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Please note, responses will be slow in the two weeks leading up to Art All Night, and most requests such as vendor and performer inquiries will no longer be forwarded to event organizers during that time.

FAQs

I am an artist or performer - how do I perform at Art All Night 2025?

Artists can register for our artist directory by filling out the form at this link. This directory will be shared with event organizers for Art All Night 2025.

Who chooses artists, vendors, performers, and locations for Art All Night?

The Department of Small and Local Business Development (DSLBD) does not directly program Art All Night. Each of the individual neighborhood events that make up “Art All Night” across the city are hosted by our partners on our Main Street commercial corridors, libraries, or our Business Improvement Districts (BIDs). 

The participating neighborhoods and locations each year are individually responsible for their events, and each have their own process for recruitment. Usually the best course of action is to reach out to them directly.

How do I become an Art All Night location / venue?

In order to be an official location or venue, you need to work either directly with DSLBD, or activate under the umbrella of one of the neighborhood events participating that year. If you have a physical location, it would be wherever you are geographically located. If you’re a vendor or a roving location, you cannot set up individually, you would have to be a registered vendor under a Main Street, library, or BID event.

How do I volunteer for Art All Night?

Similar to the process for performers, each neighborhood event recruits its own volunteers. Volunteers should find the nearest neighborhood Main Street programs and reach out to them directly, or check their social media channels for volunteer opportunities.

Which neighborhoods / Main Streets / BIDs are participating in Art All Night 2025?

The participating neighborhoods for 2025 will be announced over the Spring and Summer of 2025. Stay tuned!

I’m journalist or member of the press - how do I get information about Art All Night or Dine All Night? 

Please contact our Communications lead, Charlene Louis, at charlene.louis@dc.gov.

What is Art All Night?

Art All Night is a celebration of the arts across all eight Wards, funded by DSLBD and the DC Commissions on the Arts and Humanities (DCCAH), and put on by our neighborhood Main Street programs. See the ABOUT page for more information.

What is Dine All Night?

Dine All Night is a sister event to Art All Night, meant to celebrate the city’s vibrant culinary and restaurant scene. In 2024, over 70 restaurants participated by having specialty menu items featured from September 19-29.

How do I register for Dine All Night?

Please monitor this site and our social channels for information on how to register your interest for Dine All Night 2025.

How do I plan my route for Art All Night 2024?

Use our interactive map, which shows locations by day and neighborhood, or if you’re looking to explore one neighborhood in more detail, head to that neighborhood’s Main Street program and find their Art All Night website, all linked here.