FAQ

General Admission to the Friday and Saturday Outdoor Day Festivals at National Harbor Spirit Park is $65.00 per person in advance. Tickets will be $75.00 per person on the day of the event. On-site tickets may be purchased using credit/debit cards only. No cash will be accepted to purchase festival tickets onsite.

VIP tent tickets to the Friday and Saturday Outdoor Day Festivals are $110.00 per person. Private 10 x10 tents for 8 people are available in the reserved VIP tent area. Each Private Tent includes 1 table, 8 chairs, complimentary refreshments, a cooler of ice, water, free parking and a one-liter bottle of Tito’s Homemade vodka.

General Reserved and Premium Tickets are also available for the Festival Kickoff Party at Newton White Mansion and the Festival Concert, Summer White Affair, Sunday Jazz Brunch and All-Star Finale at MGM Hotel & Casino. See the See the Festival Events page for more details.

All tickets are non-refundable.

General Admission tickets to the Friday and Saturday Outdoor Day Festivals at National Harbor Spirit Park require that you bring your own lawn chairs. Please note that table-mounted umbrellas are not permitted. Chair mounted umbrellas are permissible, however umbrellas that obstruct the view of other Festival goers are prohibited and must be removed upon request of Festival management.

Reserved General and Premium Admission seating is available for the Festival Kickoff Party, the Summer White Affair, the Festival Concert, the Sunday Jazz Brunch and the All Star Finale. Please visit the Festival Events page for more details.

You will NOT be allowed to bring coolers into the event. Patrons can purchase food and beverages from the many food vendors that will be on site. Also, National Harbor offers a variety of restaurants just steps away from the event venue. No alcoholic beverages can be brought on-site to any Festival events however beer and wine will be available for sale. Please note that ALL bags brought on to the festival grounds may be subject to search by Prince George’s County Police and National Harbor Security.

Personal tents are NOT allowed at the Friday and Saturday Day Festivals at National Harbor Spirit Park. Private 10 x10 tents for 8 people are available in the reserved VIP tent area. Each Private Tent includes 1 table, 8 chairs, complimentary refreshments, a cooler of ice, water, free parking and a one-liter bottle of Tito’s Homemade vodka.

Private Group Tents will be assigned on a first come, first come basis.

National Harbor offers a variety of convenient parking options including covered garages, surface lots and metered parking.

Spirit Park Day Festival Parking – Parking is also available at the Fleet Street Parking garage just across the street from Spirit Park as well as at the Marina Passage Garage just a few blocks away. There is also surface parking at the Plateau Parking lot on St. George Boulevard and American Way. The cost of parking at all National Harbor parking lots is $20.00 for up to 6 hours and $24.00 over 6 hours.

VIP ticket tent ticket holders will be provided with a voucher to exit parking garages at no charge.

MGM Hotel & Casino Parking – MGM National Harbor offers free and available parking in the MGM Casino Parking Garage. Valet parking is available at the front of the Hotel for a charge of $35.00.

Bus routes NH1 runs between King Street Metro in Alexandria, VA and National Harbor. Bus route NH2 runs between Branch Avenue Metro in Hillcrest Heights, MD and National Harbor. Gaylord Hotel overnight guests can ride the National Harbor Circulator bus for free. This bus runs daily and can take visitors to MGM, Tanger Outlets and the National Harbor Waterfront. Tickets cost $10 for non-hotel guests. Conveniently cross the Potomac River between National Harbor and Old Town Alexandria enjoy an easy 25-minute ride on a water taxi. Click on the link for complete details.

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The host Hotel is MGM National Harbor Hotel & Casino which will host the Friday Summer White Affair, the Saturday Festival Concert and the Sunday Jazz Brunch. The are several other hotels in the National Harbor resort area including the MGM Hotel & Casino, Gaylord Hotel, Hyatt Place, Westin Hotel, and AC Hotel.

Book your room at MGM Hotel & Casino, the Gaylord Hotel & Resort and the AC Marriott Hotel and get a special discounted room rate.

Food & Beverages: A variety of food and beverages will be for sale during the Frida and Saturday Day Festivals.

Beverages: Both non-alcoholic and alcoholic beverages (beer, wine, and specialty drinks) will be sold on site at all Festival events.

Marketplace: Vendors will have merchandise for sale at all MGM Hotel & Casino events including jewelry, arts & crafts, books/CD’s, T-shirts, souvenir items and gifts.

The festival activities will also include the Annual Golf Outing on Thursday, July 17th, Festival Kickoff Party on Thursday, July 17th, the Pre-Festival Concert on Friday, July 18th, the Summer White Affair, the Festival Concert on Saturday, July 19th and the Sunday Jazz Brunch on Sunday July 20th.

Other activities include morning Jazz & Coffee Jam Sessions on Friday, July 18th, and Saturday July 19th, as well as an Artist Meet & Greet on Friday, July 18th, and Saturday July 19th

All events are indoors except for the Friday and Saturday Day Festivals at National Harbor Spirit Park. The Day Festivals are an outdoor event. All artists are scheduled to perform “rain, or shine” unless weather conditions make doing so unsafe. No refunds will be issued if inclement weather occurs.

Small umbrellas and hats are permitted in case of showers. Festival Management reserves the right to ask attendees to lower or remove their umbrellas if they are obstructing the view of other Festival patrons.

No pets are allowed other than service animals.

There will be not ATMs at the Spirit Park Day Festival events. ATM’s are available at MGM Hotel & Casino.

Check the Events page for performance details.

All areas of the festival that are accessible to the public are wheelchair accessible. These include parking, seating, concessions and the marketplace.