Location

Carter Barron Amphitheatre is a 4,200 seat outdoor concert venue in a beautiful wooded setting in Rock Creek Park. The amphitheatre opened in 1950 in honor of the 150th Anniversary of Washington, DC as the nation's capital. The National Park Service operates Carter Barron, offering a variety of quality performances, including reggae, Latin, classical, gospel, musical, pop, R&B, jazz, new age, theater, and dance. Many of the performances are provided free of charge.

22nd Annual DC Blues Festival
Bryan Lee & the Blues Power Band
Diunna Greenleaf
& the Blue Mercy Band
Cheryl Renee with
Them Bones Blues Band
DougMacLeod
Big Boy Little Band

Concert Line
(202) 426-0486

Tickets
The Carter Barron Box Office is open noon to 8:00 p.m. on the day of concerts. Tickets are required for free performances and are distributed on the day of the show. Tickets are also available at the Washington Post at 1150 15th Street, NW beginning at 8:30 a.m. on weekdays. Select performances are $20 + a $3.00 handling fee and those tickets are available through TicketMaster. See the schedule below.

Location
Rock Creek Park
16th & Colorado Avenue
NW Washington, DC

Transportation and Parking:
Free parking is available in the lot adjacent to the amphitheatre. Neighborhood parking is restricted. Carter Barron is not directly accessible to Metrorail. The closest Metro stations are Silver Spring and Columbia Heights. From these stations, you must transfer to the S2 or S4 Metrobus.