Get ready for another amazing outdoor music show coming to Walter Reed next month, because the Home Rule Music Festival is back for its second year, and has expanded from one day to three!

The Home Rule Music Festival is a celebration of DC’s rich and vibrant music and culture and is a partnership of the Home Rule Music and Film Preservation Foundation and CapitalBop.

HR Fest kicks off on Friday, June 16th with a show at Songbyrd DC headlined by Kassa Overall — cutting-edge drummer/rapper/producer extraordinaire — with sets from DC’s own FootsXColes and DJ Underdog. Get tickets early!

The festival continues Saturday, June 17th with a special day of free, family-friendly music at The Parks at Walter Reed. The festival includes an outdoor record fair, great food trucks, craft brews from ANXO, more local vendors, and a full afternoon of live music from living legends and rising stars.

The Washington Commanders will also be at the Festival on Saturday, June 17 at the Parks at Walter Reed. for an NFL Play 60 activation specially designed for children. The NFL Play 60 is the NFL’s national youth-oriented health and wellness campaign that encourages kids to get physically active for at least 60 minutes a day.

Music headliners include the iconic EU, Brian Jackson (the leader of Gil Scott-Heron’s 1970s bands), Doug Carn and the Home Rule Band, Kahil El'Zabar’s Ethnic Heritage Ensemble, The Experience Band & Show, and Mark G. Meadows & The Movement. General admission to this day of family-friendly fun is free and open to the public. A limited number of VIP tickets with some fun perks are also available. The night finishes back at Songbyrd for a special (and free) HR Fest After Party.

Then, on Saturday, June 24th, the Home Rule Music Festival comes to a close with another all-star lineup: Hear In Now (featuring MacArthur “genius” Tomeka Reid), Hamid Drake’s Turiya (with James Brandon Lewis, Jamie Saft, Pasquale Mirra, Joshua Abrams, and Hamid Drake), Nag Champa, and a solo set from Kweku Sumbry. We are thrilled to present this concert at the historic Black Cat. Tickets are available now — get them before they sell out!