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September 29 – Washington Revels at Echo Arts Festival

Join us at Glen Echo Park for a celebration of visual and performing arts! This FREE event will include a multitude of hands-on activities, live music, and unique opportunities to delve into the arts. Check out all the activities on the Echo Arts Festival website. Plus, September

Sept. 7 – Teen Auditions for The Christmas Revels

By Washington Revels on July 25, 2024 / Auditions - Past Events, Past Events

September 7 in the afternoon: Washington Revels announces teen auditions (grades 9-12) for The Christmas Revels—An English Country Christmas Under the Greenwood Tree. Be part of one of the Washington, D.C. area’s best loved holiday traditions!

Sept. 6-7-8 – Children’s Auditions for The Christmas Revels

By Washington Revels on July 3, 2024 / Auditions - Past Events, Past Events

Be a part of a spectacular holiday tradition! Washington Revels announces children’s auditions for The Christmas Revels—An English Country Christmas Under the Greenwood Tree. Be part of one of the Washington, D.C. area’s best loved holiday traditions!

May 17 & 18 – Adult Auditions for The Christmas Revels

By Washington Revels on April 30, 2024 / Auditions - Past Events, Past Events

Be a part of a spectacular holiday tradition! Washington Revels announces adult auditions for The Christmas Revels. Join our adult chorus and bring to life an exuberant blend of music, dance and story to honor the season. For our 42nd annual Revels, we celebrate an English country

Feb. 18 – Jubilee Voices at the Alexandria Lyceum

By Washington Revels on February 17, 2024 / Jubilee Voices, Jubilee Voices - Past Events, Past Events

Washington Revels Jubilee Voices will explore the Gullah-Geechee culture and life on St Simons Island, Georgia in the program, “Wade in the Water.” Developed in partnership with Georgia-based Mercer University, this presenttion combines stories of the Gullah Geechee community told through six student films, with music and spoken word.

Feb. 25 – Pub Sing at McGinty’s

By Washington Revels on February 16, 2024 / Events, Past Events, Pub Sing - Past Events

Chase away the winter blues and celebrate the coming of spring at our first Washington Revels Pub Sing of 2024. We are excited to return to McGinty’s Public House for an evening of good food, friends and song. We will also welcome back Abbie Mulberg and Greg

March 2 – Harriet Tubman Day

By Washington Revels on February 15, 2024 / Events, Jubilee Voices - Past Events, Past Events

Join Washington Revels Jubilee Voices at Westminster Presbyterian Church, as they bring their unique blend of history, music, and spoken word to a program honoring the work of Harriet Tubman during and after the Civil War. Jubilee Voices will sing a prelude and a special selection of music

March 9 – “Heroes of the Underground Railroad” Stamp Launch

By Washington Revels on February 14, 2024 / Jubilee Voices, Jubilee Voices - Past Events, Past Events

Celebrate freedom! The U.S. Postal Service is honoring 10 courageous men and women who helped guide enslaved people to freedom via the Underground Railroad, the network of secret routes and safe houses in use before the Civil War. The USPS will unveil and dedicate a series of

March 16 – Jubilee Voices at Pleasant Grove

By Washington Revels on February 14, 2024 / Jubilee Voices, Jubilee Voices - Past Events, Past Events

“Singing the Journey from Civil War to Civil Rights” Join Jubilee Voices as they return to Historic Pleasant Grove Church for a songfest that traces the legacy of traditional African American music from the 19th century to the Civil Rights Movement, and beyond. This performance will blend

May 4 – May Revels at the National Cathedral

By Washington Revels on February 3, 2024 / May Revels - Past Events, Past Events

Welcome spring with Washington Revels as we close the annual All Hallows Guild Flower Mart held at the Washington National Cathedral on May 4 at 4pm. We will process to the front steps of the cathedral (or inside the Cathedral, if there is rain)—dressed in traditional May