To Do: Walk Around, Celebrate Brookland

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DID YOU HAVE plans to participate in one of Saturday's free Walking Town D.C. tours offered by Cultural Tourism D.C.? You might want to consider going on one of the six tours of Brookland. Why? Saturday is also the 11th annual Brookland Day.

The hour-and-a-half tours start at 9 a.m., 10:30 a.m., noon, 1:30 p.m., 3 p.m. and 4 p.m. They convene at the St. Anthony's School cafeteria at 3400 12th Street NE, just south of the bulk of the Brookland Day activities on 12th Street NE between Monroe and Otis streets, the heart of the area's commercial district.

At 10:30 a.m., a parade featuring the Archbishop John Carroll High School marching band, local dogs and other colorful Brookland residents will march up 12th Street from Franklin Street NE to Michigan Avenue. Between noon and 5 p.m., performance and exhibit pavilions, local organizations, artists and others will set up shop on 12th Street between Monroe and Otis streets. Expect performances by the Archie Edwards Blues Foundation, the salsa group Movimiento and demonstrations by Northeast Taw Kwon Do, pictured here, and the D.C. World Beat Ensemble, among others.

It might be a nice time to explore the Franciscan Monastery, which we profiled this past winter ...

EARLIER:
» "A Few Hours ... in Brookland" [Free Ride/Express]
» "Free Walking Tours Across D.C. Set for Saturday" [Free Ride/Express]

Photo courtesy Brookland Main Street