District of Columbia Meeting & Event Planning City Guide

For meeting and event planning in the nation’s capital, Washington, DC offers historic waterfront venues in Alexandria and beautiful outdoor spaces in the West and East Potomac parks.

Capital Beltway is the 64-mile interstate road (I-495) that surrounds Washington, DC; meeting and event planning choices within include Greater Reston Arts Center in Fairfax.

Capitol Hill, where the nation’s decisions are made (or not), is the U.S.’ political and historical center. Surprisingly unstuffy, its meeting and event planning choices include the trendy, hip Lounge 201 bar.

Planning meetings and events in Dupont Circle features the convenience of DC. Try the Renaissance Mayflower or colonial-style Washington Club.

A village enclave in the heart of DC, Georgetown is a friendly base for planning meetings and events. Arrange a reception or private dinner in the neighborhood's high-end clubs and restaurants.

Top-notch amenities at the waterfront Gaylord National make planning meetings and events in National Harbor a good alternative to nearby Washington, DC.

Groups great and small can win by planning meetings and event in the Walter E. Washington Convention Center area of DC’s own purpose-built convention center. The venue is within walking distance of posh restaurants and hotels.

When planning meetings and events in Woodley Park environs, it’s only natural to include The Smithsonian National Zoological Park (or the National Zoo, as most people know it).