Fringe’s free concert series and community open mic celebrating DMV musicians, musical groups and the SW Duck Pond.
Join us Wednesdays in June from 5:00 pm to 7:30 pm, bring a picnic, and enjoy the live music and ducks!
June Line Up (First set 6pm; Final set 7pm)
- June 1 No Trick Pony, Amy K. Bormet Keyboard/vocals Brian Settles, sax, Keith Butler Jr., drums
- June 8 Lil Idli, Ranjani Prabhakar and Deepak Gopinath
- June 15 Janel Leppin
- June 29 Underdog, the DJ
June 22nd Duck Pond Music is canceled – it’s gonna rain!
Community Open Mic!! Anyone with ANY talent they wish to share with the community can participate! Prizes will be awarded each night to the audience voted favorite! Sign-up opens in the park at 4:30 pm; first come first served until filled. Slots to sign up for are either 4 or 9 minutes. Total OPEN MIC is 30 mins and kicks off promptly at 5 pm.
The ducks are cute, be aware that giving them bread can cause health problems and negatively impact their environment. If you bring a treat for the ducks choose from the list below.
- Halved grapes (be sure to cut them in half to prevent choking)
- Thawed frozen peas
- Barley or oats
- Birdseed
SW Duck Pond, opened in 1972 and was designed by the landscape architecture firm Wallace McHarg Roberts & Todd and is located at the corner of 6th & I Street SW.
This post will be updated with weather updates and free SW Duck Pond giveaways.
Duck Pond Music is supported by SW BID, Southwest Community Foundation, and DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities.