Annual Events

We love our annuals at the DUG Network! Below is a list of organizations that host or organize major once-yearly events in DC that serve to highlight key urban agriculture in the region.

Broccoli City Fest

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Festival that intersects pop culture and environmental change to engage and activate millennials on healthy eating and environmental sustainability.

Broccoli City Fest

Casey Trees Annual Canopy Awards

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The Canopy Awards is a no-holds-barred night filled with food and drink, special guests and endless fun dedicated to celebrating D.C.’s trees and Arbor Day.

Casey Trees Annual Canopy Awards

Chesapeake CRAFT Summer Solstice Conference

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Annual Summer conference put on by Chesapeake CRAFT highlighting local agriculture enterprises and techniques – with emphasis on new farmer training.

Chesapeake CRAFT Summer Solstice Conference

Chesapeake Herb Gathering

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The Chesapeake Herb Gathering is an annual event organized by Centro Ashé bringing together inter-generational herbal, land-based, and healing communities to​ celebrate our stories, our knowledge, our culture and traditions.

Chesapeake Herb Gathering

City Blossoms Basil Bonanza

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This free basil-themed community potluck is an opportunity for friends, families, and neighbors to gather and enjoy the garden. To participate in the potluck, create a basil themed dish, appetizer, side, dessert, or drink to feed 5-8 people.

City Blossoms Basil Bonanza

Community Forklift Annual Garden Party

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Our spring festival is a fun-filled day with a ton of gently-used landscaping and garden supplies for sale, as well as free gardening demonstrations, experts, and vendors. Wear festive garden party attire for the costume contest for people and pets! We also have activities for kids, local bands, and a food truck. Held each year in late March /early April.

Community Forklift Annual Garden Party

DC Green Festival Expo

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Green Festival® is a vibrant, dynamic marketplace where companies and organizations come to showcase their green products and services, and where people go to learn how to live healthier, more sustainable lives.

DC Green Festival Expo

DC State Fair

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The DC State Fair is a free showcase of the region’s agricultural and artistic talents.

DC State Fair

DC Veg Fest

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The DC VegFest is an annual festival & year-round celebration of veg eating – organized by Compassion Over Killing

DC Veg Fest

Environmental Film Festival in the Nation’s Capital

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The Environmental Film Festival in the Nation’s Capital is the largest and longest-running festival of its kind in the U.S. The Festival seeks to advance public understanding of the environment and inspire stewardship of the earth through the power of film. Founded in 1993, DCEFF has grown into a major collaborative, cultural event, both during the festival season and all year-round. The 25th anniversary Festival will take place from March 14-26, 2017 in Washington, DC.

Environmental Film Festival in the Nation’s Capital

Food Tank Summit – Washington, D.C.

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Food Tank, in partnership with American University, is a two-day event featuring more than 70 different speakers from the food and agriculture field.

Food Tank Summit – Washington, D.C.

Future Harvest CASA’s Cultivate the Chesapeake Foodshed Conference!

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Every winter, Future Harvest CASA (Chesapeake Alliance for Sustainable Agriculture) holds the largest sustainable agriculture conference in the lower Mid-Atlantic. Come gather with hundreds of others from the Chesapeake foodshed for a long, busy weekend of good cheer and learning.

Future Harvest CASA’s Cultivate the Chesapeake Foodshed Conference!

Growing Healthy Schools Month

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Growing Healthy Schools Month celebrates the DC Healthy Schools Act in public schools throughout the District. During the annual celebration, public school staff collaborate with local community based organizations, DC government agencies, farmers, athletes, and chefs to coordinate inspiring activities aimed at engaging students in conversations about nutrition, the environment, recycling, and being active.

Growing Healthy Schools Month

Lotus and Lily Festival at Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens

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Peak Bloom Celebration Every July! Find Your Park in the wild wetlands of Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens at the annual Lotus and Water Lily Festival! Celebrate the National Park Service Centennial and global culture with FREE activities for the whole family.

Lotus and Lily Festival at Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens

National Arboretum Plant Sale

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A favorite of area gardeners from novice to expert, the FONA Garden Fair and Plant Sale is held each April at the US National Arboretum. Our carefully curated offerings include rare and hard to find plants as well as tried and true favorites.

National Arboretum Plant Sale

Plant & Herb Sale at the Franciscan Monastery

Annual plant sale to buy monastery-grown herbs and vegetables and other regionally-grown plants, take a tour of the historic gardens and enjoy food and craft vendors. The sale benefits the preservation and care of the gardens, which were designed by Franciscan friars over 100 years ago.

Plant & Herb Sale at the Franciscan Monastery

Raw Food Festival

The ECAC Raw Food Festival will feature inspiring chef demonstrations, delicious tastings, and exciting workshops and family activities.

Rooting DC

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For the past nine years, the Rooting DC forum has been the central meeting ground for individuals and nonprofits looking to grow a healthier food system in the nation’s capital. What started as a small gathering of like-minded urban gardeners in 2007, has grown into an annual event with more than 1200 individual attendees from across the city, and more than 60 local nonprofits and urban farm collectives sharing their knowledge and learning from one another.

Rooting DC

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