Every year the main stage music at Celebrate Petworth's is a guaranteed great time, offering a ton of great performers and a Dog Show!

This year’s Main Stage (sponsored by Washington Gas) is outstanding. The stage is set up at the intersection of 9th and Upshur Street on November 18th, with music starting at 11am and going all day to 5pm.

11:00am: DJ Unown
11:30: Bele Bele Rhythm Collective
12pm—Dog Show: presented by District Vet & hosted by Drew Schneider of Petworth News
1:10pm: Flex Mathews Trio
2:00pm: Plastic Toys
3:00pm: Adamare
4:00pm: Eminence Band

Bele Bele Rhythm Collective
The Bele Bele Rhythm Collective is an intergenerational group of women and non binary folk from DC and surrounding areas who have come together to form a sisterhood of the drum. Founded in 2008 and led by "Drumlady" Kristen Arant @drumlady_k, the BBRC performs tightly sewn compositions of polyrhythms on West African dun-un and djembe drums, complete with exciting breaks, contagious songs, and dancing.

Flex Mathews
Flex Mathews is half curious kid, half simple man with something to say on the mic. Sometimes he says it with a freestyle, song, poem or a cappella. Whatever way he chooses just know that the curious kid and the simple came up with it together.

Plastic Toys
Plastic Toys consists of three music-loving teenagers based out of the DMV wanting to create art and community with their music. With Kathleen on guitar and vocals, Tonito on drums, and Caroline on bass, The Plastic Toys play a wide variety of music from punk, jazz, funk and classic rock.

Adamare
ADAMARE (ad- to , amare - love) is a group of multi-instrumentalist musicians who happen to all be teachers at the same DC public school. Often described as soul-jazz-rock fusion, the band combines punchy rhythms, sultry singing, evocative lyrics, and stirring soul. After forming in late 2021, the band has finally had the opportunity to start recording and playing shows after the COVID school shutdowns. The band will release its first EP during the spring of 2023.   With Giavanti Greenaugh on bass, Nate Harris on keys, Ben Byrd and Joe Robinson on guitar, Alex Baron on drums, and the incredible Claire Tucker on vocals, this soul-jazz-rock fusion group is ready to take the music to the next level.  

Eminence Band
Eminence Band is comprised of a group of talented individuals from the DC area. Through our synergy, we set a standard when it comes to good music.

Thanks to all the sponsors of this year’s Festival: