Clarendon Day 2019

The giant all day neighborhood party Clarendon Day is happening this year on Saturday, September 21 from 11am to 6pm.  All the roads in around the Metro from Irving to Garfield will be blocked off for pedestrian access to food, arts, crafts, live music and more. This year's live music and entertainment schedule is:

Main Stage Schedule
11-12:30 Lloyd Dobbler Effect
1-2:30 DreamStreet
3–4:30 Ball & Chain
5-6 1Identity

Performance Stage Schedule
 11:15 – 11:30  Jhoon Rhee Tae Kwon Do Black Belt Demo
11:45 – 12:15 Tippi Toes DC
12:30 - 1:00 BalletNova Center for Dance
1:15 – 1:45 Adagio Dance Company
2:15 – 2:45 Saffron Dance Belly Dancers
3:00 - 3:30 Photo Op with the Washington Nationals Presidents

Clarendon Day this Saturday

The annual neighborhood party Clarendon Day returns this Saturday Sept 23. This huge festival shuts down the streets around Clarendon Metro for pedestrian only traffic to access dozens of tents for food and drink vendors, arts and crafts, and local businesses. A large number of live performances will occur over two stages:

Main Stage
10:30am 1519
11:00am Christie Lenee Solo
11:30am Giants and Thieves
12:00pm Crooked Angel
12:30pm Pleasure Train
1:15pm Flashback
2:00pm Hayley Fahey Band
2:45pm Fellowcraft
3:30pm FUZZQUEEN
4:40pm Harry J Smith and the Bling
5:50pm GJ4P Peace Anthem

Performers Stage
10:30am Wandering Lies
11:15am  Caroline Ferrante and the Whole Magilla
12:00pm  SASA Beautiful Day Song Circle - MC Caroline Ferrante, Erin Frisby, Crys Matthews, Jacqueline Pie Francis
3:00pm  Saffron Dance
3:30pm  Addagio Ballet
4:00pm  O'Neill-James Irish Dance

Live music at Clarendon Day

Every year in September Clarendon Day draws a huge crowd to the street festival featuring lots of food, shopping, activities and live music. This Saturday September 17 there will be a huge selection of live performances across four stages throughout the day, including local favorite Justin Trawick and many many more:


N. Highland Main Stage: 

• 11 am        Buster
• 12 pm        The Devolvers
• 1 pm          Justin Trawick and the Common Good
• 2 pm          Molly Venter & Goodnight Moonshine
• 3 pm          Soul Stew
• 4 pm         Starryville
• 5 pm          Lato

Clarendon Blvd Rock Stage:

• 11 am        ROAM – Rock of Ages Music
• 12 pm        ROAM – Rock of Ages Music
• 1 pm          ROAM – Rock of Ages Music
• 2 pm          Rachel B
• 3 pm          Judge Smith
• 4 pm          Sub-Radio

Chili Cookoff Stage: 

• 11am – 5pm    We are the 9

Central Park Family Stage: 

• 11 am       Caroline Ferrante and Friends
• 12 pm       Urban Kempo
• 1 pm          Addagio Ballet
• 2 pm          Nova Ballet
• 3 pm          Saffron Dance
• 4 pm          O’Neill-James Irish Dance

Clarendon Day 2015

This year's Clarendon Day will fall on Saturday September 26. The huge street festival follows several races that morning with food vendors, art and crafts for sale, kids games and five live music stages last from 11am to 6pm. Last year over 30,000 people attended this free outdoor party, so the expected good weather this weekend should have the streets of Arlington's downtown crowded. With 5 stages of live bands concurrently there is sure to music you can jam to, from local favorite rock group Footwerk to catchy tunes by Flo Anito to soulful guitar riffs by Sol Roots.

Clarendon Day this Saturday

Clarendon Day, our annual giant music, dance, art exhibition and chili cookoff festival is returning this Saturday, September 27. This family friendly event lasts from 11am to 5pm, with 40 bands and musicians on five stages!

Songwriters Stage

• 11:00 Rachel Levitin
• 11:30 Juels Bland
• 12:10 Australis (Duet)
• 12:50 Nita Chawla
• 1:30 Kevin De Souza
• 2:10 Grogan Social Scene (Duet)
• 2:50 Alex Martin
• 3:40 Nila Kay
• 4:20 Nick Depuy

Chili Cook-Off Stage

• 11:00 Boundary Stones
• 11:40 Finley Martin
• 12:20 Caroline Park Trio
• 1:00 Aaron Tinjum and the Tangents
• 1:40 Cody McGuire
• 2:20 The Iris Bell
• 3:00 The Mayfields
• 4:00 Shiloh

 Car-Free Diet Stage

• 11:00 Songwriter Rounds Cody McGuire, Laura Schwartz, Nick Depuy
• 12:15 Gramophonic
• 1:05 Lauren Calve Band
• 1:55 June Star
• 2:45 Amber Rubarth
• 4:00 Cricket Tell the Weather

Clarendon Blvd Stage

• 11:00 Orion Wildflower
• 11:30 Abandon the Shadows
• 12:00 Static
• 12:30 The Unexpected
• 1:00 The Diamond Dolls
• 1:30 Red Light Distraction
• 2:00 The Noah Silver Band
• 3:00 3PM
• 4:00 Bencoolen

Central Park Stage
• 11:00 Cricket Tell the Weather Children’s’ Workshop
• 12:00 The Music in Me
• 1:00 Nova Ballet
• 2:00 Adagio Ballet
• 3:00 Saffron Dance
• 4:00 Oneill – James School of Irish Dancing

Clarendon Day this Saturday

Clarendon Day is an annual family friendly block party that is taking over the neighborhood this Saturday, September 28 from 11am to 5pm. Streets around central Clarendon will be closed off as dozens of local restaurants and businesses will have tents offering up food, beer, wine, chili cook-off and other goodies. There will also be a ton of live music playing on three stages all day long:

Arlington’s Car-Free Diet Stage

• 11:00 am               Nanny Assis
• 11:50 am               Roosevelt Dime
• 12:40pm                Derek Evry
• 1:30 pm                 Kitty Boy
• 2:20 pm                 Cecily
• 3:10 pm                 The Beanstalk Library
• 4:00 pm                 The Cowards Choir

 Burke and Herbert Stage                 

• 11:00 am               The Unexpected
• 11:10 am               Static
• 11:20 am               Safety Third
• 11:40 am               Jason Masi
• 12:10 pm               Miss Shevaughn and Yuma Wray
• 12:40 pm               49 cent Dress
• 1:20 pm                 The Microphone
• 2:00 pm                 Diamond Dolls
• 2:30 pm                 The Curbfeelers
• 3:10 pm                 Skip House
• 3:50 pm                  Go Go Symphony
• 4:30 pm                 West Main

ARC Stage                     

• 11:00 am               ReVision Dance Company
• 11:35 am               Ballet Nova
• 12:15 pm               Laura Baron
• 12:55 pm               Adagio Ballet
• 1:30 pm                 The Flashband Project
• 2:10 pm                 Red Light Distraction
• 2:30 pm                 Saffron Dance
• 3:10 pm                 Big Hoax
• 3:55 pm                 O’Neill-James School of Irish Dancing
• 4:20 pm                 Richie Walz & Mo Safren

Clarendon Day this Saturday Sept 24

The annual Clarendon Day festival is coming this Saturday September 24. The all day event is family friendly will start with a 10k and 5k run, followered by live music on two stages, arts & crafts tables and food vendors from local restaurants.

Here is the list of musicians playing that day, with some of my local favorites like Honor By August, Andy Zipf, and Justin Tradwick:

IOTA Stage
(Wilson Blvd & Highland St)
11:00    ERIC BRACE and PETER COOPER
12:00    BOBBY THOMPSON
1:15      MELODIME
2:30      BETHANY and THE GUITAR
3:45      HONOR BY AUGUST

 Arlington's Car-Free Diet Stage
(Clarendon Boulevard at Garfield St)

11:00    BROTHER SHAMUS
12:00    HELLO
1:15      JUSTIN TRAWICK GROUP

2:30      ANDY ZIPF BAND
3:45      THE WALKAWAYS

Clarendon Day this Saturday

Looking forward to the annual Clarendon Day festival this Saturday, September 25. Should be a good sunny day for all of the vendors, arts and crafts sellers, live music, restaurant tastings and evening parade. Make sure you drop by Wilson Blvd (which will be closed to cars during the event) for this family friendly community event.

Clarendon Day on September 25

The Clarendon Alliance is hosting the annual Clarendon Day parade and local festival on Saturday September 25. This is a fun and family friendly event, with lots of local businesses and restaurants participating like Whitlow's, Liberty Tavern, Rocklands BBQ, Mister Day's and others. Looking forward to it!

Clarendon Day this Saturday!

The annual Clarendon Day festival is coming this Saturday September 26! The all day event hosts live music, games for kids, art and crafts vendors, skateboarding and lots of food choices.

The day starts out with a race sponsored by Pacers and continue as Remy Munasifi acts as MC for a number of bands on two stages:

Clarendon Stage: (Clarendon Boulevard & N. Highland Street)
11 am – 11:45 am Taylor Carson
12:45 pm – 1:30 pm Jumpin’ Jupiter
2:15 pm – 3 pm Road Soda
3:45 pm – 5 pm EFG
6 pm – 7 pm Mambo Sauce

Wilson Stage: (Wilson Boulevard & N. Irving Street)
Noon – 12:45 pm Buster Brown
1:30 pm – 2:15 pm Brother Shamus
3 pm – 3:45 pm The Constituents
5 pm – 6 pm Crowded Streets

Clarendon Day

Despite a battering of rain earlier in the day, the outdoor festivities of Clarendon Day took place. Three stages for live music with dozens of musicians filled the crisp air while vendors set up stands selling crafts, jewelry, posters, and baked goods. Many of the local restaurants including Hard Times, Eleventh, and Liberty Tavern sold mobile versions of their meals. Entertainment for the kids included a moon bounce, bungee trampoline, and a skate park.