The Adam's Morgan Day Festival is a celebration of the area's many different ethnic backgrounds and the District's cultural diversity. The beautiful day was highlighted by great food, music, dance and a super Children's Fair.
Sunday, Sept. 11, 2005. Noon - 6 pm
18th Street, NW, between Florida Ave. and Columbia Rd.
Tel: (202) 232-1978
These drummers set the tone for the dancers.
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African dancers were dressed to show respect to their home countries.
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Celebrating their African heritage.
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Later on the dancers got the crowd to participate in the African dance.
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There were two stages at either end of the festival for local bands to show their talent.
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This Latin American band started off the musical festivities.
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The lead singer got everyone in the crowd to celebrate the music.
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The music started a dancing contest right on 18th Street.
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It wasn't a contest afterall, everyone just wanted to have some fun and dance the sunny afternoon away.
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On the other end of the festival blues ruled the stage.
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This singer can seriously belt out some tunes.
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DC's zipcar was at the festival to promote "Wheels when you want them."
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A staple of Adam's Morgan, the one and only, "Madam's Organ".
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As the day went on, the crowd kept getting bigger.
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And bigger.
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