Fall Fest at City Ridge

City Ridge and Wild Side Media present Fall Fest, an open-air market on The Great Lawn with 30+ vendors, live art activations and much more.
About this Event

Don't miss and 's first-ever collaboration: . From 1-5 p.m. on Saturday, October 24, join us for this open-air market on City Ridge's Great Lawn (3900 Wisconsin Ave. NW, DC) for four hours of stacked programming — from live art activations and immersive experiences to 30+ vendors and makers selling their wares. Fall Fest is free, family-friendly and open to the public.

🎧 VINYL-ONLY DJ SET
Cinema Hearts will bring the retro-inspired vibes with four hours of selections from her personal record collection.

🪑THE ADIRONDACK ACTIVATION
Cortney Mohring (bright, bold and line-centric mixed-medium art) and Locko (multidisciplinary art rooted in personal experience, identity and Black joy) will live paint Adirondack chairs, transforming City Ridge seating into one-of-a-kind works of art.

🦒 BIG SAFARI ART INSTALLATION
All Day Murals (large-scale public art, murals, contemporary artwork and dope projects by Brandon Hill) is bringing the Big Safari: Animal Crackers art installation to City Ridge's Great Lawn, featuring four full-scale painted animals: Leo the Lion, Jerry the Giraffe, Billie the Bear and Cody the Steer. Interact with Hill's artwork blenign new ideas of space camouflage with animal shapes and silhouettes.

📞 THE INTERACTIVE PAYPHONE EXPERIENCE
Multimedia artist and mad scientist Tyler Shea is dreaming up another analog immersive experience with Wild Side. Enter his phone booth, pick up the vintage payphone, listen to the prompt and record your message after the beep.

✨ MORE ACTIVATIONS
🪬 Henna Tattoos with Amad
🔮 Tarot Readings with ✍️ Live Doodle Booth with Tomahou
🖼️ Tote Bag Screenprinting Activation with The Arcade
🎨 Mixed-Media Art Experience with Elizabeth Varner
🪡 Sew-On Patches with

🛍️ VENDORS
• Anahita Herbal Medleys
• Casanova Curiosities
• Cortney Mohring
• Eden King
• EthioCraft
• Jen Pape Designs
• Khadija Jahmila
• Locko
• Sincere Enjoli
• Urban Virtue

🎈FAMILY-FRIENDLY OPTIONS
🖌️ Face Painting
🎃 Pumpkin Decorating
🏠 Bounce House

🌮 FOOD + DRINK
🍹 Taco Bamba Beverage Garden with margaritas, palomas, augas frescas and churros
🦪 King Street Oyster Bar's new concept (stay tuned for more details!)
✨ More food + drink options coming soon