Save the date: May 23-26, 2025
This Memorial Day weekend, Red Hot Blues & BBQ returns again.
Recap: Red Hot 2024
After a five-year break, a Memorial Day weekend tradition returned in May 2024: Red Hot Blues & BBQ, a blues dance exchange featuring live bands, star DJs, and barbecue picnics around the D.C. area.
Dancing in the Glen Echo Park Spanish Ballroom (photo: Braden Nesin)
Sunday picnic (photo: Braden Nesin)
Headliner D.K. Harrell (photo: Braden Nesin)
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