May 2, 2026
9:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Participants can travel the world as they experience the food, art, dance, fashion and music of different countries. In the past, visitors have been treated to karate demonstrations, sari wrapping lessons, dance performances and more!
Participating Embassies 2026
Azerbaijan
Barbados
Belize
Burkina Faso
China
Costa Rica
Côte d’ivoire
Egypt, (Egyptian Cultural and Educational Bureau)
Fuji
Grenada
Guatemala
Haiti
Jamaica
Lebanon
Malaysia
Mexico, Mexican Cultural Institute
Nigeria
Pakistan
Philippines
Republic of Korea
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Tanzania
Thailand
Trinidad and Tobago
Ukraine
- Student Center at the University of the District of Columbia (UDC)
4200 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20008
Plan Your Day
- All embassies are open from 9:30 am to 5:00 pm unless otherwise noted.
- Admission is free. Reservations are not required but are recommended to get the latest updates. Click here!
- Street parking is available but difficult at many embassy locations.
- Dupont Circle and Van Ness/UDC Metrorail stations are within walking distance of many embassies.
- Embassies on International Drive are larger and often have shorter lines than those on Embassy Row.
- Follow Events DC Social Media and #PassportDC for updates about lines, exciting activities and other breaking news.
- Get your souvenir passport to be stamped at the embassies. Souvenir passports will be available at Dupont Circle, UDC and the Mexican Cultural Institute booths.
- Please be advised that photographs will be taken at the event for use on the Events DC and Passport DC websites, in social media and the press, Passport DC marketing materials and all other Events DC publications. By attending this event, you consent to Events DC photographing and using your image and likeness.
- Get your Events DC App. We will let you know as soon as it is available.
Registration is not required, but please let us know you are planning to attend for planning purposes. Click here!
Activities will be listed on the Events DC App.
On May 2, 2026 you can pick up a souvenir passport* to collect embassy stamps at these information booths:
- Dupont Circle: 1 Dupont Circle NW, Washington, DC 20036
- Student Center: University of the District of Columbia, 4200 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20008
- Mexican Cultural Institute: 2829 16th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20009
This is a free and public event. No registration or tickets are required to attend the festival and enjoy traveling around the world. This registration is for planning purposes and will help us keep you updated on Passport DC events and embassy activities during the Around the World Embassy Tour.
* Limited quantities available. We will distribute souvenir passports on a first-come, first-served basis.
To volunteer for Around the World Embassy Tour, click here.
Please return by April 1, 2026, for additional information.
Information Booths
Get your maps and souvenir passports!*
The Dupont Circle Information Booth is located in the circle, near the fountain.
Dupont Circle NW
Washington, DC 20036
The UDC Student Center Information Booth is located in front of the Student Center at the University of the District of Columbia.
4200 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20008
During Around the World Embassy Tour, maps and souvenir passports* will be distributed. The volunteer table is located inside the venue.
2829 16th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20009
* Limited quantities available. We will distribute souvenir passports on a first-come, first-served basis.
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