Join the Funk Parade Festival in Historic U. Street Corridor! The DC Funk Parade is returning and soon rebranding in 2023 as the DC Funk Festival with the help of sponsors like Chuck Levin's Washington Music Center, TMobile, Tito’s Handmade Vodka, the Ben’s Chili Bowl Foundation,...
That's A Wrap to The 2022 Wammie Awards! Photography by Louis Tinsley | Set Design by Walter Atta (Washington, D.C.) - The 2022 Wammie Awards, the DMV region’s premier music awards show, was an industry success this year as The MusicianShip hosted over 500 guests at Capital...
For seven years now, Funk Parade has brought the FUNK back to the U Street Corridor. Every year, we celebrate the music and arts that came out of those historic blocks in NW D.C. This year, we hosted a hybrid series of festivities that included...
We hope you enjoyed the Seventh Annual Funk Parade! It may feel like it's over, but the official "Funk Parade Collection" on Spotify will have you grooving whether you're in your car, at your desk, or lounging with friends. Artists, bands and musicians who have performed...
Tickets for the 2021 DC Funk Parade Festival are on sale now. The Black Broadway-themed celebration will be delivered via virtual and in-person programs featuring art, entertainment, and cultural reflection on the state of the District of Columbia, via Funk University (Funk U). In keeping...
Official Call For Submissions Funk Family, mark your calendars for our 2nd Annual Funk Parade Photo Gallery on August 30 at Eaton DC! This year, through our FunkU initiative, we're paying homage to our festival's home corridor on U Street, Black Broadway! The photo gallery will acknowledge the artistic and creative ancestors who brought life to...
We’re excited to share with you a Funk Parade playlist, featuring many of Funk Parade’s past performers. We’re hoping this brings you some joy! At this time, our hearts go out to the many families whose health is affected by COVID-19, our support goes out to...
It is with a great deal of sadness, and out of an abundance of caution, that we are led to cancel Funk Parade 2020. On Friday, March 20th, DC extended its mass gathering restriction through April 27th, due to global health pandemic, COVID-19. Without a clear...
THE INAUGURAL FUNK PARADE PHOTO EVENT Join your Funk Family on September 29th from 2 – 6 PM as we display the most iconic photos captured by the 2019 Funk Parade Photography Team led by Michael Harrison in partnership with StreetMeetDC. We’ll also debut the FIRST...
Dear D.C., On Saturday, May 11, you kept the funk alive at the 6th Annual Funk Parade. Despite the day being fraught with literal and figurative rainy moments, you exuded the Funk Parade spirit—a spirit of love, togetherness, cultural celebration, and one that emerges from the...