Shaw Main Streets is creating a sustainable, self-sufficient business district where residents and visitors can find everything within this vibrant, walkable community.
What's Happening in Shaw
- Shaw Main Streets Announces 2014 Gala
This year's gala will toast 10 years of Shaw Main Streets' achievements in making Shaw a better place to live, work, shop, eat, pray and play. The event will feature "sips" from some of the area's most noteworthy beverage programs, along with catered fare, a silent auction, live music, and an open bar. - Shaw Ribbon-Palooza: Quintuple Bar and Restaurant Ribbon Cutting Tour, 12/17/13, 10-11 AM
See Mayor Gray and Ward 1 Councilmember Graham cut the ribbons at five new Shaw bars and restaurants. And enjoy food and beverage samples along the way. - Free Walking Town DC Tours of Shaw, Sunday, 10/06/13
The annual Walking Town DC tours of Shaw are back! Come spend a few hours exploring the neighborhood's past, present and future. - Coming Soon to Shaw
Shaw’s momentum is undeniable! Here’s our rundown of the businesses planning to open in Shaw’s commercial corridors. - Art All Night Festival Coming September 28, 2013
Thousands of people will flock to the streets of central Shaw as Shaw Main Streets presents the second-ever full scale overnight arts festival in DC, based on Paris' Nuit Blanche, on September 28, 2013.
Did You Know?
Shaw Main Streets has been helping Shaw’s commercial corridors bloom since 2003. And we’re not just referring to the 2,600 tulips we’ve planted on 9th Street during our annual bulb planting event: as a result of our direct support and assistance, the neighborhood is bustling, with new coffee shops, restaurants, art galleries, bars, yoga studios, pet stores, law firms, banks, bakeries, hair salons, boutiques, garden centers, tobacconists, and insurance agencies.
