THE FULL JULY 2026 LINEUP
A WORD FROM ALEXYA:
Most of this month’s film features were selected by UPTOWN TALKIES, D.C. cinephiles’ (mostly anonymous, but never devoid of personality) guide on where to be to watch independently screened movies around town. Those features are marked with the star ☆
Many events require tickets or RSVPs. Find everything you need to know about the JULY calendar lineup here.
JULY 1 — Wheatpaste Against War ahead of the Fourth by meeting with DCLocal2Global at the Air and Space Museum (Details)
JULY 2 — A benefit concert for Venezuelan aid in Columbia Heights, starring salsa band Orquesta Manplesa (Details)
☆ JULY 3 — Our favorite big little theater AFI Silver presents ‘Close Encounters of the Third Kind’ in 70mm (Tickets)
JULY 4 — We got Joey Chestnut at home. It’s the somethingannual Snappy’s Hot Dog Eating Contest, with Chef G on the grill and proceeds benefiting District Bridges (Details)
JULY 4 — A very Baddies yard sale by a few of the coolest and smartest women I know, over in Edgewood
JULY 5 — A Very Venezuelan Bake Sale, organized by Gaby Montes de Oca and the team at Hill’s Kitchen, 10am until sold out (Details)
JULY 8 — Un Verano Sin ICE, a reggaeton x afrobeats night at Toro Bar raising funds to support D.C.’s vulnerable immigrant families (Details)
☆ JULY 10 — In the event that you’ve never John Woo’d I highly recommend seeing ‘The Killer’ (1989), showing for free at the Freer Gallery (Details)
JULY 10 — If you have a compulsive need to be having the most niche experience in the group chat at all times then jazz harmonicist Hendrik Meurkens’ show at the newly opened Cafe Cino is for you (Tickets)
JULY 11 — And if you, like me, have somehow still never been invited to see a Tiny Desk recording at the NPR HQ, you can catch the Howard Theater stop of the annual Tiny Desk tour featuring this year’s contest winner and opened by two local artists (Tickets)
JULY 11 — He’s back (that is, My Friend Jack) he’s actually back2back with DJ Koh at Showtime. House music only (Details)
JULY 12 — Local artist gyzelle garcia’s multimedia installation and experiential art exhibit lives at The Underline in Adams Morgan. Catch Lo Que Dijo La Gitana on several dates this month (Tickets)
JULY 13 — Tend to your health in this heat with a workshop about how to make herbs your medicinal friends, hosted at the beloved Common Good City Farm (Details)
☆ JULY 16 — Would anyone really watch a feature film shot on a phone camera? The director of ‘Dry Leaf’ dared to try it. (Tickets)
JULY 18 — Art, design, coffee, and wine with Grafika’s pop-up at DOMESTIQUE (Details coming)
JULY 19 — The Solidarity Supper Club cooks up again to support a local family through mutual aid. Anyone can join the table (Details)
JULY 20 — This Monday (and every Monday) is B.Y.O vinyl night hosted by Baby Alcatraz and DJ $et. The bill fills up fast so get there as close to 8 as possible (and find the woman with the pink clipboard to sign up) (Details)
JULY 23 — It’s another Vino Verite at Suns Cinema, the monthly wine and hot dog bar. DJ Tannin and Pharoah Haqq are reportedly going b2b. Always starting at 7p. (Details coming)
JULY 25 — Retreat to the garden for DOMESTIQUE’s first-ever wine party at Crispus Attucks Park. Mucho wine to drink on site, just bring a picnic (Tickets)
JULY 26 — Mount Pleasant’s tiny supper club is back. Brian hosts another LowBowL, this time with Korean flavors (Details coming)
JULY 29 — Eunoia Cinema House’s Screenlight series meets again to screen a few shorts by independent filmmakers celebrating the American tradition of resistance (Details coming)
☆ JULY 30 — The Library of Congress shows 1956’s ‘Written on the Wind’ in 35mm pushing the Sexy Summer agenda (Details)
