, art, festivals, literary-art, sports, live-music, theatre
- **Event Name**: Hashdance Weekend 2027 IN THE SPANISH BALLROOM
  - **Description**: Join us in the historic Spanish Ballroom as the Folklore Society of Greater Washington brings an unparallelled lineup for Hashdance Weekend 2027: Calling by Lisa Greenleaf and Will Mentor, Music by Red Case Band - Stuart Kenney, Max Newman, Clara Stickney
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    - Count: 65
  - **Date**: Fri Mar 26 2027 at 07:30 pm – Sun Mar 28 2027 at 06:30 pm (-04:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/glen-echo/hashdance-weekend-2027-in-the-spanish-ballroom/200029902288054
  - **Venue**: Glen Echo Spanish Ballroom
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  - **Categories**: workshops, music, entertainment

## Trending Events in Glen Echo

- **Event Name**: 55th Annual Labor Day Art Show ( September 5 - 7, 2026)
  - **Description**: The Labor Day Art Show at Glen Echo Park is one of the largest art shows in the Washington D.C. area featuring the work of 500+ artists.About this EventSeptember 5 -7, 2026Presente
  - **Venue**: Glen Echo Park
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- **Event Name**: Contra Dance: Alex Deis-Lauby with Owen Morrison & The Second Floor!
  - **Description**: Contra dance in the Spanish Ballroom at Glen Echo Park, Glen Echo, MD.About this EventContra is a fun and easy dance, and darn it, you need more dancing in your life!No experience needed! Come alone or with fr
  - **Venue**: Glen Echo Park
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- **Event Name**: BACK IN TIME Weekend! Dances & Workshops with Paul, Naomi & Peter at Glen Echo Park, Sept 11, 12, 13
  - **Description**: Mark your calendar for a FULL weekend of social dancing and lindy hop workshops at Glen Echo Park Sept 11, 12, 13! 
Naomi Uyama & Peter Strom will be coming to town to teach and dance with YOU! Paul Cosentino's Boilermaker Jazz Band will be Swingin' f
  - **Venue**: Glen Echo Park, 7300 MacArthur Boulevard, Glen Echo, MD
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- **Event Name**: BACK IN TIME Swing Dance with the THE BOILERMAKERS featuring NAOMI UYAMA
  - **Description**: SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 12 AT THE SPANISH BALLROOM AT GLEN ECHO PARK

• Beginner swing lesson with Tom and Debra 8-9pm
• Band plays 9-11:30pm
• Admission $30/door
• SAVE $10! Purchase in advance online and pay $20; ticket sales ends at 12noon the day of the d
  - **Venue**: Glen Echo Spanish Ballroom
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- **Event Name**: Echo Arts Festival at Glen Echo Park
  - **Description**: A Celebration of Visual & Performing Arts throughout the Park!  And final Carousel Rides of the 2026 Season!About this EventJoin us for a FREE festival celebrating visual & performing arts at Glen Echo Park!
  - **Venue**: Glen Echo Park
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- **Event Name**: Contra Dance with Sarah Kaiser & Dance Du Jour!
  - **Description**: Contra dance in the Spanish Ballroom at Glen Echo Park, Glen Echo, MD.About this EventContra is a fun and easy dance, and darn it, you need more dancing in your life!No experience needed! Come alone or with fr
  - **Venue**: Glen Echo Park
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- **Event Name**: Global Rhythms: Music, Dance & Storytelling from Around the World
  - **Description**: The Glen Echo Park Partnership for Arts and Culture presents a FREE showcase of dance, music, and storytelling from around the world.About this EventThe Glen Echo Park Partnership for Arts and Culture presents a FREE show
  - **Venue**: Glen Echo Park
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- **Event Name**: BACK IN TIME Lindy Hop Workshops with NAOMI & PETER
  - **Description**: BACK IN TIME Lindy Hop workshops with NAOMI UYAMA & PETER STROM

Saturday, September 12 in the Ballroom Back Room at Glen Echo Park
Sunday, September 13 at Cherrydale Volunteer Fire Department
REGISTRATION IS OPEN! Space is limited. Classes $25/advanc
  - **Venue**: Washington, DC
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- **Event Name**: Contra Dance with Rebecca Anger & Spintuition!
  - **Description**: Contra dance in the Spanish Ballroom at Glen Echo Park, Glen Echo, MD.About this EventContra is a fun and easy dance, and darn it, you need more dancing in your life!No experience needed! Come alone or with fr
  - **Venue**: Glen Echo Park
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## FAQs

- **Q**: What are the top Performances events in Glen Echo?
  - **A:** Global Rhythms: Music, Dance & Storytelling from Around the World (Sat Sep 05 2026 at 12:00 pm at Glen Echo Park), Dancing Planet Contra Dance with Janine Smith and the Second Floor (Sun Sep 13 2026 at 02:30 pm at Glen Echo Park Partnership for Arts and Culture), Bumper Car Squares (Sun Oct 04 2026 at 02:45 pm at Glen Echo Park Partnership for Arts and Culture), "Fall Ball" in the Spanish Ballroom at Glen Echo Park with the Unforgettable Big Band (Sat Nov 14 2026 at 08:00 pm at Glen Echo Spanish Ballroom), Swing dance with the SETH KIBEL BAND with special guests DARYL DAVIS and MITCH WOODS (Sat Nov 28 2026 at 08:00 pm at Glen Echo Spanish Ballroom).
- **Q**: What are the top free Performances events in Glen Echo?
  - **A:** Global Rhythms: Music, Dance & Storytelling from Around the World (Sat Sep 05 2026 at 12:00 pm at Glen Echo Park).
- **Q**: What Performances events are happening in Glen Echo this weekend September 4–6, 2026?
  - **A:** Global Rhythms: Music, Dance & Storytelling from Around the World (Sat Sep 05 2026 at 12:00 pm at Glen Echo Park).
- **Q**: What Performances events are happening in Glen Echo in September 2026?
  - **A:** Global Rhythms: Music, Dance & Storytelling from Around the World (Sat Sep 05 2026 at 12:00 pm at Glen Echo Park), Dancing Planet Contra Dance with Janine Smith and the Second Floor (Sun Sep 13 2026 at 02:30 pm at Glen Echo Park Partnership for Arts and Culture).
- **Q**: How can I find Performances events in Glen Echo?
  - **A:** You can discover upcoming Performances events in Glen Echo on AllEvents.in. Browse by date, venue, or price to find events that match your interests.
- **Q**: How do I buy tickets for Performances events in Glen Echo?
  - **A:** You can buy tickets directly through AllEvents.in. Many events offer online booking with options for free, paid, and early-bird tickets.
- **Q**: What are the popular venues for Performances events in Glen Echo?
  - **A:** Some popular venues hosting Performances events in Glen Echo include Glen Echo Park, Glen Echo Park Partnership for Arts and Culture, Glen Echo Spanish Ballroom.
- **Q**: Who are the top organizers for Performances events in Glen Echo?
  - **A:** Popular organizers hosting Performances events in Glen Echo include Glen Echo Park Partnership for Arts and Culture, Folklore Society of Greater Washington, Unforgettable Big Band.
- **Q**: Are there any online Performances events available?
  - **A:** Yes, many Performances events are available online. You can filter for virtual events on AllEvents.in to attend from anywhere.
- **Q**: How can I get notified about new Performances events in Glen Echo?
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