The NoMa Business Improvement District presents NoMa in Color from September 9 through October 19: a vibrant celebration of art, culture, and community! Prepare to be dazzled by colors, artistic expressions, and immersive experiences that await you in NoMa.
The theme of this fall's CiNoMatic season is Art & Soul: a celebration of the arts in all forms. From singing and dancing to epic circus performances, this season is sure to be a hit!
The well-known intersection of Florida Avenue NE and New York Avenue NE will soon be transformed to make it safer for pedestrians, bicyclists, and drivers, and improved to include an inviting trio of thoughtfully-landscaped urban spaces for the community to enjoy.
Explore the Metropolitan Beer Trail! You can complete the Trail on your own time and at your own pace. Check in to earn points, and redeem those points for prizes!
On the second Tuesday of every month from April through September, enjoy live music at Alethia Tanner Park from 6:30-8:30 p.m.!
In 2022, the NoMa BID launched our new strategic plan, Making NoMa Magnetic, as a standard PDF and printed document. Now, we’re presenting the plan to you in an entirely new way as an interactive website!
Visit Alethia Tanner Park where you can connect from the Metropolitan Branch Trail to the Q Street NE bike lane at the southern end of the park.
Our Neighborhood Guide is online and mobile-friendly. Find sites of interest, places to dine and shop, hotels to stay in, and ways of getting around NoMa. The guide is updated regularly, so you’ll always be in the know.
The area now called NoMa has seen incredible changes since British settlers first arrived in the early 1700s. Learn how this central part of the District has evolved on our new history page.
NoMa is a vibrant, growing neighborhood nestled next to Capitol Hill, Shaw and Mt. Vernon Triangle, and the H Street NE corridor in Washington, D.C. NoMa is the hip, smart center of the nation’s capital, with free outdoor WiFi, terrific walkability, a slew of transit options, and a lengthy stretch of the Metropolitan Branch Trail. Click on each header below to learn more about that topic.
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Metro Stations and a Regional Train Station
Today is @dcboulderingproject's Boulderfest! Boulderfest is an electric, all-day community celebration featuring a youth and adult climbing competition, entertainment, music, food trucks, raffles, and community connection. @ecking___ton.hall's Boulderfest Vendor Village, a @dcartallnight ...event produced in partnership with DC Bouldering Project, will be open from 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. and 4 p.m. - 10 p.m.
Starting at 10 p.m., Eckington Hall, in collaboration with their new immersive exhibit, DIOD, will host an evening of live music, food, and more!
Vendors:
@uncle_freds_bbq
@dotchotdogs
@ashwhatspoppin
@earthessentialsbyerica
@andilu.ceramics
@pwrfuel.co
@therounds.co
@patagoniawdc
@lipear.co
@lcc_northeast
@blackcrown.collective
@sweetalmondmacaron
@lovesoultry
@negscloset
@wearehoneyglow_
@greenislandbakery
@mypoweruplife
@movementforchoice
@dcfray
@districtfray
@animalpartykiki
@f99candles
@dynamitestarfish
@twistedtreats.dc
@revive_reclaim_
@drinkpostgame_
@cptlvntg
NoMa in Color Completed Murals 🎨 PART TWO
1️⃣ @rae_akino
2️⃣ @dcartistic
3️⃣ @andrealimauro
4️⃣ @_gpack
5️⃣ @1goodpotato
6️⃣ @artofcrank
7️⃣ @eazyyokeart
8️⃣ @Yiillustration365days
NoMa in Color continues through ...October 19. Link in bio to learn more! Thank you to our event partner @metroforward. Photos courtesy of @samkittner.
NoMa in Color Completed Murals 🎨 PART ONE
1️⃣ @theresoluterose
2️⃣ @tryunique.me
3️⃣ @bluehuestudio
4️⃣ @kattyhuertas
5️⃣ @eehamilton.art
6️⃣ @tarika.art
7️⃣ @marly_mcfly87
8️⃣ @trapxbob
NoMa in Color continues through... October 19. Link in bio to learn more! Thank you to our event partner @metroforward. Photos courtesy of @samkittner.
🍑🌽🍅 Pack up your produce in style! Stop by the NoMa Farmers Market at Alethia Tanner Park from 4-8 p.m. today for a giveaway that's sure to make your market experience even cooler (literally). Visit the NoMa BID table at the Farmers Market for your chance to win an insulated cooler ...backpack. Two winners will be selected each week!
🎶 ... and the legend of CiNoMatic was way hardcore! 🤘 Join us to celebrate the "Art & Soul" of School of Rock tonight at 7 p.m. Let’s imagine we're back in school for only one night, and that class is a blast! Our outdoor "dining hall" will have food trucks ...@kam.and.46. Link in bio to RSVP!
Thank you to our event sponsors: @alamodrafthousedc, @the_belgard, @alta801apartment
🎃 Get ready for fall fun at PumpkinPalooza! Join us at Alethia Tanner Park on Thursday, October 26 starting at 4 p.m. for "pick your own" pumpkins (available while supplies last, a @redbearbrewing Beer Garden (21+), a kid & pet costume contest with @dcboulderingproject and ...@parkerandace, our annual screening of Hocus Pocus, and more! Link in bio to learn more and RSVP.
📚 All month long, new murals, performances, and art have been popping up in NoMa as part of our NoMa in Color celebration. Today through September 30, even more pop-up installations are coming to the neighborhood in the form of a mobile mini library courtesy of @visitseattle.
Seattle ...invites the NoMa neighborhood to stop by @rei’s flagship DC store where one of three “book nooks” showcasing prominent literary stories set in Seattle will be stationed across the District. This phone booth-sized diorama will bring to life excerpts from Daniel James Brown’s The Boys On The Boat, E.J Koh’s The Magical Language of Others, and Christine Day’s I Can Make This Promise. Don’t miss the Little Free Library incorporated into each nook, filled with Seattle-based books.
We are still in awe 🤩 of the NoMa in Color muralists and their 16 beautiful new murals along the Metropolitan Branch Trail!
If you haven’t seen them yet, be sure to check them out! Download your FREE, digital passport for the NoMa Art Walk (link in bio) to see art throughout the ...neighborhood, including the new murals! Check in to all 14 locations by October 19 for your chance to win a $100 gift card to a NoMa business.
Thank you to our event partners @metroforward and @op_indc
And thank you to the extremely talented NoMa in Color Artists: @rae_akino, @1goodpotato, @trapxbob, @tarika.art, @tryunique.me, @bluehuestudio, @theresoluterose, @kattyhuertas, @andrealimauro
@marly_mcfly87, @dcartistic, @_gpack,@artofcrank, @Yiillustration365days, @eazyyokeart, and @eehamilton.art.
🎥: @drewgiggity
✨☕️ Happy grand opening to @simonacafe! Located in the former location of Sweet Science (📍35 N St NE), stop by Simona Cafe to enjoy cozy vibes, sandwiches, drinks, and more.
🥦🍅🌽 The NoMa Farmers Market is today! Join us from 4-8PM at Alethia Tanner Park for fresh produce, local products, and more!
PLUS bring home your provisions in style 😎 with a FREE, insulated NoMa Farmers Market Bag, available at the NoMa table while supplies last!
Tonight is about to be "aca-mazing!" Join us tonight for Pitch Perfect!👩🏼🎤🎙️ The movie begins at sunset (7:15 p.m.). Bring your own blankets and chairs, and join us on our favorite field at Alethia Tanner Park. On-site food trucks will be @amanorealfruit and @7starrwings.... Link in bio to RSVP!
Thank you to our event sponsors: @alamodrafthousedc, @the_belgard, @alta801apartments
On Thursday evenings through October 19, NoMa comes alive with pop-up performances, music, games, and more. Join us from 5-7 p.m. for NoMa in Color Nights Out! Swipe to see the map and link in bio for the full schedule.
🌱 Third Street Art Garden: NoMa Welcome Table
🎺 Third Street ...Pop-up Plaza (between @rigbydcapts and @markethouseapts): @toomuchtalentband
🍷 L Street Pop-up Plaza: Wine Tasting at @uncorked.dc and a performance by @dejaysaxmusic
♟ First Street Pop-up Plaza (next to @thehaledcapts): Game Zone and Makers Market curated by @neighborsdc featuring @ramuri.mx, @_botld, @judymakesjuices, @ruleof_greenthumb, @londonwick.co, @alejandra.jewelry, @luvellerose
📸: @samkittner
The NoMa in Color Nights Out and NoMa in Color Art Walk are funded through the Streets for People grant program, which is managed by @op_indc and provides funding for creative and innovative temporary uses of public space. Streets for People events foster economic recovery, fill underutilized public space, promote equity through free and welcoming events, and spotlight local artists and businesses.
🍻🥨 Prost! #Oktoberfest is in full swing. From special celebrations to festbiers and lagers, raise a stein and get ready to celebrate on the Metropolitan Beer Trail! Link in bio to download your FREE, digital passport. Check in to earn points, and redeem your points for a commemorative MBT ...t-shirt. #DrinkMBT
Get to Know @chalkriot!
Chalk Riot is an all-women mural production house specializing in artwork on the ground. Since its founding in 2013, Chalk Riot has brightened streets, sidewalks, and more across the globe – including right here in NoMa at Alethia Tanner Park! This giant ...hopscotch was designed by Chalk Riot member Ann Gill and produced by the entire team. Hear more about Chalk Riot from Chelsea Ritter-Soronen and Sam Hamilton, or visit their website (chalkriotart.com) or follow them at @chalkriot!
🎥: @drewgiggity
🎨 NoMa in Color’s Mural Festival Week may be coming to a close, but there are still plenty of opportunities to celebrate art in NoMa! Watch as muralists finalize their works of art along the MBT, and enjoy the murals for weeks to come!
NoMa in Color continues with pop-up performances... and more through October 19. Link in bio for more details.
Check out some of the scene from our Kickoff Party! Thank you to our event partner @metroforward.
🎨 Muralists: @rae_akino, @eehamilton.art, @1goodpotato, @trapxbob, @tryunique.me, @bluehuestudio, @theresoluterose, @kattyhuertas, @andrealimauro, @marly_mcfly87, @dcartistic, @_gpack, @artofcrank, @yiillustration365days, @eazyyokeart, @tarika.art
🛍️ An artisan market curated by @neighborsdc featuring: @drawnbydara, @ramuri.mx, @earthessentialsbyerica, @shoptrulybonded, @donnafayesbakery, @macheecreates
🍽️ Food truck @kam.and.46
🎶 Music from @mathiasxdc
🎨 A mega massive hopscotch experience from @chalkriot
💃 Performances from World Culture Festival
🎥: @drewgiggity
The NoMa Farmers Market at Alethia Tanner Park is today from 4-8 p.m.! From the new murals being painted along the MBT to colorful candles from Fahrenheit 99, let the NoMa Farmers Market brighten up your week. ✨ 🕯️ 🌈
🎥 🎨🎶 Our fall CiNoMatic movies series begins tonight at sunset (7:20 p.m.) with a FREE screening of “In The Heights!” Moviegoers will be transported from Washington, DC to Washington Heights, where viewers can enjoy the “Art & Soul” of the movie’s music, murals, and more. ...Link in bio to RSVP.
Thank you to our event sponsors @alta801apartments and @the_belgard.
📸: @samkittner
TONIGHT! 🎸 LIVE! & FREE! @ Alethia Tanner Park, NoMa Nights with @dcfray presents @shanegambleofficial for the final show of the season! You won’t want to miss this one! There will be lawn games and food available for purchase from local food trucks. Link in bio to RSVP for FREE!
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Also check out all of the wonderful art being painted along the MBT as part of our NoMa in Color Murals Festival.
