Axios D.C. Weekender

May 28, 2026
🌞 Happy almost weekend, fam!
- Mimi here, happy to report she's becoming reacquainted with this bright orb in the sky we call "sun."
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1 big thing: 🎸 Time to rock out
Music-loving Washingtonians will find plenty of ways to jam out this weekend.
Why it matters: We're finally getting some nice weather — aka it's time to leave your house and get your groove on.
State of play: Three big musical events are happening in the DMV:
🌟 Project Glow: Embrace your inner club kid at this EDM and dance music festival happening at D.C.'s RFK Festival Grounds on Saturday and Sunday.
- Catch a lineup of dozens of performers across three stages, including names like Zeds Dead and Porter Robinson.
- Plus: Check out food and drink vendors and art installations. (Ticket prices vary)
🏠 Petworth PorchFest: The annual D.C. neighborhood festival is back Saturday with tons of pop-up concerts and events across porches and sites in Petworth.
- And we mean tons of concerts — 427 acts across 176 locations, to be exact.
- Fuel your jam seshes with local deals hosted by area spots like Anxo, Casa Mia and Three Whistles. (Free)
🎤 Ari Lennox: The DMV-grown singer returns to her old stomping grounds for a two-night show Saturday and Sunday at MGM National Harbor.
- The stops are part of the R&B star's Vacancy Tour, named after her third album, released earlier this year. (Ticket prices vary)
More fun things to do:
☘️ Slap on some green and take a day trip to the Annapolis Irish Festival tomorrow and Saturday, with live Irish music and dancing, whiskey tastings, contests like "Best Legs in Kilts," and events for the wee lassies and lads. (Ticket prices vary)
📚 Love that old book smell? Sniff around the Capital Rare Book Fair happening at the University Club tomorrow through Sunday, featuring antique book vendors from across the country and events like book talks and collector's chats. (Ticket prices vary)
🩰 CityCenter becomes center stage this weekend when the Washington Ballet's dancers stage a lineup of free performances tomorrow and Saturday. (Free)
📜 The Smithsonian Anacostia Community Museum reopens Saturday with its new exhibit, "We Make History," which honors America's 250th birthday by highlighting how Washingtonians have contributed to the nation's history. (Free)
2. 🍿 What to watch this weekend
Need a new (or returning) show? We have you covered with five picks available to stream this weekend.
"Star City" — series premiere available tomorrow on Apple TV+.
- As "For All Mankind" reaches its fifth-season finale, this spinoff retells the flipped space-race story from the Soviet side.
- Catch up quick: Both shows are set in a world where Soviet cosmonauts beat the Americans to the moon by a month.
"Spider-Noir" — series premiere available now on Prime Video.
- Nicolas Cage leads this live-action Marvel noir as an aging private investigator/web-slinger in 1930s New York.
- Between the lines: Viewers can choose whether to watch in color or black and white.
"Deli Boys" — Season 2 available now on Hulu.
- The crime comedy returns with the Dar brothers, who inherited their late father's criminal empire, working with a casino king played by Fred Armisen.
- State of play: Season 1 had a 96% critics rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
"The Four Seasons" — Season 2 available now on Netflix.
- Tina Fey, Colman Domingo and Will Forte return for more seasonal trips — and challenges in friendship and marriage — this time with the pregnant girlfriend of Steve Carell's late character in the mix.
- By the numbers: Netflix says Season 1 was its most-watched English-language TV show for its first two weeks and drew 24.4 million views.
"Rafa" — docuseries available tomorrow on Netflix.
- This four-part series offers a close-up look at tennis great Rafael Nadal's career. It includes interviews with Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic and John McEnroe.
- Driving the news: The show arrives during the French Open, a year after Roland-Garros honored Nadal in Paris for his record 14 French Open men's singles titles.
😊 I'm eating some Afghan food at Lapis this weekend and hopefully continuing my hockey education by binge-watching the rest of "Off Campus." (*And by hockey education, I mean watching fictional hockey players take their shirts off on TV.)
Thanks to Alexa Mencia Orozco and Ashley May for editing.
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