Black QTs Camp is a community-led collective that supports Black Queer and Trans folks in getting outdoors and building connections with the community.

Join us for a casual gathering where folks bring their own books and friends for some independent reading time. We'll also provide some light snacks & a fun craft — this time we'll be making paper cranes!

hosted by Darian

Come get your hands in the soil with our partners at Farm the District, every Saturday throughout the growing season. Whether you’re a first-timer or returning veteran, all are needed to help tend to our shared backyard.

There’s plenty of projects to keep all hands busy, including weeding, watering, composting, repairing, crafting, and ongoing side projects. Find a partner and choose your own adventure.

As always, we’ll also be giving an orientation tour for newcomers. Welcome neighbors!

Did you know there's a self-guided mediation walk bespoke to Temperance Alley Garden? Come experience it on Mother’s Day in honor of Mama Earth!

You'll get to learn all about why the garden is laid out the way it is, offer some healing to your nervous system while you're at it, and walk away with a stronger connection to this space we love so much. The garden will be open for a long time so neighbors can partake at their leisure, self-guided and silent-disco style.

The full walk takes about 90 minutes, so plan accordingly & don't forget your headphones!

hosted by Cory (with audio recordings by Rachel)

Need time to read the book you’ve been carrying around in your bag? That stack on your bedside table? Desiring quiet community time? Wanting to be around other people without talking?

Come share space and read outside for a low-stakes community event. 

BYOB (bring your own book), your favorite picnic blanket (we have chairs too!), and the desire to slow down.

hosted by Maggie

Our dedicated time for reflective listening to all that’s budding within the Garden ecosystem. The rearview mirror where stories from the previous month can be shared in community. Bring a TAG story to share or discover one based on the evening’s prompts.

StoryKeeping Circles are held on the middle Monday of each month. All are welcome to participate fully.

hosted by Josh

Come start your day in good company at the garden!

Join us Tuesday mornings in the garden to sip something warm, connect with neighbors, and ease into the day. We will have space for socializing and space for quiet reflection and journaling. Plus maybe some movement exercises?

Drop in anytime between 7:30–8:45am. Bring a beverage, your breakfast, a journal, or nothing at all.

Hosted by Coriander & Cassie

All levels flow in the garden for our community donation-suggested classes with the beautiful greenery and open blue sky. Perfect for grounding and centering. Bring yourself, water, and a mat (we’ll have a few extra on hand).

Our meditation community meets weekly to re-center, connect, and cultivate intentions. With a mix of guided, silent, and relational practice, we ground ourselves in presence and compassion. All levels of experience warmly welcomed.

Hosted by regulars and guests alike, bring a practice for the circle to share.

**please bring headphones for this event and arrive by 7:30**

Ecstatic Dance is free-form, music-inspired movement (dance!) in a safe space with no judgement. We practice to allow our bodies to move however they’d like (including even just lying down) which makes space for liberating joy.

From 7:00-7:30, we’ll have time to get to know each other and the Garden. Around 7:30, we’ll begin the practice—please arrive before then so that you don’t interrupt the dancing! We will be “closing” the gate at 7:45 to not interrupt the space.

We will provide an optional playlist and an explanation of ecstatic dance to guide your experience. Please bring headphones and a device for listening to music (like a smart phone). We also recommend wearing comfortable, weather-appropriate clothing and bringing a water bottle if you'd like.

Hosted by MK & Cassie

16 slow movements with a bamboo stick will give you special stretching for the upper body and balance exercises for the whole body. Doing this in the Garden will connect you with sky and earth and gives you a good start into the day.

Just show up before you go to work! No special clothing is required.

Hosted by Gertrud

Want to practice your Spanish? Quiere practicar el inglés?

Come enjoy the warm weather, meet new friends, and practice speaking in English and Spanish in a relaxed environment. Venga a disfrutar del buen clima, conozca a nuevos amigos, y practique el inglés y español en un ambiente relajado.

All levels welcome! ¡Bienvenid@ de todos niveles!

hosted by Savannah & MK

Come get your hands in the soil with our partners at Farm the District, every Saturday throughout the growing season. Whether you’re a first-timer or returning veteran, all are needed to help tend to our shared backyard.

There’s plenty of projects to keep all hands busy, including weeding, watering, composting, repairing, crafting, and ongoing side projects. Find a partner and choose your own adventure.

As always, we’ll also be giving an orientation tour for newcomers. Welcome neighbors!

13th Street Block Party aims to create a joyful, welcoming space for neighbors to connect and celebrate the power of community. We honor DC’s vibrant culture by showcasing local talents and providing a free, safe place for self-expression. Rooted in the spirit of mutual aid, 13th Street Block Party offers not only music, arts, and activities—but also opportunities to share resources, uplift local voices, and build networks of care amidst unprecedented threats to our collective safety. Programming includes live music, drag performances, skateboarding competition, roller rink, clothing swap, arts & crafts, live painting, face and body painting, tarot reading, henna, chess and checkers, community care. For more details check out the website and Instagram.

13th Street Block Party is a grassroots, community-driven event hosted by neighbors and organizers in the U St Corridor. All financial contributions will go towards artist compensation and offsetting the cost of supplies. Any leftover funds will be donated to Baldwin House, an affordable housing cooperative and mutual aid hub in Ward 1. GoFundMe • Venmo @The13thStreetBlockParty

THE ecological-improvisation band from Philadelphia is COMING BACK to the Garden!

Performing aviary and environmentally inspired improvised music within the tradition of creative music, BORBS utilizes a vast instrumentarium drawn from jazz, classical music, world music, and everyday life (french horns, bass clarinet, homemade wood flutes, electric guitar). —Oh and did I mention that they play adorned in homemade outfits featuring giant painted bird heads!

Come at 5pm for a bird mindfulness session to get in the mood, followed by an all-improvised live performance at 6pm.

Led by Aaron Pond, BORBS has previously performed at The Discovery Center in Philadelphia, Rhizome DC, and Headlong Dance Theatre. You can listen to their music here.

Co-sponsored by the DC Bird Alliance and Feminist Bird Club DMV

A time traveling event through the memory of food.

Bring a favorite dish, snack, or drink from your childhood to share with 2-3 others. We’ll discuss a bit about our heritage, connect, and (of course) eat!

This first of it’s kind event is open to all. Invite your friends to spend a chill Monday evening together in the Garden. Welcome neighbors!

Please RSVP with the dish you’re bringing on our shared spreadsheet.

hosted by Gabi

Come start your day in good company at the garden!

Join us Tuesday mornings in the garden to sip something warm, connect with neighbors, and ease into the day. We will have space for socializing and space for quiet reflection and journaling. Plus maybe some movement exercises?

Drop in anytime between 7:30–8:45am. Bring a beverage, your breakfast, a journal, or nothing at all.

Hosted by Coriander & Cassie

All levels flow in the garden for our community donation-suggested classes with the beautiful greenery and open blue sky. Perfect for grounding and centering. Bring yourself, water, and a mat (we’ll have a few extra on hand).

Our meditation community meets weekly to re-center, connect, and cultivate intentions. With a mix of guided, silent, and relational practice, we ground ourselves in presence and compassion. All levels of experience warmly welcomed.

Hosted by regulars and guests alike, bring a practice for the circle to share.

Wind-down the day and welcome evening’s rest.

Join local artist Naoco Wowsugi and Maya Glicksman for an experience like no other. The gong's otherworldly sounds and vibrations open the door to delightful, relaxing meditative states.

Come let it wash over you – please bring a mat to lie down on and water to drink (the more you hydrate, the more you vibrate!)

Naoco Wowsugi is a community-engaged artist who blurs the lines between being an artist and an engaged citizen. As a first-generation immigrant living and working in Washington, DC, Wowsugi's cross-disciplinary projects—including portrait photography, participatory performance, sound healing, and horticulture—explore the nature of belonging and inclusive community building.

IG: Naoco @wowsugi & Maya @m.glicks
Website: wowsugi.com

Garden Gong Baths are supported by the kind people @oppagenda.

It’s mulberry season, let’s jam!

Come gather for some productive artistic time together while the garden is blooming around us. Bring a project you're working on, your instrument of choice, or just come socialize with fellow creatives. Some basic art supplies will be provided.

Hosted by Cory & Creatives Club DC

Join us for an evening of grounding, movement, and meaningful connection. We’ll begin with 30-45 minutes of physical exercises to help us connect with our bodies, followed by a circle of connection to share, listen, and feel held in community.

Tea and vegan cookies will be provided, please bring a mug and a yoga mat or blanket.

This is a welcoming space for all femme-aligned people—trans women, cis women, and folks outside of the binary who feel at home in a space centered on feminine experience.

hosted by Cassie & Jess

Come get your hands in the soil with our partners at Farm the District, every Saturday throughout the growing season. Whether you’re a first-timer or returning veteran, all are needed to help tend to our shared backyard.

There’s plenty of projects to keep all hands busy, including weeding, watering, composting, repairing, crafting, and ongoing side projects. Find a partner and choose your own adventure.

As always, we’ll also be giving an orientation tour for newcomers. Welcome neighbors!

Our official calendaring meeting for the month of June.

Bring any business you may have or partner with at Stump Fellow to program your submitted event ideas. Anyone can join as we discuss garden event planning, budgeting, and partnerships. Your ideas and energy are more than welcome!

*HouseKeeping Circles happen at the end of each month, they are the functional meetings where we calendar events for the next month of programming, approve any new spending, and can vote to change any Garden policies if needed. These meetings have official minutes that keep a record of our decisions and are shared with the rest of the U Street Neighborhood Association for transparency.

Come start your day in good company at the garden!

Join us Tuesday mornings in the garden to sip something warm, connect with neighbors, and ease into the day. We will have space for socializing and space for quiet reflection and journaling. Plus maybe some movement exercises?

Drop in anytime between 7:30–8:45am. Bring a beverage, your breakfast, a journal, or nothing at all.

Hosted by Coriander & Cassie

All levels flow in the garden for our community donation-suggested classes with the beautiful greenery and open blue sky. Perfect for grounding and centering. Bring yourself, water, and a mat (we’ll have a few extra on hand).

Let’s slow down and let Spring feelings, observations, smells, and desires simmer through reading and writing poetry. Come with an offering of Spring-inspired poems – original pieces and dear favorites welcomed. 

The evening will be divided into three parts: 
Root: Get rooted through poetry sharing of offerings 
Stem: Take quiet time to let inspiration transport through you 
Bloom: Share the fruit of our labor 

An invitation from Mary Oliver to pay attention, to fall down into the grass, to kneel down in the grass, to be idle and blessed.

hosted by Maggie

Our meditation community meets weekly to re-center, connect, and cultivate intentions. With a mix of guided, silent, and relational practice, we ground ourselves in presence and compassion. All levels of experience warmly welcomed.

Hosted by regulars and guests alike, bring a practice for the circle to share.

It’s a Sonic Soiree!

Join the DC Audio and Radio community for a listening party. Think film screening – but for audio and sounds instead of the moving pictures. This event will feature a curated set of short audio stories, radio pieces, found/lost sounds, sound art, and music around the theme: NATURE! 

Together with the Temperance Alley Garden – we’ll be listening to stories about the natural world, the harmony of nature, and the great outdoors.

hosted by Thomas

Music in the Garden is BACK!

Join the Garden plants and critters for an evening of home-grown music –– somewhere between a house show and barnyard jam. While tipping is encouraged, the event is free and open to all. Bring a blanket to sit on and snacks to share :)

produced by Sally

Come get your hands in the soil with our partners at Farm the District, every Saturday throughout the growing season. Whether you’re a first-timer or returning veteran, all are needed to help tend to our shared backyard.

There’s plenty of projects to keep all hands busy, including weeding, watering, composting, repairing, crafting, and ongoing side projects. Find a partner and choose your own adventure.

As always, we’ll also be giving an orientation tour for newcomers. Welcome neighbors!

DC Natives is launching a pilot project in the Logan Circle/U Street area to help restore vital pollinator habitats and beautify the neighborhood!

At this event, DC Natives will bring and give away pollinator plants native to the region, as well as soil and containers. Recipients should be based in the neighborhood and willing to commit to daily watering, providing 6 hours of sunlight, and pesticide-free care. Beyond the plant giveaway portion, this event is designed to inform about pollinator species and how locals can make a difference in our community's environmental efforts.

Enjoy light snacks while gaining knowledge on habitat restoration, supporting the food chain, and boosting environmental awareness. 

hosted by DC Natives – a community-driven organization focused on creating pollinator habitats in outdoor spaces owned & cared for by volunteers

Join Sisi SoulShine of Soul Shine Theater Garden at Temperance Alley for a playful dance workshop to move your body and connect with the nature that surrounds us.

Through dance and movement, we will listen to ourselves, actively reflect on our relationship to nature, and embody our ROOTS…

You will be guided by Sisi SoulShine while also having the space to generate your own unique movements through practices of self consent, boundaries, and improvisation. You do not need any previous dance experience, only the desire to explore, learn, dance, and the commitment to connect to your body. While in shared space, we will celebrate each other and embody play and joy as ways of collective liberation.

Please consider supporting Soul Shine Theater Garden with a donation at the gate.