D.C. weekend: The Cookout, Lotus and Water Lily Festival and French Embassy Garden Party

1 big thing: 😎 Keep it cool

Don't let the extreme summer temperatures stop you from having a good weekend.

Six indoor events that won't require packing extra deodorant:

🎭 The Cookout: Enjoy a show from Black improv performers from the Washington Improv Theater 5pm and 7pm Saturday at Studio Theatre in Logan Circle. Tickets including food are $45.

🏗️ Destination Domino: Watch the toppling of 100,000 dominoes at the last weekend of Destination Domino with artist-in-residence and YouTube star Lily Hevesh at the National Building Museum 4:30-6:30pm Saturday. Free.

📸 Corcoran Collection: See famous portraits taken by Gordon Parks that depict African American culture icons in the 20th century now through Jan. 12, 2025, at the West Building of the National Gallery of Art. Free.

🎙️ Hamiltunes DC: Volunteer for a role and sing your heart out to songs from Hamilton or sing along from your seat 6:30pm Saturday at Penn Social. Tickets are $20.24.

📚 African American Cultural Expo and Children's Book Fair: Enjoy music, live performances, crafts, vendors, storytelling and a book fair 10am-4pm Saturday at Capital Clubhouse in Waldorf, Maryland. Free.

🎤 GUTS World Tour: Watch Olivia Rodrigo live at Capital One Arena 7:30pm Saturday. Resale tickets start at $310.

Here are more ways to keep cool this summer.

More things to do this weekend in D.C.

2. 🪷 Lotus and Water Lily Festival

• See water lilies and lotuses in peak bloom during park hours Friday through Sunday at Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens. Free.

3. 🥳 Afro Latino Festival

• Celebrate Afro-Latin culture with Latin American, Caribbean and South American food, crafts and live music noon-9pm Sunday at Veterans Plaza in Silver Spring, Maryland. Free.

4. 🇫🇷 Garden Party

• Celebrate the recent Bastille Day and the Paris Olympics with a French-themed party at the French Embassy 7pm Saturday. Tickets start at $119.