Back in its 10th year is Washington, DC’s twice yearly record rummage, The DC Record Fair which comes to Washington’s vinyl and community centric Eaton Hotel on Sunday, June 30, 2019.
As with each event, we’ll have 40+ vinyl vendors from up and down the East Coast, the special DJ line up, the bar, food—and hey, keep your wallet in your pocket for this one as the event is free of charge for the entire day.
Our friends at the Fillmore Silver Spring put together the above feature a little while back that provides a handy overview of the event for the uninitiated.
The DC Record Fair Summer 2019 DJs:
11AM – 12PM – Anna Connolly
12PM – 1PM – Crown Vic’s Weird World with Area Woman
1PM – 2PM- Marcelo Bentine (BaTiDa! DC)
2PM – 3PM – D-Skillz
3PM – 4PM – Kenny Megan
4PM – 5PM – Les the DJ
Mark your calendars!
THE DC RECORD FAIR
Sunday, June 30, 2019 at the Eaton DC, 1201 K Street, NW DC
11:00AM–5:00PM—and free all day!
RSVP and follow via the Facebook invite!
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