If you've never experienced hearing talented musicians perform in a small, intimate environment, you are in for a treat.
House concerts are a growing trend across the country, where people invite friends and neighbors into their homes for an up-close concert experience. And there are many house concerts being held in and around the Washington area that you can check out - you just need to contact the host and ask to be invited.
Several churches and non-profit community groups around Washington host occasional coffeehouses that feature traditional folk musicians and other acoustic artists as a way of bringing the community together.
In addition, live acoustic music can be heard in many listening rooms, small theaters and local vineyards and breweries in and around the Washington area. Restaurants and cafes in the area sometimes also host nationally touring musicians.
Below you can find a listing of upcoming shows in these smaller venues by nationally and internationally touring artists.
Places to See Live Acoustic Music
in and around Washington, DC
Concerts at the Sevareid House (Alexandria) |
Moore Music (Rockville) |
Great Falls Theatrics House Concert (Great Falls) |
Coopers House Concerts (Oakland Mills) |
Music on the Heights (Broadlands) |
CommuniTea House Concert (Glen Burnie) |
Soup and Song House Concert (Marriottsville) |
Garys House Concert Series (Woodbine) |
Macum Creek Concerts (Chester) |
Songbyrd Record Cafe and Music House (Washington) |
Pearl Street Warehouse (Washington) |
Union Stage (Washington) |
City Winery (Washington) |
Institute of Musical Traditions (Takoma Park) |
1st Stage Theatre (McLean) |
Jammin Java (Vienna) |
SHC Music Tribe Concerts (Gambrills) |
The Soundry (Columbia) |
The Living Stage at Hotel RL Baltimore (Baltimore) |
Creative Alliance at The Patterson (Baltimore) |
The Cellar Stage at The Timonium United Methodist Church (Lutherville-Timonium) |
The Mainstay (Rock Hall) |
Horseshoe Curve Restaurant (Bluemont) |
Unity Coffeehouse ~ Acoustic Cafe (Annapolis) |
Common Ground on the Hill - Baltimore (Baltimore) |
Perry Hall Folk Music Night (Nottingham) |
Common Ground on the Hill - Westminster (Westminster) |
Focus Music (Alexandria) |
World Folk Music Association (WFMA) @ Arts Barn (Gaithersburg) |
Black Cat (Washington) |
Hill Country Barbeque (DC) (Washington) |
New Deal Cafe (Greenbelt) |
Epicure Cafe (Fairfax) |
Mad City Coffee (Columbia) |
Beans in the Belfry (Brunswick) |
Lost Rhino (Ashburn) |
Black Ankle Vineyards (Mt Airy) |
Breaux Vineyards (Purcellville) |
Bluemont Vineyard (Bluemont) |
Bear Chase Brewing Company (Bluemont) |
Blue Valley Vineyard (Delaplane) |
Barrel Oak Winery (Delaplane) |
Big Cork Vineyards (Rohrersville) |
The Hamilton (Washington) |
The Birchmere (Alexandria) |
Creative Cauldron (Falls Church) |
Blackrock Center for the Arts (Germantown) |
Rams Head On Stage (Annapolis) |
Tally Ho Theater (Leesburg) |
Ballston Quarter (Arlington) |