The Firefly Amphitheatre
OUTDOOR PROGRAMMING EVERY WEEKEND!
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TICKETED PERFORMANCE - FLASH LIMITED ENGAGEMENT
In this one-woman musical experience for all ages, Captain Sage O'Silver, pirate fiddler, leads her audience on a 45-minute voyage. Blending virtuosic originals, audience participation, and theatrical storytelling, the show explores freedom, resistance, tyranny, and the seduction of escape. The journey begins with classic pirate mythology but quickly reaches deeper, darker waters before dropping the mask in a politically-pointed finale.
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FREE PERFORMANCE
A DJ’ed outdoor dance party
Saturday, July 11th
Sunday, July 12
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FREE PERFORMANCE
The Very Vivacious Veo! ~ in “The Best Day Ever!”
A staged reading written by Jordan Brown
Directed by Gaelyn Smith
Meet Veo, your grayscale, cartoonized, black friend from the black-and-white world of 1930s television. Join Veo as he sidesteps gunfire, tangos with white terror, and juggles aggressions on a micro and macro-level scale in order to have the best day ever. The Very Vivacious Veo! welds his world and ours to solve the ever-relevant question: how do you find joy in a world that is practically designed to hate you?
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TICKETED PERFORMANCE - FLASH LIMITED ENGAGEMENT
In this one-woman musical experience for all ages, Captain Sage O'Silver, pirate fiddler, leads her audience on a 45-minute voyage. Blending virtuosic originals, audience participation, and theatrical storytelling, the show explores freedom, resistance, tyranny, and the seduction of escape. The journey begins with classic pirate mythology but quickly reaches deeper, darker waters before dropping the mask in a politically-pointed finale.
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FREE PERFORMANCE
Modern, genre-hopping troubadours unafraid of sonic experimentation, Griefcat builds on influences from Tenacious D to Dolly Parton and beyond, infusing the result with a healthy dose of campiness and a talent for tongue-in-cheek sociopolitical commentary — a winning combination that has earned them the backing of a diverse and growing fanbase, a standing ovation from Simon Cowell, 150m+ social media views, and critical acclaim.
Friday, July 17
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FREE PERFORMANCE
A musical performance by the band Night Collar
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FREE EVENT
A bluegrass jam open mic with Justin Heath & Mari Carlson of the DC Bluegrass Union. Sit in with the house band, call your favorite bluegrass tune, take a solo at the mic, or just come by and enjoy the music!
Saturday, July 18
Friday, July 24th
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FREE PERFORMANCE
Shakespeare in the Pub presents
MacbethDirected by Alan Katz
Taking “sticking place” as literally as possible
Look, it's just a bunch of actors clowning on classical plays in a bar until the scripts get too blurry to read. We do it for fun and to wave around the lewd props we got from the party store. We're making the theatrical equivalent of bathtub moonshine here.
Sunday, July 26th
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FREE EVENT
The festival’s closing party, featuring a secret cabaret! If you want to know the secret, you’ll have to come see it.
THE VERY VIVACIOUS VEO! ~ IN “THE BEST DAY EVER!”
FREE PERFORMANCE
Sunday, July 12 | 8-9 PM | Firefly Amphitheatre
A staged reading written by Jordan Brown
Directed by Gaelyn Smith
Meet Veo, your grayscale, cartoonized, black friend from the black-and-white world of 1930s television. Join Veo as he sidesteps gunfire, tangos with white terror, and juggles aggressions on a micro and macro-level scale in order to have the best day ever. The Very Vivacious Veo! welds his world and ours to solve the ever-relevant question: how do you find joy in a world that is practically designed to hate you?
GRIEFCAT
FREE PERFORMANCE
Friday, July 17 | 8-10 PM | Firefly Amphitheatre
Modern, genre-hopping troubadours unafraid of sonic experimentation, Griefcat builds on influences from Tenacious D to Dolly Parton and beyond, infusing the result with a healthy dose of campiness and a talent for tongue-in-cheek sociopolitical commentary — a winning combination that has earned them the backing of a diverse and growing fanbase, a standing ovation from Simon Cowell, 150m+ social media views, and critical acclaim.
BLUEGRASS JAM OPEN MIC
FREE EVENT
Saturday, July 18 | 8-10 PM | Firefly Amphitheatre
A bluegrass jam open mic with Justin Heath & Mari Carlson of the DC Bluegrass Union. Sit in with the house band, call your favorite bluegrass tune, take a solo at the mic, or just come by and enjoy the music!
SHAKESPEARE IN THE PUB PRESENTS: MACBETH
FREE PERFORMANCE
Friday, July 24 | 7-9:30 PM | Firefly Amphitheatre
Directed by Alan Katz
Taking “sticking place” as literally as possible.
Look, it's just a bunch of actors clowning on classical plays in a bar until the scripts get too blurry to read. We do it for fun and to wave around the lewd props we got from the party store. We're making the theatrical equivalent of bathtub moonshine here.
HOW DO I GET TO THE FIREFLY?
Join us at the Firefly Amphitheatre for free programming throughout the festival! The Firefly is located at the Outdoor Amphitheatre of the University of District Columbia Campus.
Arrive at the University of the District of Columbia campus. The address is 4200 Connecticut Avenue NW, Washington, DC.
Enter the campus through the main entrance on Connecticut Avenue.
Follow the main driveway straight ahead, passing the campus center and parking areas.
Look for directional signs for the Outdoor Amphitheatre, which is located near the center of campus.
The Outdoor Amphitheatre is an open-air venue nestled among the green spaces, clearly visible as you approach.
Proceed to the amphitheatre’s seating area. Ushers will assist if needed.
For accessibility assistance or additional directions, contact the venue staff upon arrival.
Enjoy the show!
