Festivals in Washington, D.C.

From the punk frenzy of the Vans Warped Tour to the bass-heavy nights of Project Glow shaking the banks of the Anacostia River, Washington D.C. nurtures a festival scene that mirrors the federal capital itself: dense, diverse, crossed by currents that range from the historic punk born in the city's basements to the electro sets lighting up RFK Stadium. Wedged between the Potomac and the borders of Maryland and Virginia, the District packs a rare musical diversity into a few square miles, shaped by waves of immigration and its standing as a crossroads of the East Coast.

Just to the northeast, in Prince George's County, the Lake Arbor Jazz Festival Concert and its Summer White Affair carry on a tradition of jazz and soul deeply rooted in the region's African American culture — the same soil that gave rise to go-go, the homegrown D.C. groove of the 1970s. FestT calculates your FestiScore — the affinity between a lineup and your favorite artists — and keeps dates, headliners and ticketing up to date, from the big summer gathering to the more intimate concert by the lake.