Red Hot Blues & BBQ

Dancing couple, one posing with heel raised and the other leaning forward into them at Glen Echo Bumper Car Pavilion

Save the date: May 23-26, 2025

This Memorial Day weekend, Red Hot Blues & BBQ rides again.

Red Hot Blues & BBQ is a blues dance exchange featuring live bands, star DJs, and barbecue picnics around the D.C. area. Save the date, and save some room for cornbread.

Recap: Red Hot 2024

After a five-year break, a tradition returned in May 2024.

A pair of dancers in a ballroom, one in a face mask and glasses staring at the camera

Dancing in the Glen Echo Park Spanish Ballroom (photo: Braden Nesin)

People sitting in hammock and on picnic blankets

Sunday picnic (photo: Braden Nesin)

D.K. Harrell

Headliner D.K. Harrell (photo: Braden Nesin)

Pairs of dancers in club

Dancing at Bossa Bistro + Lounge (photo: Braden Nesin)

May 24, 2024

Friday night main dance with Carly Harvey at Glen Echo Park Bumper Car Pavilion

Friday night late night with DJ’s in the Glen Echo Park Spanish Ballroom

May 25, 2024

Saturday picnic at the Glen Echo Park Bumper Car Pavilion

Saturday main dance with D.K. Harrell in the Glen Echo Park Spanish Ballroom

Saturday late night with DJ’s in the Glen Echo Park Spanish Ballroom

May 26, 2024

Sunday picnic featuring musicians from Archie Edwards Blues Heritage Foundation at Meadowbrook Local Park

Sunday main dance with Stacy Brooks at Glen Echo Park Bumper Car Pavilion

Sunday late night with DJs at Bossa Bistro + Lounge