DC ravers -

This is the one.

Project Glow 2026 lands at RFK Festival Grounds this Saturday and Sunday, and if you've been on the fence about going, this is your final notice. Eric Prydz headlining the Eternal Stage Saturday night. Porter Robinson closing Sunday. Sara Landry, Lilly Palmer, Zeds Dead, Excision b2b Sullivan King, Mau P, Cassian, G Jones b2b Eprom, Nicole Moudaber, Eli & Fur, Cosmic Gate — across three stages, over two days, on the fields of a city that built its dance music scene from the ground up.

Club Glow has been doing this for over 20 years. Project Glow is the annual proof. This is its fifth edition and the lineup is the strongest they've ever put together. Limited passes are still available at projectglowfest.com. Go get one.

There's also a full Friday night of warm-up programming if you want to arrive at the festival already locked in. Nü Androids is running two rooms simultaneously. Club Glow has a pre-party at Echostage. Chris Liebing is at Flash. We'll get to all of it. But first — the main event.

RFK Festival Grounds | May 30–31 | Gates 1pm both days Tickets: projectglowfest.com — 2-Day GA, single-day GA, GA+, and VIP still available

Club Glow's annual homecoming at RFK is the tent-pole event of DC's festival calendar, and 2026 is their deepest lineup yet. Three stages, 50+ artists, two full days.

A few things worth saying before you walk in:

Eric Prydz headlining a festival in DC is not a thing that happens all the time. His live show infrastructure is a production event on its own — this is not a standard DJ set. Sara Landry and Lilly Palmer are both on the Eternal Stage Saturday before him, which means the day-into-night build at that stage is stacked from the ground up. Don't be late.

Porter Robinson closing the Eternal Stage Sunday is the exact right booking for the second day of a festival. His DJ sets pull wider than his production catalog — expect the crowd to be at capacity for that closing slot.

The Secret Garden is the stage that rewards people who do their homework. Cassian on Sunday, Spencer Brown b2b Qrion, Eli & Fur, Cosmic Gate — this is the stage for people who want the melodic and progressive floor, slightly removed from the main room pressure. If the Eternal Stage feels overwhelming at any point, walk over. You'll find your people there.

Zeds Dead headlining Pulse on Saturday alongside G Jones b2b Eprom means that stage is going full bass both days. Heavy, loud, physically aggressive programming. Know what you're walking into and plan accordingly.

The festival runs to midnight. Then the afterparties start. Club Glow is running official afters both nights across multiple venues.

Saturday night:

Riordan b2b Ranger Trucco @ Echostage — Tech House / Minimal / Techno

DJ Mandy @ Transmission DC — Electronic / Dance / House

KREAM @ Zebbie's Garden — Pop House / Dance / Electronic

Sunday night:

Excision @ Echostage — Bass Music / Dubstep / Heavy Bass

Discip @ Zebbie's Garden — Techno / Club / Electronic

That's a full day on your feet at a festival followed by four more hours in a club. Be honest with yourself about which of those afterparties you're actually going to be present for. The Echostage ones are the ones to prioritize if you're only picking one.

FRIDAY, MAY 29

Project Glow Pre-Party: Ray Volpe + YDG @ Echostage — Bass Music / Dubstep / Riddim

Nü Androids Presents: Le Youth @ A.I. Warehouse — Melodic House / Progressive House / Nu Disco

Focus: Chris Liebing @ Flash DC — Techno / Minimal Techno / Deep Techno

First Light: Prelude @ Transmission DC — House / UK Garage / Drum & Bass

Bass Fridays: Badvoid, Yagma, Lulu @ Bunker — Dubstep / Bass Music / Riddim | 6pm–10pm

RPG & Friends @ Vagabond Bar — House / Electronic | Free

Groove at 18th Street Lounge — House / Disco / Electronic | Free

SATURDAY, MAY 30

Project Glow 2026 — Day 1 @ RFK Festival Grounds — see above

Matinée Presents: Veggi @ Flash DC — House / Deep House / Minimal | 4pm–9pm

Nü Androids Sundown: Nu Residents Takeover @ Tigres de la Noche — Melodic House / Progressive / Electronic | 4pm–9pm

Floorgasm: LSDXOXO, Bapari, River Moon @ BERHTA — Club / Ballroom / Ghetto House

Soul Clap (Open-to-Close) @ Flash DC — Deep House / Tech House / Disco

The Elements of House @ Eighteenth Street Lounge — House / Soulful House / Electronic | Free

Plus the Club Glow afterparties above.

SUNDAY, MAY 31

Project Glow 2026 — Day 2 @ RFK Festival Grounds — see above

Sunday Love: Einmusik, Casa Nova, Loudr @ Flash DC — Melodic House / Deep Techno / Progressive | 2:45pm

Azure Day Party @ Ciel Capitol Hill — House / Electronic / Dance | 2pm–10pm

Plus the Club Glow afterparties above.

For Project Glow - arrive earlier than you think you need to. Gates open at 1pm. Headliners run late evening, but Sara Landry and Lilly Palmer are not filler — if you paid festival prices and you're missing them because you rolled in at 8pm, that's on you. The early Eternal Stage sets on Saturday are worth being there for.

Know your body going into the afterparties. Festival + afterparty is 12+ hours on your feet. The Echostage afterparties are the right ones to prioritize — Riordan b2b Ranger Trucco Saturday and Excision Sunday. Pick one and commit. Trying to do both nights of festival plus both nights of afterparties at full capacity is the kind of plan that sounds good on Wednesday and less good on Sunday at 4am.

If Project Glow isn't your thing, LSDXOXO's Floorgasm at BERHTA Saturday night is the room to be in. His sets layer ghetto house, ballroom, hardcore, and pop edits into something that doesn't sound like anything else. BERHTA's room size makes it feel locked in. Soul Clap open-to-close at Flash the same night is the other option if your preference runs deeper and more classic.

PLUR Corner: Club Glow has been running DC's scene for over 20 years. Project Glow exists because they kept betting on this city when they didn't have to — local artists on the lineup, local venues for the afterparties, local community in the crowd. A lot of cities don't have a Club Glow. We do. Fill those fields this weekend the way they deserve to be filled. Bring PLUR to the festival grounds the same way you bring it to the basement. The music doesn't care about the venue size. The people around you do.

That's the one. If you're going to Project Glow — and you should be going to Project Glow — reply back and tell me what stage you're planting your flag at. I'll be there both days and I am already in conflict with myself about the Saturday night schedule. Occupational hazard.

Between-issues content, live clips from the grounds, and real-time opinions: find me at @plurtatochip on Instagram. I'll be posting all weekend.

See you at RFK.

— Jimmy