Events

🎶✨ It’s Family Friday in Anacostia! Bring the whole family out for an evening of music, culture, and community in the heart of the Anacostia Arts & Culture District. 💛 📅 Friday, October 3 🕕 6–10 PM 📍 Go-Go Museum & Café | 1920 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave SE 🎟 Admission is FREE for […]

Sustaining The Beat The Sustaining the Beat campaign is a critical fundraising effort to ensure the continued growth and sustainability of the Go-Go Museum & Café. This campaign will support the museum’s operational needs while enhancing its educational and community-focused programs. $500,000 FUNDRAISER GOAL!! The development campaign will officially kick off on October 4, 2025, […]

The Globe Poster Story: A Conversation with Bob Cicero Learn about Globe Poster Printing, a family business whose colorful promotional posters were used to promote go-go and every form of music on the planet. Rare historic Globe Posters will be available for purchase at the event. There will be an after party with The Experience […]

Reviving the spirit of the Million Man March and Unifest. LIGHT UP OUR LEGACY in Anacostia! In the spirit of the Million Man March and the return of Unifest, on Thursday, October 16, 2025, we walk the path our ancestors walked across the 11th Street Bridge into Anacostia and Barry Farms where they built their homes […]

Our beloved Unifest Returns! Our beloved Unifest returns on Saturday, October 18. Join us for a day of food, fellowship, go-go, and gospel. The event will start at 7 AM at MLK & W Street SE. At 12 PM, visit The Go-Go Museum & Café and Anacostia 's many businesses for pop-ups and activations Kick-off: 7 AM […]

Watch the Commanders game on The Go-Go Museum's jumbotron. Join us at The Go-Go Museum & Café for the ultimate tailgate experience! On Sunday, October 19, come watch the Washington Commanders square off against the Dallas Cowboys on our Secret Garden jumbotron. During the game, our café and bar will be serving diaspora inspired food […]

The Go-Go Museum, The DowntownDC Bid, and The National Hip-Hop Museum present "The Go-Go Meets Hip-Hop Happy Hour" for the H.U. homecoming weekend kick-off at Anthem Row 801 K Street N.W. The event will take place on Friday, October 24 from 5:30 PM-8:30 PM. And it will be hosted by "Play" from the movie, House […]

Join us for an exclusive "House Party" at the Go-Go Museum and Cafe hosted by "Play" from the movie, House Party, and the rap duo, Kid' N Play. WPGC's DJ Flexx will be spinning those 90s vibes and much more with a special guest. As you know, Kid' N Play sampled many Go-Go beats into […]

Celebrating his 30 years of advocacy for the city and culture!

Kick off the week with a special discussion featuring Bob Cicero from the Globe Poster family. Discover the fascinating stories behind the iconic, colorful posters that promoted everything from Black Broadway to go-go music across the region. Learn how these vibrant works of art once filled Pepco poles and trees throughout the city—until changes in […]