

# Takoma Park Entertainment Events

- **Subtitle**: Entertainment Events in Takoma Park - Explore entertainment events, parties, concerts, movie shows, nightlife, performances and many more.
- **Category**: Entertainment
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## Entertainment Events in Takoma Park

- **Event Name**: Takoma Park Bluegrass Block Party!
  - **Description**: We are closing down the 6900 block of Laurel Avenue in downtown Takoma Park MD to celebrate spring with live bluegrass music. The SMT advanced bluegrass ensemble class will open the show, then Justin Heath will be joining Bebe Blumenthal and Cory Chubb to
  - **Interested Audience**:
    - Count: 107
  - **Date**: Fri May 15 2026 at 05:00 pm – Fri May 15 2026 at 07:00 pm (-04:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/takoma-park/takoma-park-bluegrass-block-party/200029815430746
  - **Venue**: 6900 Laurel Ave, Takoma Park, MD 20912, United States
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  - **Categories**: parties, entertainment, workshops, trips-adventures
- **Event Name**: Stealing Liberty at Takoma Porchfest '26
  - **Description**: Stealing Liberty returns to Takoma Park for another appearance at the fabulous Takoma Porchfest. 

We'll be at 402 Tulip Ave. from 4 to 5 this time.

Dozens of bands set up outside on the front porches of historic homes scattered throughout the city on a
  - **Interested Audience**:
    - Count: 24
  - **Date**: Sat May 09 2026 at 04:00 pm – Sat May 09 2026 at 05:00 pm (-04:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/takoma-park/stealing-liberty-at-takoma-porchfest-26/200029988257049
  - **Venue**: Takoma Park Historic District
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  - **Categories**: music, entertainment
- **Event Name**: Caroline Davis & Dustin Carlson with simone baron
  - **Description**: Caroline Davis &amp; Dustin Carlson / simone baron

Saturday May 9th. Doors at 6:30PM, music at 7PM at Rhizome DC.  Admission $20-$30

Caroline Davis (alto saxophone, voice, electronics), Dustin Carlson (guitar, electronics)

with simone baron (accordion)
  - **Interested Audience**:
    - Count: 7
  - **Date**: Sat May 09 2026 at 07:00 pm – Sat May 09 2026 at 10:00 pm (-04:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/takoma-park/caroline-davis-and-dustin-carlson-with-simone-baron/200029996591642
  - **Venue**: Rhizome DC
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  - **Categories**: music, entertainment, art, performances, workshops, science-fair, meetups, live-music, parties, literary-art, dog
- **Event Name**: Sun Of Goldfinger
  - **Description**: Sun of Goldfinger with Tim Berne, Ches Smith, and David Torn.

Tuesday May 5th. Doors at 7:00PM, music at 7:30PM at Rhizome DC.  Admission $25-$30.

Join us for the return of this great band to Rhizome DC.

Tim Berne (alto saxophone), Ches Smith (drums, p
  - **Interested Audience**:
    - Count: 13
  - **Date**: Tue May 05 2026 at 07:30 pm – Tue May 05 2026 at 10:00 pm (-04:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/takoma-park/sun-of-goldfinger/200029686357404
  - **Venue**: Rhizome DC
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  - **Categories**: music, entertainment, live-music
- **Event Name**: Reona & Chuck Bettis / Mick Barr / Sarah Hughes - Jerry Busher - Jeff Barsky
  - **Description**: Saturday May 9 * doors at 2, music at 2:30 * $15-25 * TICKETS

REONA is an artist who uses tap dance techniques to express her music. She is also a tap dancer, improviser, designer, choreographer, teacher, and composer. Based in Tokyo, Japan. To materiali
  - **Interested Audience**:
    - Count: 15
  - **Date**: Sat May 09 2026 at 02:00 pm (-04:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/takoma-park/reona-and-chuck-bettis-mick-barr-sarah-hughes-jerry-busher-jeff-barsky/200029894466945
  - **Venue**: 6950 Maple St NW, Washington D.C., DC, United States, Washington, District of Columbia 20012
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  - **Categories**: music, entertainment, art, dance
- **Event Name**: Sean nós dance jam session with Kate Spanos
  - **Description**: Join us for a monthly guided sean nós dance jam held at the School of Musical Traditions in Takoma Park, MD. These dancer-led sessions for Irish dancers and musicians offer a supportive environment to work on your footwork, share steps, improvise with liv
  - **Interested Audience**:
    - Count: 2
  - **Date**: Sun May 03 2026 at 01:00 pm – Sun May 03 2026 at 02:15 pm (-04:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/takoma-park/sean-nós-dance-jam-session-with-kate-spanos/200029955519200
  - **Venue**: School of Musical Traditions
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  - **Categories**: music, entertainment, live-music, art
- **Event Name**: Trippers & Askers / Adelyn Strei / Small Sur / Canandaigua
  - **Description**: Tuesday May 12 * doors at 6:30, show at 7 * $15-25 * TICKETS

Tried To Do’s is the second full length album from Trippers &amp; Askers - the songwriting and recording project of Jay Hammond. Drafts of this record started as early as 2019. The initial idea
  - **Interested Audience**:
    - Count: 3
  - **Date**: Tue May 12 2026 at 06:30 pm (-04:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/takoma-park/trippers-and-askers-adelyn-strei-small-sur-canandaigua/200029991728336
  - **Venue**: 6950 Maple St NW, Washington D.C., DC, United States, Washington, District of Columbia 20012
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  - **Categories**: music, entertainment, art, performances, fine-arts, storytelling
- **Event Name**: Bohemian Waxwing / Kevin Knight / NAYAN
  - **Description**: Saturday May 30 * doors at 7:00, music at 7:30 * $12-15 * TICKETS

Bohemian Waxwing is a coming together of four musicians with roots in alt-country, punk, ambient, and indie rock. With songs that ponder our connections with art, science and the natural w
  - **Interested Audience**:
    - Count: 2
  - **Date**: Sat May 30 2026 at 07:00 pm (-04:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/takoma-park/bohemian-waxwing-kevin-knight-nayan/200029991707107
  - **Venue**: 6950 Maple St NW, Washington D.C., DC, United States, Washington, District of Columbia 20012
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  - **Categories**: music, entertainment, art, science-fair
- **Event Name**: Oldtime Repertoire Class with Jonathan Vocke
  - **Description**: The goal of this class is to help musicians find new and cool repertoire that gets played around the DMV oldtime music scene. SMT Teacher, Jonathan Vocke, has been an active member of the community for the last 15 years and is a skilled educator, multi-in
  - **Interested Audience**:
    - Count: 1
  - **Date**: Wed May 06 2026 at 07:30 pm (-04:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/takoma-park/oldtime-repertoire-class-with-jonathan-vocke/200029955519401
  - **Venue**: 7112 Willow Ave, Takoma Park, MD, United States, Maryland 20912
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  - **Categories**: workshops, music, entertainment, performances
- **Event Name**: noise is a riot: community organizing in the avant-garde
  - **Description**: Sunday May 3 * 4pm * $15-30 * REGISTER

noise is a riot: community organizing in the avant-garde - a workshop on the history of grassroots organization in avant-garde music and tactics for organizing within the scene today!

alana amore colvin (she/they)
  - **Interested Audience**:
    - Count: 7
  - **Date**: Sun May 03 2026 at 04:00 pm (-04:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/takoma-park/noise-is-a-riot-community-organizing-in-the-avant-garde/200029991733339
  - **Venue**: 6950 Maple St NW, Washington D.C., DC, United States, Washington, District of Columbia 20012
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  - **Categories**: music, entertainment, workshops, kids

## Trending Events in Takoma Park

- **Event Name**: 2026 Mother's Day FREE Market / MERCADO GRATIS DEL DÍA DE LAS MADRES
  - **Description**: [Español abajo] 

THIS EVENT IS OPEN TO ALL!  //  ¡ESTE EVENTO ESTÁ ABIERTO PARA TODOS!

MOTHER'S DAY FREE MARKET
May 9, 2026 | 12–4 PM
Emory United Methodist Church, 6100 Georgia Ave NW

Event details:
https://www.petworthpeanuts.com/mothersdaymarket

Jo
  - **Venue**: Emory Fellowship: A United Methodist Congregation
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- **Event Name**: Takoma Park Bluegrass Block Party!
  - **Description**: We are closing down the 6900 block of Laurel Avenue in downtown Takoma Park MD to celebrate spring with live bluegrass music. The SMT advanced bluegrass ensemble class will open the show, then Justin Heath will be joining Bebe Blumenthal and Cory Chubb to
  - **Venue**: 6900 Laurel Ave, Takoma Park, MD 20912, United States
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- **Event Name**: Takoma Flea
  - **Description**: Takoma Flea is an outdoor market offering a unique mix of vintage, collectibles, antiques, salvage, &amp; repurposed goods! Find clothing, jewelry, housewares, furniture, records &amp; more!
  - **Venue**: Grant Avenue at Carroll Avenue, Takoma Park, MD 20912
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- **Event Name**: 5th Annual Crossroads Community Food Fair
  - **Description**: Join Us for a Celebration of Food and Community!

Enjoy an incredible variety of sweet and savory dishes from 12+ local food businesses, a mix of current entrepreneurs and successful alumni from Crossroads’ TPSS Community Kitchen. From Latin American stap
  - **Venue**: Laurel Ave. @ Carroll Ave., Takoma Park, MD, 20912
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- **Event Name**: Stealing Liberty at Takoma Porchfest '26
  - **Description**: Stealing Liberty returns to Takoma Park for another appearance at the fabulous Takoma Porchfest. 

We'll be at 402 Tulip Ave. from 4 to 5 this time.

Dozens of bands set up outside on the front porches of historic homes scattered throughout the city on a
  - **Venue**: Takoma Park Historic District
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- **Event Name**: PhiloSoccer x Nike Soccer Camp – Takoma Park, MD ⚽🔥 | July 6-10
  - **Description**: Join us this summer for an unforgettable week of elite training, competition, and fun at the official Nike Soccer Camp hosted by PhiloSoccer Training at Ed Wilhelm Soccer Field (formerly Washington Adventist University).

Players will receive high-level t
  - **Venue**: Takoma Piney Branch Park - Ed Wilhelm Field
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- **Event Name**: Caroline Davis & Dustin Carlson with simone baron
  - **Description**: Caroline Davis &amp; Dustin Carlson / simone baron

Saturday May 9th. Doors at 6:30PM, music at 7PM at Rhizome DC.  Admission $20-$30

Caroline Davis (alto saxophone, voice, electronics), Dustin Carlson (guitar, electronics)

with simone baron (accordion)
  - **Venue**: Rhizome DC
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- **Event Name**: Microcinema: Polari & Carry On - A Queer Film Gathering curated by Brandy Creek
  - **Description**: Thursday May 7 * 7pm * $10-20 * TICKETS 

Polari &amp; Carry On: A Queer Film Gathering curated by Brandy Creek

In the spirit of Polari—the playful, coded lingo of queens, creatives, and kindred souls which reached its height in 1960’s London —this scree
  - **Venue**: 6950 Maple St NW, Washington D.C., DC, United States, Washington, District of Columbia 20012
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- **Event Name**: Jack-A-Roses at Takoma Park Porch Fest 2026
  - **Description**: Jack-A-Roses returns to the Takoma Porch Fest on May 9th, where we will be joined by special guest guitarist and vocalist Steve Neugeboren!

Come enjoy Takoma Porch fest, where dozens of bands will play on the front porches of houses in a historic neighbo
  - **Venue**: 402 Tulip Ave Takoma Park, MD 20912
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## FAQs

- **Q**: What are the top Entertainment events in Takoma Park?
  - **A:** Takoma Park Bluegrass Block Party! (Fri May 15 2026 at 05:00 pm at 6900 Laurel Ave, Takoma Park, MD 20912, United States), Stealing Liberty at Takoma Porchfest '26 (Sat May 09 2026 at 04:00 pm at Takoma Park Historic District), Caroline Davis & Dustin Carlson with simone baron (Sat May 09 2026 at 07:00 pm at Rhizome DC), Sun Of Goldfinger (Tue May 05 2026 at 07:30 pm at Rhizome DC), Reona & Chuck Bettis / Mick Barr / Sarah Hughes - Jerry Busher - Jeff Barsky (Sat May 09 2026 at 02:00 pm at 6950 Maple St NW, Washington D.C., DC, United States, Washington, District of Columbia 20012).
- **Q**: What Entertainment events are happening in Takoma Park this weekend May 1–3, 2026?
  - **A:** Sean nós dance jam session with Kate Spanos (Sun May 03 2026 at 01:00 pm at School of Musical Traditions), noise is a riot: community organizing in the avant-garde (Sun May 03 2026 at 04:00 pm at 6950 Maple St NW, Washington D.C., DC, United States, Washington, District of Columbia 20012).
- **Q**: How can I find Entertainment events in Takoma Park?
  - **A:** You can discover upcoming Entertainment events in Takoma Park on AllEvents.in. Browse by date, venue, or price to find events that match your interests.
- **Q**: How do I buy tickets for Entertainment events in Takoma Park?
  - **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 Entertainment events in Takoma Park?
  - **A:** Some popular venues hosting Entertainment events in Takoma Park include 6900 Laurel Ave, Takoma Park, MD 20912, United States, Takoma Park Historic District, Rhizome DC.
- **Q**: Who are the top organizers for Entertainment events in Takoma Park?
  - **A:** Popular organizers hosting Entertainment events in Takoma Park include School of Musical Traditions, Stealing Liberty, Transparent Productions DC.
- **Q**: Are there any online Entertainment events available?
  - **A:** Yes, many Entertainment 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 Entertainment events in Takoma Park?
  - **A:** Follow the Entertainment category on AllEvents.in to get notified when new Entertainment events are listed in Takoma Park.

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