Events DC Announces Locally Based Gilbane Building Company for RFK Stadium Demolition Project Process Underway to Demolish the 59-Year Old Iconic Stadium Washington, DC – August 10, 2020 – Events DC, the official convention and sports authority for the District of Columbia, announced today the selection of a locally based construction management firm, Gilbane Building…Read More

Starting today, August 3 – August 14, there will be field and pavilion closures during the day for private soccer summer camps at the Fields at RFK Campus. The summer camps will take place: Monday, August 3, 2020, through Friday, August 7, 2020 Monday, August 10, 2020, through Friday, August 14, 2020. During the soccer summer camp sessions, all three…Read More

The Fields will remain open from 8am to 8pm, daily, for summer recreation. Please find the following Fields updates: Camps — Starting Monday, July 13, several summer camps will be operating during the day at The Fields. As a result, field play will not be available, during those times. This week, Field 3 is open for community…Read More

(Washington, DC) – April 17, 2020 – Mayor Muriel Bowser announced that the Walter E. Washington Convention Center is converting 473,000 square feet of exhibit space (Halls A, B, C) into an approximately 1,200-bed alternate care facility. The site is designed to alleviate the strain on DC’s hospitals in anticipation of the surge in positive COVID-19 cases.  When needed, the convention center facility will primarily treat non-acute COVID-19 patients. In…Read More

Funds support local DC restaurants, hotel industry, destination marketing and undocumented workers (Washington, DC) – April 9, 2020 – Events DC, Washington DC’s official convention and sports authority, today announced an $18 million hospitality and tourism relief package to address the impact of COVID-19 pandemic. This critical initiative is designed to provide emergency funding to…Read More

On behalf of the Events DC team and our Board of Directors, we have determined it to be in the best interest of all our residents and all of you to postpone upcoming events at our venues and suspend operations and services until June 8, 2020. We thank Mayor Muriel Bowser for her steadfast leadership…Read More

The Ribbon Cutting of The New Fields Complex Marks the First of Five Short-Term Program Elements Planned for the Campus’s Redevelopment Washington, DC – Saturday, June 8, 2019 – Today, Mayor Muriel Bowser and Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) were joined by Events DC, the District’s convention and sports authority, to celebrate the opening of…Read More

The 27-Acre Fields Complex is Scheduled to Open this June with a Community Celebration Washington, DC – Friday, May 10, 2019 – As the official convention and sports authority for the District of Columbia, Events DC today announced the selection of Capitol Riverside Youth Sports Park (CRYSP) to provide operations support of the new 27-acre…Read More

Innovative Beer Collaboration is Presented by Events DC in Partnership with Atlas Brew Works and DC Artist, Maggie O’Neill   Washington, DC (October 25, 2018) – To celebrate and promote the revitalization project of the 190-acre RFK Campus, Events DC has partnered with Atlas Brew Works and local DC artist, Maggie O’Neill to release RFK…Read More