202Creates Month Events

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September 6-13, 2025—An exceptional dining experience that seamlessly combines the worlds of culinary arts and Art All Night!

Sep 10

Art Ave

September 10, 2025—Art Ave will feature free family-friendly events and an outdoor collection of museum-quality art, all culminating around the iconic Farragut Sqaure— just steps from the White House.

Sep 12

Art All Night

September 12, 2025—DC Art All Night will occur from 7:00 PM to 3:00 AM the following morning on two nights. The festival takes place in all 8 wards with different activations on each night, bringing visual and performing arts, including painting, photography, sculpture, crafts, fashion, music, literary arts, dance, theater, film, and poetry, to indoor and outdoor public and private spaces, including local businesses and restaurants.

Sep 20

The Creators Summit 2025

September 20, 2025—The Color Vision Creators Summit is where ambition, creativity, and purpose come together, and every woman can find her place.Whether you have spent years building your career in corporate, government, tech, or healthcare, or you are ready to pivot into something new, launch a creative venture, or build your own table, this summit is for you.

Sep 20

H Street Festival

September 20, 2025—Washington D.C.'s best kept secret is back in its 19th year! Do NOT MISS one of the largest street festivals in the nation's capital.

Sep 25

40th Annual Mayor's Arts Awards

September 25, 2025—The National Theatre The Mayor’s Arts Awards is a free, inclusive celebration for District residents from all 8 Wards, honoring the city’s vibrant creative community and patrons of the arts and humanities. The evening features unforgettable performances, acknowledgments, and award presentations in 15 diverse categories.

The Mayor’s Arts Awards is a free, inclusive celebration for District residents from all 8 Wards, honoring the city’s vibrant creative community and patrons of the arts and humanities. Join us September 25!

Visit the official site to RSVP or for more information.

Mayor’s Arts Awards

DCMayorsArtsAwards.com

On August 29 2025, Mayor Muriel Bowser and the award-winning DC Office of Cable Television, Film, Music, and Entertainment (OCTFME) officially kicked off 202Creates Month at Planet Word Museum with the inaugural 202Creates Con—a one-day experience focused on creative power, economic impact, and entertainment in the nation’s capital.

A One-Day Experience of
Creative Power, Economic Impact & Entertainment in the
Nation's Capital

Thank you to all the sponsors, creatives, innovators and entrepreneurs who came out to support and elevate DC’s creative economy and make this important inaugural event a success.

Hosts & DJs

Elizabethany (HOT 99.5)

HOST 12-2 PM
Moe

HOST 2-4 PM
DJ G Money

DJ 12-2 PM
Bast

DJ 2-4 PM

Speakers, Moderators & Panelists

LaToya Foster

DC Film Commissioner & Director, Office of Cable Television, Film, Music, and Entertainment (OCTFME)
Rosemary Suggs Evans

Director, Department of Small and Local Business Development (DSLBD)
Gerren Price

President/CEO, Downtown Business Improvement District (Downtown BID)
Kelly Flanigan

President, Live Nation Entertainment
Eddie Harrell, Jr.

Audio Division Co-President,
Urban One
Renata Colbert

External Affairs Director,
Motion Picture Association (MPA)
John Gibson III

Vice-President, Public Affairs and Industry Relations, Motion Picture Association (MPA)
Crispus Gordon

Vice President, Monumental Sports and Entertainment
Dr. Steven Johnson

Executive Vice President,
Events DC
Charlyn Stanberry

Vice President, Government Relations, National Association of Broadcasters
Michelle Duke

President, National Association of Broadcasters Foundation
Matt Chun

President + Strategy & Creative Lead, TWELVE 22
Lakeisha Roberts

Vice President of Booking, Monumental Sports and Entertainment
Kevin "Scooty" Hallums

Cultural Architect
Dre Hopson

Dre the Mayor
Nori

On-Air Personality & Executive Producer, The Good Morning Show