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The White House Correspondents' Association Dinner is this Saturday, which means the D.C. media crowd will be partying all weekend.

Why it matters: "Nerd Prom" is Washington's version of the Oscars, and there's a long list of shindigs surrounding the main event.

Event: White House Correspondents' Dinner Week Reception: Celebrating the Next Generation of Leaders in Congress

Host: Fulcrum Public Affairs, Bryson Gillette and Conexión

Event: Washington Women in Journalism Awards Ceremony

Host: Susanna Quinn, Eric Kuhn, Stephanie Cutter, Sarah Kate Ellis, Adrienne Elrod, Karen Finney, Adam Rathe, and Irish Ambassador Geraldine Byrne Nason

Location: The Irish ambassador's residence

Event: Politico's White House Correspondents' Dinner Weekend Kickoff Reception

Host: British Ambassador Dame Karen Pierce and Politico CEO Goli Sheikholeslami

Location: The British ambassador's residence

Event: White House Foreign Press Pass Party

Host: Meridian International Center and the White House Foreign Press Group

Event: Axios and Live Nation's Step into the Spotlight

Event: Washington AI Network's Inaugural White House Correspondents' weekend TGAIFriday Lunch

Host: Washington AI Network and Tammy Haddad

Event: Comcast NBCUniversal and the Motion Picture Association's White House Correspondents' Dinner Eve Event

Host: Comcast NBCUniversal and the Motion Picture Association

Host: Crooked Media and Vote Save America

Event: CAA White House Correspondents' Dinner Kickoff Party toasting host Colin Jost

Event: Washingtonian/Embassy of Qatar White House Correspondents' Soirée

Host: Washingtonian and the Embassy of the State of Qatar

Event: UTA's Celebration of American Journalists Party

Event: White House Correspondents' Garden Brunch

Host: Tammy Haddad, Ruth Porat, Kevin Sheekey, Mark and Sally Ein, Symone Sanders-Townsend, Jon Banner, Craig Minassian, and Franco Nuschese

Event: Our Voice - A White House Correspondents' Brunch

Host: The Asian American Foundation, Asian American Journalists Association, Asian Pacific American Institute for Congressional Studies and Enfranchisement Productions

Event: ABC News White House Correspondents' Pre-Dinner Reception

Event: CBS and Politico Pre-White House Correspondents' Dinner Party

Host: Substack Politics and Hamish McKenzie

Event: Swiss Ambassador's White House Correspondents' Dinner After-Party

Host: Swiss ambassador Jacques Pitteloud, Madame Angelique Gakoko, Time, and Amazon MGM Studios

Event: Comcast-NBCU News Group White House Correspondents' Dinner After Party

Location: The French ambassador's residence

Host: Albritton Journalism Institute and Politico

Event: Our Cup of Tea: White House Correspondents' Dinner Weekend Finale

Host: British Ambassador Dame Karen Pierce and CNN

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President Biden at last year's White House Correspondents' Association Dinner. Photo: Nathan Howard/Bloomberg via Getty Images

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Washington’s biggest bash — the White House Correspondents' Association dinner — is back this Saturday, along with a weekend full of parties. 

Why it matters: The festivities — love 'em or hate 'em — are set to be one of the biggest events in D.C. since COVID hit, cranking up the city’s party planning machine and its legions of caterers and hospitality workers. And for the first time since 2016, a sitting president will attend. 

Catch up quick: Comedian Trevor Noah will host (and roast). Page Six reports that Kim Kardashian and beau Pete Davidson will stop by.

Yes, but: Many in the press corps bemoan what a corporatized, Hollywood-heavy spectacle the bash has become in the past decade, not to mention the ickiness of journos partying so hard with the officials they’re supposed to be holding to account. 

The New York Times, citing such optics, hasn’t attended the dinner since 2007.

And the mainly indoor gatherings are taking place while COVID-19 is still a concern in the District. 

Earlier this month, scores of journalists and administration officials who attended the indoor Gridiron dinner tested positive. 

The Washington Post has nixed its pre-WHCD party for COVID-19 reasons

What we’re hearing: A segment of the press corps who’s been spared of COVID so far — along with parents of young, unvaccinated children — may opt out. 

“The Gridiron freaked everybody out,” says Sally Quinn. “I know a number of people who are not going because they are not wanting to chance it.”

On the flipside, reporters who did test positive in the past month are now ready to party.  

Here’s a cheat sheet to a few parties of note:

Where you’ll see the most journos on the job hunt: The Semafor party at Justin Smith’s Kalorama home, where he and co-founder Ben Smith will talk up their new media venture. 

The shiny new thing: Vanity Fair’s fete used to be the hottest after-party ticket, but the magazine ditched a few years ago. Paramount’s party at the French ambassador’s residence is apparently the new it-ticket. 

The one party all of A-list Washington will hit: Tammy Haddad’s 27th-annual garden brunch, held at the Georgetown home of co-host Mark Ein, owner of the recently slashed Washington City Paper. 

Among the out-of-town VIPs expected to attend are actresses Diane Lane and Lynda Carter, filmmaker Jay Roach, actor Danny Strong, and Daily Show correspondent Roy Wood Jr. 

Haddad wouldn’t share how many people would be attending — although she says there is a cap on the number of attendees for COVID-19 reasons. 

Go deeper: Full rundown of parties and events.

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Tthe 2018 White House Correspondents Dinner. Photo: by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images

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Washington’s biggest bash — the White House Correspondents&#x27; Association dinner — is back this Saturday, along with a weekend full of parties. Why it matters: The festivities — love &#x27;em or hate &#x27;em — are set to be one of the biggest events in D.C. since COVID hit, cranking up the city’s party planning machine and its legions of caterers and hospitality workers. And for the first time since 2016, a sitting president will attend.

It's April in Washington, which means it's time for the annual White House Correspondents' Dinner and the weekend of events surrounding it.

The big picture: The dinner, on April 26, brings journalists and politicians together to rub elbows — a gathering some have mixed feelings about this year due to the Trump administration's treatment of the press.

Meanwhile, there won't be any comedians performing: Headliner Amber Ruffin's appearance was canceled due to comments she made about President Trump.

Trump will not attend this year's White House Correspondents' Dinner, a White House official tells Axios. Neither will Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt.

The intrigue: The White House and conservative groups have floated the idea of hosting a rival event on the same night as the dinner — potentially to celebrate First Lady Melania Trump's birthday, reports Politico. 

Here are the parties happening during Correspondents' Dinner Weekend:

Host: Washington Association of Black Journalists and the Global Situation Room

Location: Recording Industry Association of America

Event: Honoring International Women Journalists & Truth in Storytelling

Host: International Women's Media Foundation, UTA Foundation, Vital Voices, Margaret Brennan, Averi Harper, Andrea Mitchell, Amna Nawaz,  Kelly O'Donnell, Norah O'Donnell, Jen Psaki, Rachel Scott and Kristen Welker

Location: Vital Voices Global Headquarters for Women's Leadership

Location: Rooftop Terrace of the International Spy Museum

Host: Meridian International Center, the center's CEO Stuart Holliday, NOTUS, and Politico founder Robert Allbritton

Event: CAA and Condé Nast White House Correspondents' Dinner Kickoff Party

Event: Washingtonian / Embassy of Qatar VIP Soirée

Host: His Excellency Ambassador Meshal Al Thani, and Cathy Merrill, CEO of Washingtonian

Event: Motion Picture Association Night Before Event

Event: The New Correspondents Reception and Dinner

Host: British Ambassador Lord Peter Mandelson, Brunswick Group and The Daily Mail

Location: The British ambassador's residence 

Event: White House Correspondents' Weekend Garden Brunch

Host: Tammy Haddad, Kevin Sheekey, Mark and Sally Ein, David Urban, Teresa Carlson, Franco Nuschese

Location: Columbia Room, Washington Hilton

Event: Politico and CBS News White House Correspondents' Dinner Reception

Host: Politico, CBS News, Politico CEO Goli Sheikholeslami and CBS News president and executive editor Tom Cibrowski

Host: The Contrarian, Norm Eisen and Jen Rubin

Host: Swiss Ambassador Ralf Heckner, Mercuria, TIME and charitable partner Helping a Hero

Event: NBC News and Telemundo White House Correspondents' Dinner After Party

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All the parties surrounding the April 26 dinner.

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Joe Biden speaks with comedian Colin Jost during last year's Correspondents' Dinner. Photo: Bonnie Cash/UPI/Bloomberg via Getty Images

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The White House Correspondents' Association dinner is on Saturday, bringing a rush of before-and-after parties.

Unless you're on the guest list you won't be able to attend most of these events, but if you want to keep track of Washington's journalism cool kids, here's what's happening around town:

Event: Washington Women in Journalism Awards

Host: Story Partners & Washingtonian Magazine

Location: Larz Anderson House, 2118 Massachusetts Ave NW

Host: Allen Gannett, Eric Kuhn, Susanna Quinn, Sarah Kate Ellis, Shua Goodwin, and Adam Rathe

Event: Power to the Patients WHCD Kick-off Celebration with performances by Fat Joe, French Montana, Rick Ross and Busta Rhymes 

Host: Jon Favreau, Jon Lovett, Dan Pfieffer, Lucinda Treat

Location: Dauphine's, 1100 15th Street NW

Event: ELLE Magazine's “Women of Impact”

Location: Ciel Social Club 601 K Street NW 

Event: 2023 #RightToBearArts "Night Before" Gala Benefit Dinner

Location: The Madison Hotel, 1177 15th Street NW

Event: Axios After Hours, presented by Live Nation 

Hosts: Jim Vandehei, Mike Allen, Roy Schwartz and Live Nation CEO Michael Rapino

Location: The National Building Museum, 401 F Street NW

Location: The Henri: 1301 Pennsylvania Avenue NW

Event: The Embassy of the State of Qatar and Washingtonian

Location: Four Seasons Hotel Courtyard 2800 Pennsylvania Avenue NW

Event: United Talent Agency’s Celebration of America’s Journalists, in partnership with General Motors

Event: White House Correspondents’ Weekend Garden Brunch

Host: Tammy Haddad, Gayle King, Kevin Sheekey, Mark and Sally Ein, Stephanie Ruhle, Jon Banner, Craig Minassian, Franco Nuschese, Teresa Carlson, Kelley McCormick, David Adler, and Dan Meyers.

Location: Beall-Washington House (Katharine Graham's former home), 2920 R Street NW

Event: Inaugural Our Voice: An AAPI White House Correspondents Brunch

Host: Alfred Johnson & Emily Watts, Prisca Bae, Juju Chang, Norman Chen, Lily Grace Corvo, Nicole Dungca, Helena Andrews Dyer, Brad Jenkins, Weijia Jiang, Seung Min Kim, MJ Lee, Min Jin Lee, Kevin Lin, Lisa Ling, Richard Lui, Madalene Mielke, Katie Phang, Amna Nawaz, Katie Phang, Sabrina Siddiqui, Naomi Tacuyan Underwood, Jose Antonio Vargas

Event: Washington Post pre-dinner cocktail reception

Event: POLITICO and CBS Pre-Dinner Reception

Location: Washington Hilton Courtyard & Gardens Level, 1919 Connecticut Avenue NW

Location: The Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Host: Ambassador of Switzerland Jacques Pitteloud and Angelique Gakako Pitteloud

Location: Residence of the Ambassador of Switzerland, 2920 Cathedral Avenue NW

Event: Comcast-NBCU News Group White House Correspondents’ Dinner After Party

Location: Organization of American States, 200 17th Street NW

Host: CBS News and French Ambassador Laurent Bili

Location: French Ambassador’s Residence, 2221 Kalorama Road NW

Host: Elena & Robert Allbritton and POLITICO

Location: The LINE DC 1770 Euclid Street NW

Editor’s note: This post has been updated with additional events.

What's happening during White House Correspondents' Dinner Weekend 2023

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Then-Vice President Biden in 2016 at the Bloomberg Vanity Fair party. Photo: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images

The White House Correspondents&#x27; Association dinner is on Saturday, bringing a rush of before-and-after parties.Unless you&#x27;re on the guest list you won&#x27;t be able to attend most of these events, but if you want to keep track of Washington&#x27;s journalism cool kids, here&#x27;s what&#x27;s happening around town:

The White House Correspondents' Association dinner is returning this year after a two-year hiatus, bringing a rush of before-and-after parties. 

Host: Allen Gannett, De’Ara Balenger, Eric Kuhn, Susanna Quinn, Sarah Kate Ellis, and Stellene Volandes

Location: Irish ambassador's residence: 2244 S Street NW

Event: 9th annual Washington Women in Journalism Awards Ceremony 

Location: Larz Anderson House (2118 Massachusetts Ave NW)

Location: The Anthem, 901 Wharf Street SW, Washington, D.C.

Host: Voto Latino, Maria Teresa Kumar and Rosario Dawson

Event: CAA's White House Correspondents' Dinner Kickoff Party    

Location: Dovetail at Viceroy Hotel (1430 Rhode Island Ave NW)

Event: UTA's Celebration of American Journalists Party 

Event: MPA's Reception on the eve of the White House Correspondents' Dinner

Event: Funny Or Die / Henry Muñoz & PEOPLE

Event: NBCUniversal new DC bureau celebration

Event: Annual White House Correspondents' Garden Brunch

Host: Tammy Haddad, Mark and Sally Ein, Kevin Sheekey, Stephanie Ruhle, Yamiche Alcindor, Craig Minassian, Teresa Carlson, and Franco Nuschese.

Location: Beall-Washington House, 2920 R Street NW

Event: Thomson Reuters White House Correspondents’ Dinner Pre-Party

Location: Washington Hilton Courtyard & Gardens, Lobby Level, 1919 Connecticut Avenue NW

Event: CBS and Politico Pre-Dinner Party   

Event: Paramount White House Correspondents' Dinner after party 

Host: CBS’ George Cheeks, Showtime’s David Nevins, MTV Entertainment Group’s Chris McCarthy, and Paramount+’s Tom Ryan

Location: French ambassador’s residence: 2221 Kalorama Road N.W.

Location: REACH at the Kennedy Center 2700 F Street NW

Editor’s note: This post was updated to correct that the Funny or Die party is on Friday, not Thursday. 

Everything happening during White House Correspondents' weekend

The White House Correspondents Dinner is returning this year after a two-year hiatus, bringing a rush of before-and-after parties. Here's what'll be happening around town.

The NBC News, MSNBC, and Comcast NBCUniversal 2019 White House Correspondents' Dinner After Party at the Embassy of Italy in Washington, DC. 

The NBC News, MSNBC, and Comcast NBCUniversal 2019 White House Correspondents' Dinner After Party at the Italian embassy. Photo: Evelyn Hockstein/The Washington Post via Getty Images

The White House Correspondents&#x27; Association dinner is returning this year after a two-year hiatus, bringing a rush of before-and-after parties. Unless you&#x27;re on the guest list you won&#x27;t be able to attend most of these events, but if you want to keep track of Washington&#x27;s journalism cool kids, here&#x27;s what&#x27;s happening around town:

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