Rock The Park DC WKNDR 2023 makes its return to the downtown part of Washington, D.C. for an occasion filled with high-powered grooves from a pair of legends within the DJ area. On Saturday (Oct. 21), Moodymann will shut that evening’s set and on Sunday (Oct. 22), Miguel Migs that includes Lisa Shaw will shut issues out.

Now in its third yr, Rock The Park DC, at the side of DowntownDC Enterprise Enchancment District (BID), this yr’s occasions will likely be one other stacked two-day occasion at Franklin Park that your entire household can attend. On the opening day, the proficient MuMu Contemporary will welcome native favorites DJ Miss Her and Go-Go legends Hassle Funk to the stage. Los Angeles musician Dam-Funk can even be delighting the group.

On Sunday, Reesa Renee is internet hosting the day and can carry Washington, D.C. native DJ Keenan Orr to spin a set forward of Los Angeles’ J. Rocc and Philadelphia’s Wealthy Medina forward of the closing act.

Rock The Park WKNDR is curated as soon as once more by Abby O’Neill and Adrian Loving. The pair supplied statements concerning this weekend’s occasion together with what it means to carry the occasion again to the town throughout a moderately essential weekend celebrating one of many prime HBCUs within the nation.

“Rock the Park DC resonates with the heartbeat of our metropolis, evolving right into a beloved annual custom that captures the very essence of DC’s pulse and love of music. As we embark on the third yr of our free two-day pageant, we’re thrilled to infuse the infectious rhythms of home music, Go-Go, funk, and hip-hop with an electrifying and idyllic lineup,” Abby O’Neill stated. “Go away your stresses at house and are available let all of it out on the dance flooring.”

Loving provides, “We’re tremendous amped to have such an incredible lineup this yr. These artists and DJs are the perfect in school! As a Howard College alum, the timing for our pageant couldn’t be higher! I’m honored to encourage celebration and fellowship with my fellow Bison and provides a nod to the 1000’s of alumni visiting DC for Howard Homecoming.”

Gerren Value, DowntownDC BID’s President and CEO additionally shared a press release.

“We’re thrilled to host Rock the Park DC as soon as once more in Franklin Park, notably because it overlaps with one of many metropolis’s greatest native weekends: Howard College Homecoming. This October’s gathering will proceed the excellence of this three-year-old signature BID occasion, and we’re past excited to current native and nationwide performers free of charge cultural and musical programming that can carry the town collectively to bop,” Value stated.

To attend this yr’s Rock The Park WKNDR occasion, click on right here to get all the knowledge you’ll want for this free occasion.

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Picture: Tiffany Drayton for DowntownDC Enterprise Enchancment District/BID