Embassy tours, Jazz in the Garden and other May highlights are back

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Embassy tours, Jazz in the Garden and other May highlights are back
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After two years of cancellations, a full calendar of festivals and special events hints that summer might be closer to normal.

, when the easing of coronavirus-related restrictions gave way to restaurant reopenings and the cautious, fitful return of some events, the next few weeks look — dare we even think about it? — as though things are heading toward something resembling normal.

The Around the World Embassy Tour and the European Union’s Open House day are high on the list of “only in Washington” events. Before the pandemic, dozens of embassies threw open their doors on consecutive Saturdays to welcome visitors for dance and music performances, tastes of traditional dishes, and cultural exchanges such as fashion shows and art exhibitions.

The National Gallery of Art’s Jazz in the Garden concerts have been a D.C. fixture for more than two decades, a popular Friday night destination for music lovers as well as interns and young professionals who might be more interested the setting — spreading out picnic-style among works by Louise Bourgeois and Mark di Suvero and gossiping over pitchers of sangria — than listening to the featured band.

If you need proof that May is bursting at the seams with events, just look at the calendar below. While not every favorite has announced its return — we miss you, Kingman Island Bluegrass Festival — there’s more than enough to remind you why this is the best month of the year.: Warm summer evenings turn parks and squares into open-air cinemas.

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