where DC meets its water

Discover The Wharf

Washington’s next great meeting place has finally arrived. The Wharf brings dazzling water views, hot new restaurants, year-round entertainment, and waterside style all together in one inspiring location. It’s the most exciting neighborhood in the history of the nation’s capital.

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Featured Event

Fire and Ice Festival

Jan. 18, 2020

1pm – 4pm

District Pier

Some like it hot, some like it cold. Come to District Pier from 1-4pm for the Fire & Ice Festival presented by Proper No. 12. We'll bring the heat with nine whiskey sampling stations, fire twirlers, and ice sculptures. Plus we'll be showing the Capitals game on the jumbotron at the Capitals Campfire, where you can roast s'mores over a roaring fire.

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Destination for All

Come explore this vibrant new waterfront’s countless things to do and see, hear and touch, taste and experience. And for those of you who want to linger a while longer, check out our hotels or tour our residences.

Directions to The Wharf

Centrally located, The Wharf is the District’s waterfront destination that is easy to get to—and to get around.

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Metro lines

Free rides on

SW Shuttle

Easy access to

Trains, Buses & DC Circulator

Boat slips

550

Public piers

Catch the

Water Taxi & Jitney

Capital Bikeshare stations

Bike parking spaces

260

Direct access to DC's extensive

Bicycle Network

1 mile of

Waterfront

Riverwalk Trail System of

20 mi

Minutes from the

National Mall

Parking updates in

real time

Adjacent to

I-395

Direct access to the

Southeast Freeway

Skate at The Wharf Ice Rink

During the colder months, enjoy one of the coolest spots on the waterfront: The Wharf Ice Rink. Come to Transit Pier right outside The Anthem and lace up your skates—bring your own or rent some rink-side—to glide over the ice and enjoy amazing views of the water and monuments.

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Download The Wharf App

Stay up-to-date with everything that’s happening at The Wharf by downloading our app. Be among the first to learn about new restaurant and shop openings, see our events calendar, and easily navigate the neighborhood. From the waterfront’s history to the latest news, you’ll have it all right in the palm of your hand.

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Music & Nightlife

Spectacular concerts at The Anthem. Unique bars and taverns to meet friends for cocktails. Live music at many of our restaurants. The Wharf comes alive with its own soundtrack everywhere you go. Set against the calming current of the Potomac waterfront, this is the most exciting music and bar scene in Washington, DC.

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