With your Joy Pass, you can visit over 15 participating businesses offering daily Drops of Joy. When you stop into a business, simply sign up or show your Joy Pass and select a Drop of Joy — each one revealing a prize, special deal, or fun adventure task to explore the neighborhood.
The Joyful Schedule:
December 11th
Go-Go Museum & Cafe – Holiday Jam with JusPaul 5-8pm
Anacostia Organics – 1 gram Flower & Pre-roll Specials
2442 Gallery – $12 clothing sale, Snowflake Making Station, Raffles, Clothing/Product Drive
Social Commons – The Twelve Days of Taste
Good Hope Hydroponics – Deck the Halls & Garden Walls 10am–7pm
December 12th
Anacostia Organics – Mix & Match – Spend $40 and get 25% off edibles
2442 Gallery – Book Drive 12-4pm / Storytelling Day for kids 3-6pm
Social Commons – The Twelve Days of Taste
Busboys & Poets – Crafted Connections: Holiday Ornament Workshop 6-8pm
Good Hope Hydroponics – Deck the Halls & Garden Walls 10am–7pm
December 13th
UMOJA Market – 2323 MLK Jr Ave SE – 12-8pm
Selfies with Santa – 2323 MLK Jr Ave SE – 1-5pm
Kwanzaa Demonstration – 2323 MLK Jr Ave SE – 5pm
Shopping on the Go-Go with the Anacostia BID – 10:30AM-2:30PM
DCity Smokehouse – Drink Making Class 3:30p-6p / Tree Lighting 7p / Late Night Paint & Sip 9-11p
Anacostia Organics – Customer Appreciation Day – Earn Double Points!
Social Commons – The Twelve Days of Taste
Capital Hill Boys Club – Punch & Needle Class with Najee Fields – 12-2PM
Honfleur Gallery – In No Certain Order: Recent Works by Terence Nicholson – 6-8pm
WARDS 7 & 8 CLERGY AND FAITH LEADERS ANNUAL HOLIDAY PRAYER BREAKFAST 10am-12:30pm
Grounded – Kokedama Class @3PM
Good Hope Hydroponics – Deck the Halls & Garden Walls 10am–7pm
Go-Go Museum & Cafe – When Posters Mattered 2: A Conversation with Bob Cicero
December 14th
2442 Gallery – Self Care Sunday Yoga w/ Charnal
Busboys & Poets – Literary Lights: “Joyful Pages” Storytime & Book Swap – 11am-1pm, GO GO Soulful and Trained To Go Band Live 2-6pm
Atlas Brew – Pop Up Holiday Market – 2-6pm
Social Commons – The Twelve Days of Taste
Honfleur Gallery – Selfies with Santa 11am-5pm
Grounded – Crate Convention
UMOJA Market – 2323 MLK Jr Ave SE – 12-8pm
Good Hope Hydroponics – Deck the Halls & Garden Walls 10am–7pm
December 15th
Busboys & Poets – Giving Glow: Toy Drive Night 6-8pm
Social Commons – The Twelve Days of Taste
2442 Gallery – Ugly Sweater Making 2pm-8pm
UMOJA Market – 2323 MLK Jr Ave SE – 12-8pm
Good Hope Hydroponics – Deck the Halls & Garden Walls 10am–7pm
December 16th
Capital Hill Boys Club – Art Club 4:30-7:00pm
UMOJA Market – 2323 MLK Jr Ave SE – 12-8pm
Social Commons (1243 Marion Barry Ave SE) – The Twelve Days of Taste
Good Hope Hydroponics – Deck the Halls & Garden Walls 10am–7pm
December 17th
Capital Hill Boys Club – Art Club 4:30-7:00pm
Anacostia Organics – Two for Tuesday
Busboys & Poets – Poetic Pulse: “Verses of Joy” Open Mic 7-9pm
The Ashberry – Barry Farms Go-Go Night, Go-Go Master Class 5-7pm
UMOJA Market – 2323 MLK Jr Ave SE – 12-8pm
Social Commons (1243 Marion Barry Ave SE) – The Twelve Days of Taste
Good Hope Hydroponics – Deck the Halls & Garden Walls 10am–7pm
Sapodilla’s – Ultimate Reggae Band 6–7pm
December 18th
Busboys and Poets – Holiday Music Concert w/ Duke Ellington School of the Arts HS Jazz Band 6-9pm
2442 Gallery – Winter Jazzy Jams Session 4-9pm
Anacostia Organics – An 8th on the 8th – Special Discounts on 3.5g Flower
DCity Smokehouse – Smoked Soul Sessions: w/ Freeform 7-10pm
UMOJA Market – 2323 MLK Jr Ave SE – 12-8pm
Social Commons (1243 Marion Barry Ave SE) – The Twelve Days of Taste
Good Hope Hydroponics – Deck the Halls & Garden Walls 10am–7pm
December 19th
Busboys and Poets – Reindeer Games & Ugly Sweater Showdown 7-10pm
Gallery 2442 – Gingerbread House Contest 3-6:30pm
Anacostia Organics – LIVE MUSIC – Flower Power Friday
UMOJA Market – 2323 MLK Jr Ave SE – 12-8pm
Good Hope Hydroponics – Deck the Halls & Garden Walls 10am–7pm
December 20th
Atlas Brew Works – Pop-Up Makers & Curators Market 2-6pm
Busboys and Poets – R&B BINGO Brunch 12-3pm
Gallery 2442 – Chocolate & Charcuterie Tasting 1-7pm
Anacostia Organics – District Cannabis Day
1111 Nexus Market – Gingerbeet’s Solace Solstice: A Winter Wellness Giving Experience 11am-3pm
Capital Hill Boys Club – Punch & Needle Class with Najee Fields – 12-2PM
Grounded – Get Flee Winter Market
UMOJA Market – 2323 MLK Jr Ave SE – 12-8pm
Social Commons (1243 Marion Barry Ave SE) – The Twelve Days of Taste
Good Hope Hydroponics – Deck the Halls & Garden Walls 10am–7pm
December 21st
DCity Smokehouse – Christmas Karaoke 7-11pm
Gallery 2442 – Winter Mocktails 11am-3pm, Self Care Sunday w/ Perslaysion 12-5pm
Busboys and Poets – Washington Informer Holiday Fundraiser Party 5-8pm
UMOJA Market – 2323 MLK Jr Ave SE – 12-8pm
Social Commons (1243 Marion Barry Ave SE) – The Twelve Days of Taste
Good Hope Hydroponics – Deck the Halls & Garden Walls 10am–7pm
December 22nd
Anacostia Organics – Holiday Spin the Wheel!
UMOJA Market – 2323 MLK Jr Ave SE – 12-8pm
Social Commons (1243 Marion Barry Ave SE) – The Twelve Days of Taste
Good Hope Hydroponics – Deck the Halls & Garden Walls 10am–7pm
