Halloween falls on a Saturday this year, and the biggest party in our neighborhood isn’t at a bar. It’s at Capital One Arena, which sits one block from our front door. On Saturday, October 31, John Summit brings his CTRL ESCAPE arena tour to DC.
If you haven’t caught him yet: Summit is the Chicago-born house DJ and producer behind “Where You Are,” “Human” and “Go Back,” and these days he’s headlining arenas. His shows are loud, bright and built for dancing, and on Halloween you can bet half the floor will be in costume. Chromeo (doing a DJ set) and Mesto open the night.
The details: John Summit CTRL ESCAPE Arena Tour, Capital One Arena, 601 F St NW. Doors open at 6 pm and the show starts at 7. Tickets are on sale through Ticketmaster from the arena’s event page; check there for what’s left.
Getting there: walk out of the hostel and you’re basically there. No Metro, no rideshare surge pricing, no hunting for parking on Halloween night. That also means you can get ready here, drop your bag in your locker, and stroll over at 6:45 instead of leaving an hour early. Our tip: eat before you go. Chinatown is all around us, and the food spots fill up fast once the arena crowd spills out at the end of the night.
And when it’s over and everyone else is fighting over an Uber on F Street, you’re one block from bed.
More to do this week
- Día de los Muertos at The Wharf, Sun Nov 1. A free afternoon of Mexican folk dance, mariachi and a candlelit procession along the water, 3 to 6 pm. Green Line from Gallery Place straight to Waterfront. Details
- Caps and Wizards, also one block away. Wizards vs. Hornets Fri Oct 30 at 7 pm; Capitals vs. Wild Sun Nov 1 at 3:30 pm and vs. Stars Tue Nov 3 at 7 pm; Wizards vs. Hawks Wed Nov 4 at 7 pm. Arena calendar
- A haunted light show in Georgetown, Sat Oct 31. The Exorcist Steps get a free Halloween light show, and DC by Foot’s 8 pm ghost tour ends right there around 9:30. Details
- Asia After Dark: Diwali, Fri Nov 6. Free Diwali night at the National Museum of Asian Art, 5 to 9 pm, with Indian street food stalls, classical dance, rangoli and a DJ to close it out. Registration recommended. Register
Coming in for the show? Skip the hotel prices and grab a capsule: book direct here, and we’ll see you a block from the arena.
Top photo: Pachiscool11 / Wikimedia Commons, CC0 (cropped) (source)
